Question

Name the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:
This song is good enough to be sung in a competition.
a) Adverb
b) Adjective
c) Noun
d) Pronoun

Answer 1

Hint: We use part of speech to indicate how the word functions both in adding meaning as well as grammatically within a sentence. So the word ‘enough’ is a part of speech that provides meaning and grammatical significance to the sentence.

Complete answer :
To find the solution let us first look into the options that are given to us and understand their usage, that way we can find the correct solution –

>Option ‘a’ - Adverbs are used to give us more information and are used to modify verbs, clauses and other adverbs. Examples of adverbs include – sadly, slowly, rapidly, warmly etc.
>Option ‘b’ – Adjective modifies nouns or pronouns making your writing and speaking much more specific, and a whole lot more interesting. Examples of adjectives include - small, sharp, beautiful, adorable etc.
>Option ‘c’ – Nouns are words (other than a pronoun) used to identify a class of people, places, or things. For e.g. – names, locations, objects etc,
>Option‘d’ – Pronouns are words that are used instead of a noun or noun phrase. For e.g. – You, I etc.
So, as you can see in the question - 'enough' is describing an adjective - 'good'. Since, an 'adverb' tells us the way someone does something, or in other words how a verb is performed by modifying the adjective, verbs or other adverbs.

Hence option ‘a’ is the correct answer.

Note: To answer the above given question effectively you must be familiar with the concept and usage of different parts of speech in the English language. In the above given sentence the word ‘enough’ is describing ‘good’ - an adjective. So, you need to find the part of speech that tells us how a verb is performed by modifying an adjective or how someone is doing something.