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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. 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- A. delight
- B. to delight
- C. delighting
- D. delighted
Explanation: After “I am,” the adjective “delighted” describes the speaker's feeling.
Correct answer: delighted- 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- 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