2022 · Q51
Directions: Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The conclusions that they came to are highly **questionable**.
EnglishWord Classes
- ANoun
- BAdjective
- CAdverb
- DGerund
Explanation
Questionable modifies the noun conclusions, describing the kind of conclusions they are, which is the defining function of an adjective. It follows the linking verb are with the intensifier highly, a classic predicative adjective position. It is not naming a thing as a noun would, nor modifying a verb as an adverb would, and it is not a verb form used as a noun like a gerund. The noun-modifying descriptive role makes it an adjective.