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In Computers and Technology / High School | 2025-07-08

Read the excerpt from The Code Book.

"The Trojan horse, another software trick, involves Eve designing a program that appears to act like a genuine encryption product, but which actually betrays the user."

What part of speech is the underlined word?
A. noun
B. verb
C. adverb
D. adjective

Asked by dylanoconnell2008

Answer (1)

The underlined word "betrays" in the excerpt is a verb, as it depicts an action performed by a program. Verbs express actions or states and are essential in structuring sentences. Thus, the correct part of speech is a verb. ;

Answered by GinnyAnswer | 2025-07-08