In which sentence does the underlined word function as an adjective? a. we want to know who the mysterious figure was in the first chapter. b. i love discussing books with whoever likes to read mysteries and science fiction. c. our librarian decided that she would start a book club for mystery lovers. d. the book club members decided which book to read next.

For this question, the underlined word is the one that is in capital letters.

The correct answer is B) I love discussing books with whoever likes to read mysteries and science fiction.

The sentence where the underline(capital letter) word function as an adjective is “I love discussing books with whoever likes to read mysteries and science fiction.”

In this case, the word that function as an adjective is “whoever” because it refers to the person with determined characteristics or likes. This is a person –in the case of the sentence- that likes to read mystery and science fiction books and would be the right kind of person to talk about books.

An adjective is a word that modifies other words. An adjective modify nouns and also pronouns.

answer: c.   like someone who knows how to behave in public