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Practice Question

The very lively lady was riding a beautiful parade float.Which of the following parts of speech is the word "lively" in the sentence above?

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Correct Answer:

Adjective

Rationale:

📘The word “lively” describes the lady, giving more information about a noun, so it functions as an adjective.

🧠Adjectives modify nouns by describing qualities or characteristics.

🖊️While “lively” can seem like an adverb, it’s not modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb in this context.

📎Words ending in -ly can be tricky, but context determines their part of speech.

📌Core Message

“Lively” is an adjective because it describes the lady, which is a noun, not an action or verb.

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