English Language

Parts of Speech

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The parts of speech form the foundation of English grammar, categorizing words into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other functional classes. Identifying the correct part of speech is crucial for sentence construction and comprehension. This topic is a staple in the English language sections of SSC, Banking, and various other competitive exams.

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Parts of Speech Questions

Multiple choice softskills communication

They wondered if there truly was honour 'AMONG' thieves.

  1. Verb

  2. Noun

  3. Pronoun

  4. Adjective

  5. Adverb

  6. Preposition
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F Correct answer
Explanation

Prepositions show relationships between words in a sentence, often indicating position, direction, or connection. 'Among' shows the relationship between 'honour' and 'thieves' - it indicates connection or position within a group. It's not an action word (verb), a naming word (noun), a substitute for a noun (pronoun), a descriptive word (adjective), or a word modifying verbs (adverb).

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the category for the highlighted word(s) in the given sentence.

The only practicable way of measuring a student's performance or of assessing his potential is by an examination, supplemented by interview and other devices.

  1. Participle, simple verb

  2. Simple verb, phrasal verb

  3. Gerund, phrasal verb

  4. Gerund, gerund
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Both 'measuring and assessing' have been used as nouns. Therefore, the both words are gerunds.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the category for the highlighted word(s) in the given sentence.

Can it then fail to throw light for us on the way that human imagination works, and more particularly social, collective, and popular imagination?

  1. Bare infinitive, simple verb

  2. Bare infinitive, simple infinitive

  3. Complex infinitive, bare infinitive

  4. Complex infinitive, simple infinitive
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Fail' is the bare infinitive complement of modal 'can', 'works' is a simple verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the category for the highlighted word(s) in the given sentence.

You can understand the subject through the pictures of objects or places you wish to know about.

  1. Bare infinitive, bare infinitive

  2. Bare infinitive, simple infinitive

  3. Complex infinitive, split infinitive

  4. Complex infinitive, simple infinitive
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Understand' is the bare infinitive complement of modal 'can', 'to know' is a simple 'to-infinitive'.

Multiple choice

Find if the underlined words are being used as adjective or adverb.
a) Come home straight without any delay. b) Use straight lines and different shapes to make artistic patterns.

  1. a) adverb b) adjective

  2. a) adjective b) adverb

  3. a) adverb b) adverb

  4. a) adjective b) adjective

  5. The words are neither adjectives nor adverbs.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 Correct. a) The word ‘straight’ is adding meaning to the verb ‘come’. Thus, it is an adverb.   b) The word ‘straight’ is adding meaning to the noun ‘lines’. Thus, it is an adjective.  

Multiple choice

Find if the underlined words are being used as adjective or adverb. a) Scrub the plates clean using soapy water. b) Clean habits keep you fit and healthy.

  1. a) adverb b) adjective

  2. a) adjective b) adverb

  3. a) adverb b) adverb

  4. a) adjective b) adjective

  5. The words are neither adjectives nor adverbs.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 Correct. a) The word ‘clean’ is adding meaning to the verb ‘scrub’. Thus, it is an adverb.   b) The word ‘clean’ is adding meaning to the noun ‘habits’. Thus, it is an adjective.