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English – Spotting Errors – Set 1 (Parts of Speech Based)
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The artist pranced around the stage singing enthusiastically.- A. Adjective
- B. Noun
- C. Verb
- D. Adverb
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Answer: C. Verb
Here pranced is used as: Verb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Put the fork and knife in the cutlery box.- A. Determiner
- B. Conjunction
- C. Preposition
- D. Verb
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Answer: C. Preposition
Here in is used as: Preposition.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
She came slowly up to the main door.- A. Adjective
- B. Adverb
- C. Pronoun
- D. Verb
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Answer: B. Adverb
Here slowly is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Oh no! I am getting late for the function.- A. Article
- B. Noun
- C. Preposition
- D. Interjection
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Answer: D. Interjection
Here Oh no! is used as: Interjection.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
They are all going to attend the function.- A. Adverb
- B. Conjunction
- C. Pronoun
- D. Noun
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Answer: C. Pronoun
Here They is used as: Pronoun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The sun shone through the dull grey clouds.- A. Adverb
- B. Adjective
- C. Noun
- D. Verb
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Answer: B. Adjective
Here dull is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The Principal is presiding over the meeting.- A. Noun
- B. Preposition
- C. Verb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: B. Preposition
Here over is used as: Preposition.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Cash machines permit people to withdraw money at any time.- A. Noun
- B. Pronoun
- C. Verb
- D. Adverb
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Answer: C. Verb
Here permit is used as: Verb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The novel is loosely based on his childhood in England.- A. Adjective
- B. Verb
- C. Noun
- D. Adverb
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Answer: D. Adverb
Here loosely is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Since children have so much homework to do their playtime is very limited.- A. Pronoun
- B. Verb
- C. Noun
- D. Adverb
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Answer: C. Noun
Here playtime is used as: Noun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The conclusions that they came to are highly questionable .- A. Adverb
- B. Gerund
- C. Adjective
- D. Noun
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Answer: C. Adjective
Here questionable is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
This year marks the quincentenary of Columbus's voyage to America.- A. Adjective
- B. Article
- C. Noun
- D. Adverb
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Answer: C. Noun
Here quincentenary is used as: Noun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
I still cherish the memories of those far-off days.- A. Adjective
- B. Preposition
- C. Adverb
- D. Conjunction
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Answer: A. Adjective
Here far-off is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
I don't think I'll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides , I don't really like parties.- A. Adverb
- B. Preposition
- C. Conjunction
- D. Adjective
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Answer: A. Adverb
Here Besides is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The bottomline is that we have to make a decision today.- A. Adjective
- B. Noun
- C. Pronoun
- D. Adverb
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Answer: B. Noun
Here bottomline is used as: Noun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Try to knock that vase over .- A. Conjunction
- B. Adverb
- C. Adjective
- D. Preposition
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Answer: B. Adverb
Here over is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
I'd like an ice cream. Are you having one too?- A. Pronoun
- B. Adjective
- C. Noun
- D. Adverb
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Answer: A. Pronoun
Here one is used as: Pronoun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
My parents lent me the money. Otherwise , I could not have afforded the trip.- A. Conjunction
- B. Participle
- C. Adverb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: C. Adverb
Here Otherwise is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
She wrote me an anguished letter from her prison cell.- A. Noun
- B. Adjective
- C. Verb
- D. Adverb
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Answer: B. Adjective
Here anguished is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
There is a visitor for you.- A. Definite article
- B. Indefinite article
- C. Adverb
- D. Relative pronoun
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Answer: B. Indefinite article
Here a is used as: Indefinite article.