Direction: Identify the part of speech the underlined word belongs to....
The underlined word 'Hardly' is an adverb which means 'scarcely'. For example, Hardly I had entered the room, the power went off.
Direction: Identify the part of speech the underlined word belongs to....
Answer:
The underlined word "Hardly" in the given sentence is an adverb.
Explanation:
Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.
In the given sentence, "Hardly" is used to express that an action occurred immediately after another action. It modifies the verb "had reached" and indicates that the action of reaching home was followed closely by the action of the rain starting.
Here is a breakdown of the sentence:
- Subject: he
- Verb: had reached
- Adverb: Hardly
- Object: home
- Subordinate conjunction: when
- Verb: started
- Object: the rain
The adverb "Hardly" is used to emphasize the quick succession of events. It suggests that there was very little time between the action of reaching home and the action of the rain starting.
Overall, the adverb "Hardly" adds additional information to the sentence and helps convey the sequence of events and the timing of the rain starting after the person reached home.