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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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Moderate
  • A. both
  • B. until
  • C. neither
  • D. either

Explanation: “Either ... or” presents two alternatives, so the sentence should read “either in a flat or shared house.” “Both” would require “and,” not…

Correct answer: either
Moderate
  • A. interesting
  • B. interestingly
  • C. interested
  • D. interest

Explanation: Sound is a linking verb here, so it is followed by the adjective interesting, which describes the rules.

Correct answer: interesting
Fairly easy
  • A. Noun
  • B. Pronoun
  • C. Verb
  • D. Adjective
  • E. Adverb

Explanation: “Am” is a form of the verb “be”; here it links the subject “I” with the adjective “sick.” It is therefore a verb, specifically a linking…

Correct answer: Verb
Moderate
  • A. Subject pronoun
  • B. Reflexive pronoun
  • C. Object pronoun
  • D. Possessive pronoun

Explanation: “Me” receives the action of the verb “called,” so it functions as an object pronoun.

Correct answer: Object pronoun
Hard
  • A. does
  • B. is
  • C. reads
  • D. doesn't

Explanation: The natural collocation is “do reading,” so the sentence takes “does” with the singular subject “he.” “Reads” would require a direct…

Correct answer: does
Hard
  • A. Relative Pronoun
  • B. Emphatic Pronoun
  • C. Distributive Pronoun
  • D. Reflexive Pronoun

Explanation: “Herself” refers back to the subject “she” and receives the action, so it is a reflexive pronoun.

Correct answer: Reflexive Pronoun
Moderate
  • A. an
  • B. some
  • C. little
  • D. one

Explanation: “Advice” is an uncountable noun, so it cannot be preceded by “an” or “one”; “some advice” is the correct form.

Correct answer: some
Hard
  • A. every
  • B. each
  • C. either
  • D. neither

Explanation: Each refers separately to the two hands, so “on each hand” is correct. Every can modify singular countable nouns but is not natural with…

Correct answer: each
Moderate
  • A. hurry
  • B. hurried
  • C. to hurry
  • D. hurrying

Explanation: “Hurrying” is a present participle modifying “the man,” forming the phrase “the man hurrying down the road.” The other options do not fit…

Correct answer: hurrying
Moderate
  • A. delight
  • B. to delight
  • C. delighting
  • D. delighted

Explanation: After “I am,” the adjective “delighted” describes the speaker's feeling.

Correct answer: delighted
Very hard
  • A. a few
  • B. few
  • C. the few
  • D. the some

Explanation: “Few” means not many and suits the contrast with “many friends.” “A few” means some and is less strongly contrastive, while “the few”…

Correct answer: few
Moderate
  • A. worse
  • B. the worst
  • C. most worst
  • D. bad

Explanation: “Ever” with a comparison across all experiences requires the superlative form “the worst.” “Worse” is comparative, and “most worst”…

Correct answer: the worst
  • A. Adjective
  • B. Indefinite pronoun
  • C. Relative pronoun
  • D. Distributive pronoun

Explanation: The underlined word 'there' is an indefinite pronoun. It is used to refer to the existence or presence of something in a non-specific way…

Correct answer: Indefinite pronoun
  • A. me
  • B. my
  • C. mine
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is B. my.The sentence should read: "When will my cake be ready?"The possessive adjective "my" indicates that the…

Correct answer: my
  • A. Declarative
  • B. Imperative
  • C. Interrogative
  • D. Exclamatory

Explanation: Since the given sentence is associated with a question-like meaning, it is an interrogative sentence, and hence, option C is accurate.

Correct answer: Interrogative
  • A. He
  • B. Himself
  • C. Him
  • D. His

Explanation: To solve this type of question,put a helping verb at the end of the sentence.Example: "I am as much intelligent as _ (is)"Now, it is clear…

Correct answer: He
  • A. Interrogative
  • B. Declarative
  • C. Exclamatory
  • D. Imperative

Explanation: An exclamatory sentence shows sudden feelings and emotions. It also ends with an exclamatory mark.

Correct answer: Exclamatory
  • A. which
  • B. who
  • C. whom
  • D. whose

Explanation: "which" is the correct relative pronoun to use, introducing the dependent clause "has given rise to so much irresponsible conjecture" and…

Correct answer: which
  • A. He opened the square red wooden box.
  • B. He opened the red square wooden box.
  • C. He opened the wooden red square box.
  • D. He opened the red wooden square box.

Explanation: The order of cumulative adjectives is as follows: quantity, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose.

Correct answer: He opened the square red wooden box.
  • A. Ourselves
  • B. Us
  • C. Our
  • D. Ours

Explanation: "Ours" is used following the verb, at the end of the sentenceExample: "That book is ours."Moreover, "Ours" refers to something that…

Correct answer: Ours