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English Language — Parts of Speech — Questions with Answers
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Q1.
Identify the part of speech of the word "She" in the following sentence:
"She quickly finished her homework."
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
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Answer: B. Pronoun
The word "She" is a pronoun because it takes the place of a noun (a person's name) and refers to the subject performing the action.
Q2.
Identify the part of speech of the word "sing" in the following sentence:
"The birds sing beautifully in the morning."
Noun
Adverb
Verb
Preposition
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Answer: C. Verb
The word "sing" is a verb as it describes an action performed by the subject "birds".
Q3.
Identify the part of speech of the word "new" in the following sentence:
"He bought a new car last week."
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
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Answer: B. Adjective
The word "new" is an adjective because it describes or modifies the noun "car".
Q4.
Identify the part of speech of the word "incredibly" in the following sentence:
"The athlete ran incredibly fast to win the race."
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Verb
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Answer: C. Adverb
The word "incredibly" is an adverb because it modifies the adjective "fast", indicating the degree or manner.
Q5.
Identify the part of speech of the word "on" in the following sentence:
"The book is on the table."
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
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Answer: C. Preposition
The word "on" is a preposition because it shows the relationship between the noun "book" and the noun "table", indicating position.
Q6.
Identify the part of speech of the word "but" in the following sentence:
"He is intelligent but lazy."
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
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Answer: C. Conjunction
The word "but" is a conjunction because it connects two contrasting adjectives or clauses within the sentence.
Q7.
Identify the part of speech of the word "early" in the following sentence:
"The early bird catches the worm."
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
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Answer: B. Adjective
The word "early" is an adjective because it describes the noun "bird", indicating its characteristic.
Q8.
Identify the part of speech of the word "that" in the following sentence:
"This is the book that I bought yesterday."
Demonstrative Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Conjunction
Adjective
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Answer: B. Relative Pronoun
The word "that" is a relative pronoun because it introduces a relative clause ("I bought yesterday") and refers back to the antecedent noun "book".
Q9.
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence:
"They decided to water the plants in the garden."
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
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Answer: C. Verb
The word "water" is a verb in this sentence because it describes the action of providing water to the plants.
Q10.
Identify the part of speech of the word "up" in the following sentence:
"He looked up and saw the stars."
Preposition
Adverb
Conjunction
Interjection
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Answer: B. Adverb
The word "up" is an adverb here because it modifies the verb "looked" by indicating direction, and it does not take an object, distinguishing it from a preposition.
Q11.
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word in the following sentence:
"The poor need our help."
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Verb
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Answer: B. Noun
When an adjective like "poor" is preceded by the definite article "the" and refers to a group of people, it functions as a plural common noun, meaning 'poor people'.
Q12.
Identify the part of speech of the word "Oh" in the following sentence:
"Oh, I forgot my keys!"
Conjunction
Adverb
Interjection
Preposition
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Answer: C. Interjection
The word "Oh" is an interjection because it expresses a sudden feeling or emotion and is typically followed by an exclamation mark or a comma.
