Concept:Lexical words (content words) carry independent meaning; function words support grammar.
Explanation:Words like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are lexical because they give the main idea.
Words like determiners, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and auxiliary verbs are function words.
From the options: “love” is a verb/noun with clear meaning. “is” (linking verb), “the” (determiner), and “might” (modal auxiliary) are function words.
Hence, only “love” qualifies as a lexical word.
Answer:A. love