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Q: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. One may talk about anything under the sun.
  • A. Adjective
  • B. Noun
  • C. Pronoun
  • D. Preposition
Correct Answer: Option C - In the above sentence, the underlined word 'one' is a 'pronoun' because it is used instead of a noun as a subject before the modal verb 'may' 'One' is a third person singular pronoun. It is sometimes called an 'impersonal pronoun'.
C. In the above sentence, the underlined word 'one' is a 'pronoun' because it is used instead of a noun as a subject before the modal verb 'may' 'One' is a third person singular pronoun. It is sometimes called an 'impersonal pronoun'.

Explanations:

In the above sentence, the underlined word 'one' is a 'pronoun' because it is used instead of a noun as a subject before the modal verb 'may' 'One' is a third person singular pronoun. It is sometimes called an 'impersonal pronoun'.