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. Woman

  2. Write

  3. Sweet

  4. Town

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

'Write' is a verb as it describes an action or activity (e.g., 'I write a letter'). Verbs express actions, events, or states of being. 'Woman' and 'Town' are nouns, while 'Sweet' can be an adjective or noun, but 'Write' specifically denotes the action of writing.

Multiple choice
  1. Forest

  2. Out

  3. Nicely

  4. Red

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

Nicely is an adverb ending in -ly that describes how something is done. Forest is a noun, Red is an adjective, and Out is an adverb but Nicely is the clearer -ly form.