English Language

Parts of Speech

1,912 Questions

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.

Nouns and verbsAdjectives identificationAdverbs and modifiersWord categorization

Parts of Speech Questions

Multiple choice
  1. emphasizing adjective

  2. exclamatory adjective

  3. demonstrative adjective

  4. adjective of quantity

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Use of exclamation mark simply shows that 'what' is the adjective of exclamation. The adjectives which are used to indicate a strong emotion regarding the proceeding noun are called as the exclamatory adjectives. Usually the word ‘what’ is used for this purpose.

Multiple choice
  1. adjective of quality

  2. adjective of quantity

  3. adjective of number

  4. demonstrative adjective

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate specific items in relation to ourselves. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES point out nouns (and they are always followed by the nouns which they point out.). Words like 'this, that, such' come under this catagory.

Multiple choice
  1. adjective of quality

  2. adjective of quantity

  3. adjective of number

  4. demonstrative adjective

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The adjectives that denote (show) the quantity of a thing are adjectives of quantity. Some adjectives may be used as of quantity or number, according to their use. 'All' is one such adjective. As 'man' is a countable noun, so here 'all' is used as adjective of number.