He is one of the tallest boys <u>in his class</u>.
Directions : <strong>IDENTIFY</strong> the part of speech of the underlined word/phrase in the sentence and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. Possessive Pronoun
- B. Noun
- C. Reflexive Pronoun
- D. Numeral Adjective ✓
Correct Answer: D. Numeral Adjective
Explanation
'In his class' is a prepositional phrase, though 'tallest' functions as a numeral/superlative adjective in the broader sentence structure.
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