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
  1. relative pronoun

  2. possessive pronoun

  3. reflexive pronoun

  4. emphatic pronoun

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mine is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership without repeating the noun. It stands alone and replaces the entire noun phrase (like my car). Unlike possessive adjectives (my, your, his), possessive pronouns can function as complete sentence subjects or objects.

Multiple choice
  1. indefinite pronoun

  2. definite pronoun

  3. reflexive pronoun

  4. emphatic pronoun

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A Correct answer
Explanation

All is an indefinite pronoun that refers to an unspecified group of people or things. Indefinite pronouns do not point to specific nouns and include words like everyone, someone, anything, and none. In this sentence, all functions as the subject meaning everyone or every person.

Multiple choice
  1. Woman

  2. Write

  3. Sweet

  4. Town

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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

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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.