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.
I don't think I'll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. **Besides**, I don't really like parties.
- AAdjective
- BAdverb
- CPreposition
- DConjunction
Explanation
Besides here means in addition and introduces a whole new sentence, functioning as a conjunctive or sentence adverb. It modifies the entire following clause rather than joining two elements within one clause. It is not describing a noun as an adjective would, nor expressing a spatial relation as a preposition would, and it does not subordinate like a conjunction. The sentence-linking adverbial role makes it an adverb.