2024 · Q45
Directions: Each of the following sentences has a 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.
She married at 18 and gave birth to her first child shortly **thereafter**.
EnglishWord Classes
- APronoun
- BDeterminer
- CAdjective
- DAdverb
Explanation
Thereafter tells when she gave birth, modifying the verb phrase, which is the role of an adverb of time. It is not a pronoun, determiner or adjective. Hence D is correct.