Choose the correct option for the underlined word : She is likely to come today.

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Adjective. In the sentence 'She is likely to come today', the word 'likely' follows the linking verb 'is' and describes the subject 'She', telling us about her probable action. A word that qualifies a noun or pronoun in this way is an adjective, and here it works as a subject complement. Although 'likely' can also function as an adverb in phrases such as 'most likely', its use after a form of the verb 'be' is adjectival. It is certainly not a pronoun or a conjunction. Hence the correct answer is adjective.

English Grammar - Adjective

Choose the correct option for the underlined word : She is likely to come today.

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