2023 · Q7
Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which word class the underlined word/words belongs/belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
My sister is just sixteen and **therefore** not eligible to vote.
EnglishWord Classes
- AGerund
- BAdverb
- CAdjective
- DConjunction
Explanation
'Therefore' expresses consequence ('as a result') and modifies the whole clause 'not eligible to vote'. Such connective words are conjunctive adverbs — a subclass of adverbs, not coordinating conjunctions. It does not name an action (gerund) or describe a noun (adjective). Hence (B).