Question

What part of speech is the italicized word in the sentence below?

Answer 1

Answer:

Adverb

Explanation:

In this sentence, the word "forth" is an adverb, as it is modifying the verb "bring." An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It provides more information about the verb, such as the manner, the time, or the location in which the adverb took place.

Answer 2

The answer is: adverb.

The phrasal verb bring forth consists of a verb an an adverb. It means to produce or generate.

A phrasal verb is the connection of a verb plus an adverb, preposition or both.  Its meaning depends on the adverb or preposition that follows the verb. Furthermore, a single phrasal verb usually has more than one meaning.