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Identify the part of speech the underlined word belongs to. That dishonest man belongs in prison.

Identify the part of speech the underlined word belongs to. That dishonest man belongs in prison. Correct Answer Verb

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. verb.

Key Points

The underlined word 'belongs' is a verb which means 'to be in the right place or a suitable place'. For example, That picture belongs above the fireplace.

  • As we have to identify which part of speech the word belongs to, we need to know the significance of the parts of speech.

  • Parts of Speech:

    •  A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions.

    •  In English, the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.​

Let's understand the definitions of the parts of speech given in options with examples:

Parts of speech

Function

Example

Preposition

shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

He is sitting on the chair.

I was standing before the judge.

Verb

shows an action or state of being

My mother is sleeping.

I never tell a lie.

Conjunction

joins two words, phrases or sentences

Vijay is poor but he is honest.

Sam and Mark are joining us for lunch.

Pronoun

replaces a noun to avoid repetition

Emma is very kind. She never hurts anyone.

Here, the word belongs shows an action So, belong will be categorized as a verb.

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