Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

“I would never allow you to attend the ball!” Cinderella’s stepmother screeched.

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Responses

stepmother
stepmother

allow
allow

screeched
screeched

never

never

The word "never" is an adverb in the given sentence.

never

The word "never" is an adverb in the sentence "I would never allow you to attend the ball!" To determine this, we can look at the function of the word within the sentence. Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They usually provide information about the time, manner, place, frequency, or degree of an action or state. In this case, "never" modifies the verb "allow," indicating that the action of allowing will not happen at any time.