In this sentence, what part of speech is the word in bold?

the opening notes of the song caught my ear.

verb
noun
adjective
adverb

i thought it might be adjective or verb, but i'm not sure, can anyone ?

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

Need the answer asap! read the sentence from the declaration of independence. which idea does this sentence best to develop ? that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government a) governments ultimately have the power to determine what rights the people have. b) revolting against the government should not be taken lightly. c) the colonists should seperate from great britain and create their own government. d) it is self evident that people have inalienable rights