English Language
Parts of Speech
1,977 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.
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Parts of Speech Questions
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relative pronoun
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possessive pronoun
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reflexive pronoun
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emphatic pronoun
B
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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.
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indefinite pronoun
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definite pronoun
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reflexive pronoun
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emphatic pronoun
A
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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.
B
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'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.
C
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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.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
A
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A teacher is a person who teaches, and a person is referred to as a noun. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
E
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To sing is an action or something you do, making it a verb. Verbs express actions, events, or states of being.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
C
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Beautiful describes a quality of life, telling us what life is like. Words that describe nouns are called adjectives.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
A
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Yamuna is the name of a specific river, making it a proper noun. Proper nouns are names of specific people, places, or things and are always capitalized.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
D
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He is a word that takes the place of a specific person's name. Words that replace or refer to people or things are called pronouns.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
B
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Well describes how Sheela dances by telling us about the quality of her action. Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs are called adverbs.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
C
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Short describes the noun man by telling us what kind of man Basu is. Adjectives describe nouns and answer what kind. Short is describing a quality of the man, not an action, person, or description of how something is done.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
E
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Called shows the action that Leela performed. Verbs express actions or states of being. Called is the past tense form of the verb call, indicating an action that already happened.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
A
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Father is a person, place, thing, or idea - in this case, a male parent. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. Father is the subject of the sentence and names a person.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
E
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Is is a form of the verb to be, which shows a state of being or existence. Verbs express actions or states of being. Is connects the subject Babu with the complement a teacher.
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noun
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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verb
C
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Good describes the noun singer by telling us what kind of singer Leela is. Adjectives describe nouns. Good modifies singer and indicates the quality of Leelas singing ability.