Question

I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love.
The part of speech of the underlined word (or group of words) in this context is:
Answer
choose one:
Noun

Pronoun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

Preposition

Conjunction

Gerund

Participle

Infinitive (working as a noun)

Infinitive (working as an adjective)

Infinitive (working as an adverb)

Prepositional phrase

Gerund phrase

Participial phrase

Infinitive phrase

Noun clause

Adjective clause

Adverb clause

Interjection

Answer 1

the word CONTEND is underlined