Solution: Identifying Word Class
Sentence Analysis
The sentence is: "Amar ensured the timely delivery of the products."
The underlined word is "timely".
Word Class Reasoning
We need to determine the word class (part of speech) of "timely".
- The word "delivery" is a noun, representing the act or instance of delivering something.
- The word "timely" comes directly before "delivery" and describes it. It tells us *what kind* of delivery it was (a prompt or punctual one).
- Words that modify or describe nouns are called adjectives.
- Therefore, "timely" functions as an adjective in this sentence.
Conclusion
The word class of "timely" is an Adjective.
The correct option is 2, Adjective.
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