“In the garden the black rose is blooming.” In the given sentence, the word “rose” is a:

Correct answer: Noun. “Rose” names a flower, so it is a noun (and “black” is the adjective describing it).

Background: “Rose” can also be a verb (the past tense of rise), but here it is a noun.

• Adjective: “Black” is the adjective, not “rose”.
• Verb: The verb in the sentence is “is blooming”.
• Adverb: An adverb describes how or when something happens.

Did you know? The same word can be different parts of speech in different sentences.

Memory trick: Rose here = flower = noun.