Directions: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the ...
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation:
- Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs in a sentence.
- In the given sentence, the word "truthfully" modifies the verb "answered".
- It tells us how she answered the detective's questions, indicating the manner in which the action was performed.
- Therefore, "truthfully" is an adverb.
Directions: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the ...
In the given sentence, the word 'truthfully' qualifies the verb 'answered', so the word 'truthfully' is an adverb as an adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverbs, or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.