A group of bystanders ___ trying $\to stop the street fight before the police$ arrived.

1.Which of the following sentences uses the word “near” as an adverb?

2.Identify the part of speech of the word '$bravery^{\prime} in this$ sentnece: The firefighters acted with remarkable bravery during the airport blaze.

3.Identify the part of speech of the word '$Sinking^{\prime} in this$ sentence: The sinking ship was visible from the port tower.

4.Identify the part of speech of the word '$Alas^{\prime} in this$ sentence: Alas! The soldiers could not return from the battlefield.

5.Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:The students walked quietly through the corridor to their classroom.

6.The quality of the fruits, as well as the vegetables,

7.Each of the emergency exits

8.The tension in the streets, along with several reports of vandalism, ___ the police chief and ___ an emergency meeting last night.

9.The mayor's new policy aimed \to ___ illegal street vendors, but many critics argued it would only ___ their economic hardships.

10.The authorities promised a ___ solution $\to the hawker$ crisis, yet their temporary actions proved ___ and inconsistent.

11.Many citizens viewed the eviction drive as ___ rather than just, since it disproportionately targeted those who were already ___.

12.The sudden removal of hawkers was defended as a measure for public safety, but many saw it as a ___ act carried out with complete ___ for human dignity.