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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. It
- B. Its
- C. That
- D. Which
Explanation: "It" refers back to "the rice", indicating rice is being taken.
Correct answer: It- A. Them
- B. They
- C. Their
- D. Theirs
Explanation: The pronoun "them" is an object pronoun.
Correct answer: Them- A. Them
- B. They
- C. Their
- D. Theirs
Explanation: The possessive adjective "their" indicates that the fingerprints belonged to the robbers.
Correct answer: Their- A. Them
- B. Their
- C. When
- D. Where
Explanation: The adverb "where" indicates the location where the things were left, making it easier to find them again.
Correct answer: Where- A. I've never seen Sara and him act this way; they are going crazy.
- B. I've never seen him and Sara act this way; he's going crazy.
- C. I've never seen himself and Sara act this way; they are going crazy.
- D. I've never seen him and Sara act this way; they are going crazy.
Explanation: After "seen" we use the object pronoun him, not he or himself. We do not use "to" before the verb "act" in this stricture.
Correct answer: I've never seen him and Sara act this way; they are going crazy.- A. Female nurses busied herself lifting the patient and cutting off his clothes.
- B. Female nurses busied himself lifting the patient and cutting themselves off his clothes.
- C. Female nurses busied themselves lifting himself the patient and cutting off his clothes.
- D. Female nurses busied themselves lifting the patient and cutting off his clothes.
Explanation: It uses the reflexive pronoun "themselves" correctly with the plural subject "female nurses," maintaining grammatical correctness and…
Correct answer: Female nurses busied themselves lifting the patient and cutting off his clothes.- A. The
- B. Is
- C. To start
- D. One of another
Explanation: "One of another," should be replaced with "to one another" to correctly convey reciprocal action between the two states.
Correct answer: One of another- A. The tomatoes
- B. Half-dozen rows
- C. One of them
- D. Three dozen rows
Explanation: In the clause "Above one of them were.... three dozen rows," many test-makers incorrectly treat one as the subject, expecting "was"…
Correct answer: One of them- A. Standardized testing
- B. It
- C. Me that we
- D. My
Explanation: The error in the sentence is in option D "my," which should be replaced with "our" to better reflect the collective action or perspective…
Correct answer: My- A. Longstreet's division
- B. Reynolds' troops
- C. He
- D. Himself
Explanation: The error in sentence is the lack of a possessive apostrophe. "Reynolds' troops" should be used to indicate possession.
Correct answer: Reynolds' troops- A. Demonstrative adjective
- B. Interrogative pronoun
- C. Interrogative adjective
- D. Exclamatory adjective
Explanation: The underlined word 'which' is an interrogative adjective because it modifies the noun 'way' and directly precedes it.
Correct answer: Interrogative adjective- A. That
- B. Which
- C. Whom
- D. Who
Explanation: People are nouns referring to person, the best pronoun to use in this case thus will be to use "who".
Correct answer: Who813. Several times during the session the director _ to tell his success story to the other promotion.
- A. Asked he
- B. Asked who
- C. Asked him
- D. Asked his
Explanation: The correct answer is C. "Asked him."Explanation:In this sentence, the director is the subject who wants to tell his success story.
Correct answer: Asked him- A. Themselves
- B. Himself
- C. His self
- D. None
Explanation: Since "anybody" is singular, therefore "himself" should be used.
Correct answer: Himself- A. We
- B. You
- C. Us
- D. Them
Explanation: 'You' is the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: 'He invited you and Zia to dinner.' 'You' serves as the object of the verb…
Correct answer: You- A. We
- B. Ourself
- C. Us
- D. Ourselves
Explanation: This market is nearer to them than us is the most appropriate sentence to convey the meaning.
Correct answer: Us- A. Who
- B. Whose
- C. Whom
- D. Which
Explanation: The man whose wallet was stolen called the police. Whose is a possessive pronoun that you used in questions where you're asking about who…
Correct answer: Whose- A. Its
- B. Their
- C. His
- D. Him
- E. Them
Explanation: In the sentence, 'Nearly everyone dreams of building _ ideal house,' the word 'everyone' is a singular noun.
Correct answer: Their- A. Its
- B. It's
- C. There
- D. Their
- E. It
Explanation: Option D is correct. This option is correct. Their is the possessive form for "they," indicating that the equipment belongs to the race…
Correct answer: Their- A. There's mr. hashim whome they say is the best portrait painter in the town.
- B. There's Mr. Hashim, who they say is the best portrait painter in the town.
- C. Theres' Mr. Hashim which they say is the portrait painter in the town.
- D. There's Mr. Hashim who they say is best portrait painter in the town.
Explanation: B is the correct option. This is the correct option. It uses the proper capitalization for "Mr.
Correct answer: There's Mr. Hashim, who they say is the best portrait painter in the town.