Question

1. which part of speech is the bold word in the sentence below?

he gazes leftward towards the large grizzly bear on the mountain.
○ verb
○ noun
○ adverb
○ adjective

Explanation:

To determine the part of speech of "leftward", we analyze its function. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often indicating manner, direction, etc. Here, "leftward" describes the direction of the verb "goes", so it acts as an adverb. A verb is an action word (not "leftward" here). A noun is a person, place, thing (no), and an adjective modifies a noun (but "leftward" modifies the verb "goes", not a noun).

Answer:

adverb (the option corresponding to "adverb" among the choices, e.g., if the options are labeled as A. verb, B. noun, C. adverb, D. adjective, then the answer is C. adverb)