Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentences.
1. A) He walked fast.
B) The train is fast.
1) adjective - adjective
2) adverb - adjective
3) adjective - adverb
4) adverb - adverb
2. A) The earth moves round the sun.
B) The figure is round.
1) preposition - adjective
2) adverb - adjective
3) adjective - preposition
4) adverb - adverb
3. A) He did many wrongs.
B) He wrote a wrong answer.
1) noun - adverb 2) noun - verb
3) noun - adjective
4) pronoun - adjective
4. This is a Government of India undertaking.
1) verb 2) noun 3) preposition 4) adjective
5. A) That book is good.
B) That is what I want.
1) adverb - pronoun
2) determiner - adverb
3) adjective - pronoun
4) determiner - pronoun
6. A) Still waters run deep.
B) She is tired, still she is working.
1) noun - noun 2) adjective - adverb
3) adverb - adjective
4) adjective - conjunction
7. A) Will you stop here for a while?
B) He often whiles away his time.
1) noun - verb
2) adverb - adjective
3) conjunction - preposition
4) noun - adverb
8. A) Let's go up the hill.
B) The up train will arrive soon.
1) adverb - adjective
2) preposition - adjective
3) pronoun - adjective
4) adjective - adjective
9. A) She seems ill.
B) Don't talk ill of others.
1) adjective - adjective
2) adverb - adverb
3) adjective - adverb
4) noun - adverb
10. A) He is both clever and intelligent.
B) Both of them died.
1) conjunction - pronoun
2) preposition - determiner
3) adverb - pronoun
4) adjective - pronoun
Answers:
1-2; 2-1; 3-3; 4-2; 5-4; 6-4; 7-1; 8-2; 9-3; 10-1.
DEECET General English Preparation - Parts of Speech
The same word used as different parts of speech The same word may
belong to different parts of speech. It is the function or use of the
word in a sentence that determines the part of speech the word belongs
to.
After:
The Policeman ran after the thief (Preposition).
I reached the station after the train had left (Conjunction).
He reached soon after ...... (Adverb).
Book:
He has been booked for copying (Verb).
He is reading a book (Noun).
He stood before the booking window (Adjective).
Close:
The event came to a close amidst much fanfare (Noun).
He is my close friend (Adjective).
Close the door before you go to bed (Verb).
The incidents were closely connected (Adverb).
Little:
My little sister is 21 today (Adjective).
We have little information (Determiner).
I slept very little last night (Adverb).
Little as known about her whereabouts (Pronoun).
Most:
Most people were happy (Determiner).
This is a most unfortunate situation (Adverb).
Most of you what you say is wrong (Pronoun).
Near:
His school is near his house (Preposition).
The examinations are nearing (Verb).
He is a near relation of mine (Adjective).
She came near (Adverb).
Since:
I haven't eaten anything since breakfast (Preposition).
It's twenty years since I've seen her (Conjunction).
She has not been seen since ...... (Adverb).
belong to different parts of speech. It is the function or use of the
word in a sentence that determines the part of speech the word belongs
to.
After:
The Policeman ran after the thief (Preposition).
I reached the station after the train had left (Conjunction).
He reached soon after ...... (Adverb).
Book:
He has been booked for copying (Verb).
He is reading a book (Noun).
He stood before the booking window (Adjective).
Close:
The event came to a close amidst much fanfare (Noun).
He is my close friend (Adjective).
Close the door before you go to bed (Verb).
The incidents were closely connected (Adverb).
Little:
My little sister is 21 today (Adjective).
We have little information (Determiner).
I slept very little last night (Adverb).
Little as known about her whereabouts (Pronoun).
Most:
Most people were happy (Determiner).
This is a most unfortunate situation (Adverb).
Most of you what you say is wrong (Pronoun).
Near:
His school is near his house (Preposition).
The examinations are nearing (Verb).
He is a near relation of mine (Adjective).
She came near (Adverb).
Since:
I haven't eaten anything since breakfast (Preposition).
It's twenty years since I've seen her (Conjunction).
She has not been seen since ...... (Adverb).
DEECET General English Material - Parts of Speech
Adverb: An 'Adverb' is a word that describes or adds to the meaning of
a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a sentence, and which answers
such questions as how? where? or when?
In English many adverbs have an -ly ending. Eg: He runs fast. ('Fast'
describes the verb runs).
She is very beautiful ('Very' describes the adjective beautiful).
He walks very slowly ('Very' describes the adverb slowly).
Preposition:
Preposition is a word used with nouns, pronouns and gerunds, to link
them grammatically to other words. Prepositions may express such
meanings
as Possession (Eg: The branch of the tree), Direction (Eg: To the left
side), Place (Eg: at the corner of the street), Time (Eg: before,
now).
Conjunction:
It is a word which joins words, phrases or clauses together, such as
but, and, when. Eg: John and Mary went out.
She sings but I don't.
There are two types of conjunctions.
1) Co-ordinating Conjunctions
2) Subordinating Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunctions join linguistic units which are equivalent
or of the same rank. For example: i) It rained, but I went for a walk
any way.
ii) Shall we go home or go to see a movie.
Subordinating Conjunctions such as because, when, unless, that join an
independent clause and a dependent clause. For example: He ate the
whole cake because he was hungry.
The above sentence has two clauses.
a) He ate the whole cake b) because he was hungry.
Here the (b) clause is dependent on clause
(a). When we add a clause that is dependent on the other, we use a
subordinating conjunction. In this sentence 'because' is a
subordinating
conjunction.
Interjection:
An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden remark of a feeling.
Eg: Hurrah! We have won.
Alas! He is no more.
a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a sentence, and which answers
such questions as how? where? or when?
In English many adverbs have an -ly ending. Eg: He runs fast. ('Fast'
describes the verb runs).
She is very beautiful ('Very' describes the adjective beautiful).
He walks very slowly ('Very' describes the adverb slowly).
Preposition:
Preposition is a word used with nouns, pronouns and gerunds, to link
them grammatically to other words. Prepositions may express such
meanings
as Possession (Eg: The branch of the tree), Direction (Eg: To the left
side), Place (Eg: at the corner of the street), Time (Eg: before,
now).
Conjunction:
It is a word which joins words, phrases or clauses together, such as
but, and, when. Eg: John and Mary went out.
She sings but I don't.
There are two types of conjunctions.
1) Co-ordinating Conjunctions
2) Subordinating Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunctions join linguistic units which are equivalent
or of the same rank. For example: i) It rained, but I went for a walk
any way.
ii) Shall we go home or go to see a movie.
Subordinating Conjunctions such as because, when, unless, that join an
independent clause and a dependent clause. For example: He ate the
whole cake because he was hungry.
The above sentence has two clauses.
a) He ate the whole cake b) because he was hungry.
Here the (b) clause is dependent on clause
(a). When we add a clause that is dependent on the other, we use a
subordinating conjunction. In this sentence 'because' is a
subordinating
conjunction.
Interjection:
An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden remark of a feeling.
Eg: Hurrah! We have won.
Alas! He is no more.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)