Which word best identifies the part of speech of the underlined word?

A shoe * salesclerk * does not always have an easy time.

verb

adjective

pronoun

noun

(salesclerk is the underlined word if you didn't realize why the stars are there)

The answer is D, it's a noun

The correct answer is D. a noun.

Explanation:

Nouns are names of things, people, places or animals. In a sentence, a noun has mainly two functions. First, a noun or noun phrase is the sentence's subject. An example is the sentence previously written 'a shoe salesclerk' is an noun phrase functioning as a subject.

Second, nouns or noun phrases are also objects of verb in a sentence. An example of the sentence previously mentioned is 'an easy time' as it is the object of the verb 'have'.