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English – Spotting Errors – Set 3 (Parts of Speech Based)
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- The test contains 23 questions.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 23 questions to be solved in 12 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 most beautiful seven monkeys of the landlord were taken for a stroll.- A. Noun phrase
- B. Adjective
- C. Noun
- D. Object
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Answer: B. Adjective
Here most beautiful is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Alas ! He has been defeated.- A. Adjective
- B. Adverb
- C. Interjection
- D. Conjunction
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Answer: C. Interjection
Here Alas is used as: Interjection.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The man who is in the green shirt is the chief of the day.- A. Demonstrative pronoun
- B. Assertive noun
- C. Pronoun
- D. Relative pronoun
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Answer: D. Relative pronoun
Here who is used as: Relative pronoun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
He has been living in the jungle for long and he knows all the animals here.- A. Preposition
- B. Personal pronoun
- C. Subordinating conjunction
- D. Coordinating conjunction
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Answer: D. Coordinating conjunction
Here and is used as: Coordinating conjunction.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
This time we woke up to virus-related diseases.- A. Noun phrase
- B. Adverb
- C. Article
- D. Demonstrative
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Answer: D. Demonstrative
Here This is used as: Demonstrative.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Love your neighbour as thyself .- A. Preposition
- B. Pronoun
- C. Adjective
- D. Noun
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Answer: B. Pronoun
Here thyself is used as: Pronoun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Ravi won the match with a huge margin.- A. Intransitive verb
- B. Demonstrative verb
- C. Transitive verb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: C. Transitive verb
Here won is used as: Transitive verb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
There was an exultation in the group.- A. Adjectival Noun
- B. Noun
- C. Adverb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: B. Noun
Here exultation is used as: Noun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
He has been working in the Department of Foreign Affairs since 2002.- A. Intensifier
- B. Noun
- C. Preposition
- D. Adjective
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Answer: C. Preposition
Here since is used as: Preposition.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The man in dark blue is the one who made us win the match.- A. Relative
- B. Relative pronoun
- C. Interrogative pronoun
- D. Affirmative clause
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Answer: B. Relative pronoun
Here who is used as: Relative pronoun.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The most beautiful actor of the industry was awarded today.- A. Adjective
- B. Noun
- C. Numeral
- D. Adverb
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Answer: A. Adjective
Here most beautiful is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
"What is the latest news?" asked the Captain.- A. Adjectival clause
- B. Adverb
- C. Adjective
- D. Relative pronoun
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Answer: C. Adjective
Here latest is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Noticing the change in the behaviour of the officer, the cadets returned to their position.- A. Participle
- B. Noun
- C. Present continuous
- D. Noun phrase
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Answer: A. Participle
Here Noticing is used as: Participle.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Hurrah ! What a scintillating beauty the landscape is!- A. Adverb
- B. Adjective
- C. Conjunction
- D. Interjection
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Answer: D. Interjection
Here Hurrah is used as: Interjection.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Ravi was declared as the winner in the tie because he had hit the most number of fours and sixes.- A. Interjection
- B. Cause
- C. Conjunction
- D. Adverb
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Answer: C. Conjunction
Here because is used as: Conjunction.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Rita eats her dinner quickly.- A. Adverb
- B. Preposition
- C. Verb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: C. Verb
Here eats is used as: Verb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
He thought the movie ended abruptly .- A. Noun
- B. Verb
- C. Adverb
- D. Adjective
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Answer: C. Adverb
Here abruptly is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
I will meet you in the third week of August.- A. Verb
- B. Pronoun
- C. Noun
- D. Preposition
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Answer: D. Preposition
Here in is used as: Preposition.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Jasmines and roses are my favourite flowers.- A. Conjunction
- B. Verb
- C. Preposition
- D. Interjection
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Answer: A. Conjunction
Here and is used as: Conjunction.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
She truthfully answered the detective's questions.- A. Adverb
- B. Verb
- C. Adjective
- D. Noun
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Answer: A. Adverb
Here truthfully is used as: Adverb.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
Hurrah ! We won the game !- A. Interjection
- B. Conjunction
- C. Pronoun
- D. Noun
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Answer: A. Interjection
Here Hurrah is used as: Interjection.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The son writes meaningless letters to his father.- A. Adverb
- B. Verb
- C. Pronoun
- D. Adjective
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Answer: D. Adjective
Here meaningless is used as: Adjective.
- Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word or words:
The children were walking through the forest.- A. Preposition
- B. Adjective
- C. Adverb
- D. Verb
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Answer: A. Preposition
Here through is used as: Preposition.