NDA 2024 · PYQ · Word Classes / Parts of Speech · easy
He dry-cleaned my coat nicely. (Identify the word class of the underlined word 'nicely'.)
A.Adjective
B.Adverb✓ Correct
C.Relative pronoun
D.Conjunction
Explanation
'Nicely' ends in '-ly' and modifies the verb 'dry-cleaned', describing the manner in which the action was performed. Words that modify verbs are adverbs. Hence 'nicely' is an adverb.
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