Discussion
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following expression.
This has been central to the Indian Culture.
Answer: A
The underlined word 'This' is a Pronoun.
In 'This has been central to the Indian Culture', This stands alone as the subject of the verb 'has been' and replaces a noun or idea mentioned earlier. A word that takes the place of a noun is a pronoun, here a demonstrative pronoun.
Had it been followed by a noun ('This practice has been central'), it would be a demonstrative adjective (determiner). It is not a conjunction, since it joins nothing; not an adverb, since it modifies no verb or adjective; and not a preposition, since it has no object.
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