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What part of speech is the word night in following sentence you watched a game on TV last night?

The word "night" in the sentence "You watched a game on TV last night" is an adverb.

Here's why:

* Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

* In this sentence, "night" modifies the verb "watched," telling us when the action took place.

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