Question : Direction: The following sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentence carefully and find which part of speech the bold/underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response accordingly.
Whoa, this resort and its ambience are amazing!
Option 1: adverb
Option 2: interjection
Option 3: pronoun
Option 4: noun
Correct Answer:
interjection
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
Explanation:
- The word "whoa" belongs to the interjections category of speech.
- Interjections are words that are used to convey abrupt or powerful emotions.
- They are used in sentences to indicate emotions like surprise, contempt, delight, excitement, or enthusiasm (often at the beginning of the sentence).
Whoa, used in the preceding statement, conveys passion.
