Discussion
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence.
It is often held that as a principle.
Answer: B
The underlined word often is an adverb.
In 'It is often held...', often modifies the verb phrase is held, telling us how frequently something is held to be true. Adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, often and never typically sit in this position.
It does not stand for a noun (pronoun), does not describe a noun (adjective), and does not link a noun to the rest of the sentence (preposition).
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