Question

Differentiate between a noun and an adjective: is the underlined word in the following sentence a noun or an adjective?

Although the initial estimate seemed exaggerated, the true cost of the DIY project was revealed to be much higher than anticipated.


noun


adjective

Answer 1

I can’t tell which word you mean because nothing is shown as underlined. Could you either:

- paste the sentence again and surround the underlined word with *asterisks* (e.g. the *word*), or
- tell me which word is underlined?

If it helps, here are quick identifications for likely candidates in that sentence:
- "initial" — adjective (modifies estimate)
- "estimate" — noun (here: a thing/number)
- "exaggerated" — adjective (past participle used adjectivally)
- "true" — adjective (modifies cost)
- "cost" — noun
- "DIY" — adjective (attributive modifier of "project")
- "project" — noun
- "higher" — adjective (comparative)

Tell me which word is underlined and I’ll confirm.