Question

In the phrase "became hypnotized", what part of speech is hypnotized. Is it an adverb or adjective?

Answer 1

Hypnotized is adverb.

Explanation:

By definition we know that, adverb is something that adds to the verb or modifies it. It can also add to adjectives or other verbs as well.

Since, here hypnotized is adding to became because if "became" is used alone, we have no knowledge about what the speaker is talking about. What became ?

Thus, hypnotized is an example of Adverb.