Identify the part of speech the underlined word belongs to.

She yelled when she hit her toe.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is verb.

Key Points

The underlined word 'yelled' is a verb that means 'shouted in a loud, sharp way'. For example, You heard me losing my temper and yelling at her.
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.

Here, the word ‘yelled’ is an action. So, ‘yelled’ will be categorized as a verb.

Additional Information

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

Parts of speech	Function	Example
Verb	shows an action or state of being	My mother is sleeping. I never tell a lie.
Noun	naming people, places, things, and ideas	Mike has bought a new car. Love is the most beautiful feeling.
Conjunction	joins two words, phrases, or sentences	Vijay is poor but he is honest. Sam and Mark are joining us for lunch.
Adverb	modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb	They are extremely poor. I walk very slow.