Question

Arid \a-rəd\ adjective 1. lacking rainfall or moisture; too dry to support

agriculture 2. uninteresting; lacking imagination or excitement.
From Latin aridus, from arere, to be dry.
Which part of the dictionary entry refers to the part of speech of arid?
O A. \a-rəd\
O B. adjective
O C. From Latin
O D. aridus

Answer 1

Answer: B. adjective

Step-by-step explanation:

The part of speech refers to the syntactic function of a word. Arid is an adjective which means that it is primarily a modifier for nouns or phrases acting as nouns.

For instance, ''the Sahara desert is arid.'' Arid here modifies Sahara desert by letting the reader know that the Sahara desert lacks rainfall and is too dry to support agriculture.