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Parts of speech
Rule & method
Identify a word by the job it performs in the sentence, not by the word alone; one word may serve different grammatical roles in different contexts.
WORKED EXAMPLEAnswer explained
In 'The nurse spoke softly', what part of speech is 'softly'?
Correct answer: C. Adverb
'Softly' modifies the verb 'spoke', so it is an adverb.
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