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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. much
  • B. many
  • C. more
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is A. much.The sentence should read: "I didn't get much sleep last night."The word "much" is used to describe a…

Correct answer: much
  • A. Beautiful
  • B. Beauteous
  • C. Beauty
  • D. Beauties

Explanation: The correct answer is A. Beautiful.The sentence should read: "What about this?

Correct answer: Beautiful
  • A. beautiful
  • B. beauty
  • C. nice
  • D. great

Explanation: The correct answer is A. beautiful.The sentence should read: "They live in a beautiful house."The word "beautiful" is an adjective used to…

Correct answer: beautiful
  • A. much
  • B. many
  • C. more
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is A. much.The sentence should read: "There isn't much sugar in my coffee."The word "much" is used to describe a…

Correct answer: much
  • A. more
  • B. many
  • C. much
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is C. much.The sentence should read: "How much fruit do you eat in an average day?"The word "much" is used to ask about…

Correct answer: much
  • A. heavy
  • B. sustained
  • C. ship
  • D. damage

Explanation: The correct answer is A. heavy.The word "heavy" is an adjective used to describe the extent or severity of the damage.

Correct answer: heavy
  • A. Fewest
  • B. Fewer
  • C. Few
  • D. None

Explanation: The correct answer is C. few.The sentence should read: "He is a man of few words."The word "few" is an adjective used to describe the…

Correct answer: Few
  • A. enough
  • B. bought
  • C. have
  • D. we

Explanation: The correct answer is A. enough.The sentence should read: "We have bought enough oil."The word "enough" is an adjective used to describe…

Correct answer: enough
  • A. finest
  • B. fine
  • C. fines
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is A. finest.The sentence should read: "Tea is grown in many parts of India, but for the finest tea you should go to…

Correct answer: finest
  • A. ask
  • B. several
  • C. question
  • D. times

Explanation: The correct answer is A. ask. The sentence should read: "You have asked this question several times."The word "asked" is a verb, in the…

Correct answer: ask
  • A. long
  • B. cold
  • C. infirm
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: The correct answer is D. All of the above.The sentence uses three adjectives to describe the way, the wind, and the minstrel:"long"…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. hearty
  • B. loyal
  • C. hearty and loyal
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is C. hearty and royal.The sentence describes King Francis as "a hearty king" and says he loved "a royal sport".

Correct answer: hearty and loyal
  • A. more boring
  • B. much boring
  • C. most boring
  • D. boring

Explanation: The correct answer is A. more boring.The sentence should read: "The movie turned out to be more boring than I thought."The word "more" is…

Correct answer: more boring
  • A. has
  • B. its day
  • C. dog
  • D. every

Explanation: The correct answer is B. its day.The sentence should read: "Every dog has its day."The phrase "has its day" is an idiomatic expression…

Correct answer: its day
  • A. James
  • B. won
  • C. prize
  • D. second

Explanation: The correct answer is D. second.The word "second" is an adjective used to describe the prize, indicating that it is the next in order…

Correct answer: second
  • A. most difficult
  • B. more difficult
  • C. difficults
  • D. difficulty

Explanation: The correct answer is B. more difficult.The sentence should read: "That was easy enough to do, but this is more difficult than you…

Correct answer: more difficult
  • A. crowded
  • B. very crowded
  • C. more crowded
  • D. much crowded

Explanation: The correct answer is C. more crowded.The sentence should read: "Mumbai is a crowded city.

Correct answer: more crowded
  • A. dead
  • B. live
  • C. both(a) and (b)
  • D. better

Explanation: The correct answer is C. both (a) and (b).The sentence is a proverb that means a living person (even a humble one, like an ass) is more…

Correct answer: both(a) and (b)
  • A. died
  • B. death
  • C. glorious
  • D. a

Explanation: The correct answer is C. glorious.The sentence describes the manner of death, and "glorious" is an adjective used to describe the death as…

Correct answer: glorious
  • A. was pure
  • B. were pure
  • C. purest
  • D. none

Explanation: The correct answer is C. purest.The sentence should read: "This water is double-filtered.

Correct answer: purest