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
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noun
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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In the sentence 'All men are mortal', the word 'All' modifies the noun 'men'. Words that modify nouns are classified as adjectives.
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verb
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preposition
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adjective
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pronoun
C
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The word 'after' in 'takes after' functions as part of a phrasal verb, but in traditional grammar, it is categorized as a preposition because it links the verb to the object 'his father'.
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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preposition
D
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In 'He lost all his speculations', 'all' acts as a determiner modifying the noun phrase 'his speculations'. Determiners are a sub-type of adjectives.
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adjective
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preposition
C
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In 'He was all alone', 'all' modifies the adjective 'alone'. Words that modify adjectives are classified as adverbs.
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pronoun
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In the sentence 'All spoke in his favour', 'All' stands in place of a noun (representing all people). Therefore, it functions as a pronoun.
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noun
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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preposition
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In 'Are there any witness present?', 'any' modifies the noun 'witness'. It functions as an adjective (specifically a determiner).
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adjective
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pronoun
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In 'Does any of you know...', 'any' acts as the subject of the sentence, representing a person or group. It is a pronoun.
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
C
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In 'We walked as fast as we could', the first 'as' modifies the adverb 'fast'. Words modifying adverbs are adverbs.
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adverb
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adjective
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In 'She likes the same colour as I do', 'as' acts as a relative pronoun or conjunction introducing a clause. In this context, it is often classified as a relative pronoun.
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conjuction
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adjective
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pronoun
C
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'As' is a conjunction meaning 'because' or 'since', connecting the reason clause with the action clause. It shows a cause-and-effect relationship: because he was poor, I helped him. Note: the word is spelled 'conjunction', not 'conjuction'.
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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In 'I have seen you before', 'before' modifies the verb 'have seen' by indicating time. It is an adverb.
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noun
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
C
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In 'Is that any better?', 'any' modifies the comparative adjective 'better'. Adverbs modify adjectives.
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noun
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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conjunction
E
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In 'He went away before I came', 'before' introduces the clause 'I came' and acts as a subordinating conjunction.
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preposition
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adjective
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pronoun
C
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In 'He came before the appointed time', 'before' is followed by a noun phrase ('the appointed time'). It functions as a preposition.
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verb
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adverb
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adjective
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pronoun
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In 'a better plan', 'better' modifies the noun 'plan'. Adjectives modify nouns.