Choose the option in which the Part of Speech of the underlined word has been correctly identified:

Either bat is good enough.

Correct option is B

The word “Either” in the sentence “Either bat is good enough” functions as an Adjective (specifically, a distributive adjective).

Explanation:

The word “either” means one or the other of the two and is used here to qualify the noun “bat.” When “either” comes directly before a noun, it acts as an adjective, describing which bat is being referred to.

Example:

Either road will take you to the station. (Here “either” qualifies the noun “road.”)

Option-wise Analysis:

·       (A) Pronoun – Incorrect. It would be a pronoun if it replaced a noun, for example: “Either of the bats is good enough.”

·       (B) Adjective – Correct. It qualifies the noun “bat.”

·       (C) Conjunction – Incorrect. “Either” functions as a conjunction only when used in pairs such as “either…or…”

·       (D) Noun – Incorrect. “Either” is not a naming word.

Correct Answer: (B) Adjective

Grammar Tip:

“Either” and “Neither” are distributive adjectives when they are used before a noun, and distributive pronouns when they stand alone or are followed by “of.”