Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:…
2023
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:
My brother is coming to stay here.
- A.
Noun
- B.
Verb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
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Correct answer: B
Solution: In the sentence "My brother is coming to stay here," "to stay" is the infinitive form of the verb "stay" and expresses the action or purpose — it tells what he is coming to do.
Why it is a verb: It is the infinitive form showing the action or purpose following "coming to".
Why it is not a noun: Although "stay" can be a noun in other contexts (e.g., "a short stay"), here it names an action and follows "to," so it functions as a verb.
Why it is not an adjective or adverb: Adjectives modify nouns and adverbs modify verbs/adjectives/other adverbs; here "stay" is the action itself, so it is neither.
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