In the sentence 'The tall man is my uncle', the word 'tall' is a/an:
Averb
Bnoun
CadjectiveCORRECT
Dadverb
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
'Tall' describes the noun 'man', so it is an adjective.
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