Parts of Speech - Quiz 1 (Scholarship Exam)

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What part of speech is the underlined word?

1. John is intelligent but he is lazy.

A) Adverb
B) Pronoun
C) Adjective
D) Preposition

... Correct Answer is B) Pronoun

2. The poor man has seen happier days.

A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adverb
D) Adjective

... Correct Answer is D) Adjective

3. The city itself is not very large.

A) Pronoun
B) Adverb
C) Adjective
D) Preposition

... Correct Answer is A) Pronoun

4. The players arrived after the umpire left.

A) Adverb
B) Conjunction
C) Adjective
D) Preposition

... Correct Answer is B) Conjunction

5. India won by 10 wickets.

A) Noun
B) Interjection
C) Preposition
D) Conjunction

... Correct Answer is C) Preposition

6. We had gone for a long drive.

A) Verb
B) Adverb
C) Adjective
D) Noun

... Correct Answer is D) Noun

7. She was old but she was very energetic.

A) Conjunction
B) Adverb
C) Adjective
D) Preposition

... Correct Answer is A) Conjunction

8. Still waters run deep.

A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Verb

... Correct Answer is B) Adjective

9. Please come here.

A) Verb
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Noun

... Correct Answer is C) Adverb

10. Hush ! the baby is sleeping.

A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Conjunction
D) Interjection

... Correct Answer is D) Interjection

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