India is revered as the <u>fountainhead</u> of democracy in the world today.
Directions: Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which <strong>WORD CLASS</strong> the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. Noun ✓
- B. Adjective
- C. Adverb
- D. Interjection
Correct Answer: A. Noun
Explanation
The word 'fountainhead' refers to an original source of something, and it functions here as a noun preceded by the article 'the'.
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