Question

He treated it in a LIGHT hearted manner. Here the word LIGHT is :-A) conjunctionB) verbC) adverbD) adjective

Answer 1

Adjective because LIGHT is qualifying the noun heart

Answer 2

D) adjective.

The word LIGHT is an adjective in this sentence.

The simplest way to define an adjective can be "it is a word which clarifies or describes a noun.

An adjective describes a noun by providing some data about an object.

It can be related to its shape, color, material, size, age or origin.

When anything is explained by its functioning, the word may not be an adjective but it may just behave as one within the situation.

English grammar tends to be tricky as there are exceptions at times to a rule.

Therefore, one needs to pay enough attention.

You can also see that adjectives may end with suffixes though there can be exceptions.