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Parts of speech classify words according to their function as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Questions may test a word that changes class by context, such as a noun used as a verb or an adjective formed from a participle.
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- A. many
- B. more
- C. much
- D. most
Explanation: The correct answer is D. most.The sentence should read: "Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world."The adjective "most"…
Correct answer: most- A. big
- B. biggers
- C. bigger
- D. biggest
Explanation: The correct answer is C. bigger.The sentence should read: "The sun is bigger than the earth."The comparative adjective "bigger" indicates…
Correct answer: bigger- A. What
- B. Who
- C. Where
- D. Which
Explanation: The correct answer is B. Who.The sentence should read: "Who is the daughter of yours that you're talking about?"The interrogative pronoun…
Correct answer: Who- A. more
- B. sixty years
- C. since the first
- D. strange ambition
Explanation: The phrase "since the first" is incomplete - it should be "since the first time he came by that strange ambition" or simply "since he…
Correct answer: since the first- A. His
- B. older
- C. joined
- D. became
Explanation: The word "older" should be replaced with "elder" to make the sentence grammatically correct.The sentence should read: "His elder brother…
Correct answer: older- A. more organized
- B. but
- C. more information
- D. Sophia
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Sophia's resume was more organised than Nick's, but Nick's resume included more information than Sophia's."The…
Correct answer: Sophia- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
Explanation: The sentence should read: "The board chair's annual report was more encouraging than any annual report we have heard in the past five…
Correct answer: C- A. look
- B. interested
- C. good one
- D. last night
Explanation: The sentence should read: "The film on TV tonight doesn't look very interesting."The word "interested" should be replaced with…
Correct answer: interested- A. very higher than
- B. much high than
- C. much higher to
- D. much higher than
Explanation: The sentence should read: "The summer temperature in Los Angeles is much higher than that of San Francisco."This is a correct comparative…
Correct answer: much higher than- A. very friendlier
- B. friendlier
- C. more friendlier
- D. most friendlier
Explanation: The sentence should read: "The people in the South are friendlier than they are in the North."This is a correct comparative sentence…
Correct answer: friendlier- A. the brainier
- B. the more brain
- C. the most brainiest
- D. the brainiest
Explanation: The sentence should read: "She is the brainiest of all the three children."This is a correct superlative sentence, using "the brainiest"…
Correct answer: the brainiest- A. later
- B. latter
- C. latest
- D. late
Explanation: The sentence should read: "The latter part of the book shows signs of hurry.""Latter" refers to the second of two things or the later part…
Correct answer: latter- A. deadly
- B. deadliest
- C. dead
- D. dealier
Explanation: This means extremely or very. In the context of the sentence, "deadly sure" means that the speaker is absolutely certain, which fits well.
Correct answer: deadly- A. Susan became soon very boring with the new toys
- B. Susan became soon very bore with the new toys
- C. Susan became soon bored with the new toys
- D. Susan becomes sooner boring with the new toys
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Susan became soon bored with the new toys."This sentence is grammatically correct and uses the correct verb…
Correct answer: Susan became soon bored with the new toys- A. My dear fellow, you're fitter than I am
- B. My dear follow, you've fit than I am
- C. My dear follow, you're fitter than me
- D. My dear fellow, you're more fitter than I am
Explanation: "My dear fellow, you're fitter than I am." is correct because it contains proper usage of all words as compared to other options.
Correct answer: My dear fellow, you're fitter than I am- A. He was lying on a marble white table.
- B. He was lying on a white marble table.
- C. He was lying on a marble and white table.
- D. He was lying on a white, marble table.
Explanation: "He was lying on a white marble table." is correct because it contains the correct order of the adjectives.
Correct answer: He was lying on a white marble table.- A. I received a useful digital, alarm, clock on my birthday.
- B. I received a digital alarm useful clock on my birthday.
- C. I received a alarm useful digital clock on my birthday.
- D. I received a useful digital alarm clock on my birthday.
Explanation: "I received a useful digital alarm clock on my birthday." is correct because it contains the correct order of the adjectives and nouns.
Correct answer: I received a useful digital alarm clock on my birthday.- A. There's much too work for you to finish today.
- B. There's too much work for you to finish today.
- C. There's so much work for you to finish today.
- D. There's too much work for you to finishing today.
Explanation: "There's too much work for you to finish today." is correct because it contains the proper usage of 'too much' to signify the quantity.
Correct answer: There's too much work for you to finish today.- A. She won the first prize in first round.
- B. She won first prize in first round.
- C. She won first prize in the first round.
- D. She won the first prize in the first round.
Explanation: "She won first prize in the first round." is correct because the article signifies the importance of the first round making it specific…
Correct answer: She won first prize in the first round.- A. Ali is as better as his brother.
- B. Ali is as good as his brother.
- C. Ali is as best as his brother.
- D. Ali is as more better as his brother.
Explanation: The sentence "Ali is as good as his brother" is correct because in comparisons of equality we use the structure as + adjective + as.
Correct answer: Ali is as good as his brother.