- Verb
- Adverb
- Pronoun
- Conjunction
The correct answer is “adverb.” In the sentence “Our baby never cries at night,” the word “never” modifies the verb “cries” by expressing frequency. It indicates that the action of crying does not occur at any time during the night. This is the primary function of an adverb: to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. “Never” is specifically an adverb of frequency. It is not a verb (an action word), a pronoun (a word that replaces a noun, like “he” or “it”), or a conjunction (a connecting word like “and” or “but”). Its role is solely to provide more information about the verb.
