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CTET PAPER I 2019 · PYQ · Grammar / Parts of Speech · medium

Which part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence: 'I don't know why he is so hostile to me.'

  1. A.Adjective
  2. B.Adverb✓ Correct
  3. C.Preposition
  4. D.Pronoun

Explanation

'Why' in this sentence functions as a conjunctive/relative adverb introducing the noun clause 'why he is so hostile to me'. It modifies the verb implicitly and connects clauses, making it an adverb.
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