Parts of Speech Solved MCQs
1. Which of the following sentences contains an abstract noun?
a) The book is heavy.
b) She has three dogs.
c) His kindness touched my heart.
d) They quickly ran to the park.
2. Identify the compound noun in the following sentence:
"The police officer arrested the suspect."
a) police
b) officer
c) arrested
d) suspect
3. Select the sentence with a collective noun:
a) The team won the championship.
b) The sun is shining brightly.
c) The bird is singing melodiously.
d) The herd of cattle is grazing in the field.
4. Which of the following words is an example of a proper noun?
a) house
b) river
c) Salman
d) happiness
5. Choose the sentence with an appositive phrase:
a) The cat sat on the window sill.
b) My favorite colour is blue.
c) My friend Basit, a teacher, visited me.
d) The cake tastes delicious.
6. Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence:
"Her beauty shone like a radiant star."
a) beauty
b) shone
c) like
d) star
7. Select the sentence with a possessive noun:
a) The sky is clear.
b) The cat's tail is fluffy.
c) The car is fast.
d) The teacher is helpful.
8. Which of the following is a gerund phrase acting as a noun?
a) Running in the morning
b) Quickly ran to catch the bus
c) The sun is setting.
d) The book is interesting.
9. Identify the compound noun in the following sentence:
"He gave me a birthday gift."
a) she
b) gave
c) birthday
d) gift
10. Choose the sentence with a proper noun:
a) The sun rises in the east.
b) The children are playing in the park.
c) I visited Sukkur City last month.
d) The flower smells sweet.
11. Which of the following nouns is an example of a "common gender" noun?
a) Actor
b) Actress
c) Friend
d) Waiter
12. Identify the noun that does not change in form to indicate gender:
a) Crow
b) Actor
c) Hero
d) Duck
13. Which of the following nouns is an example of a "neuter gender" noun?
a) Girl
b) Chair
c) Queen
d) Mother
14. Choose the plural form of the noun "phenomenon":
a) Phenomenons
b) Phenomena
c) Phenomeni
d) Phenomenonies
15. What is the plural form of the compound noun "mother-in-law"?
a) Mothers-in-laws
b) Mother-in-laws
c) Mothers-in-law
d) Mother-in-law
16. Which of the following nouns is a "collective noun"?
a) Book
b) Team
c) Tree
d) River
17. Select the noun that undergoes a change in gender when referring to the male and female counterparts:
a) Teacher
b) Doctor
c) Parent
d) Cousin
18. Which of the following sentences contains a stative verb?
a) This road leads towards main city.
b) He possesses great knowledge.
c) They are swimming in the pool.
d) The wind blows strongly.
19. Identify the verb tense in the sentence: "By next week, they will have completed their project."
a) Present Simple
b) Present Continuous
c) Future Perfect
d) Past Perfect
20. In the sentence, "She sings beautifully," which type of verb is "sings"?
a) Transitive Verb
b) Intransitive Verb
c) Linking Verb
d) Auxiliary Verb
21. Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
a) If I was you, I would do it differently.
b) I wish he was here right now.
c) If I were you, I would do it differently.
d) She was glad that he went to the party.
22. In the sentence, "They were eating when I arrived," what is the verb tense of "were eating"?
a) Past Simple
b) Past Pregressive
c) Past Perfect
d) Present Perfect
23. Choose the sentence with a gerund used as a subject complement.
a) Swimming in the ocean is fun.
b) She swam in the ocean yesterday.
c) To swim in the ocean was her dream.
d) I saw her swim in the ocean.
24. What is the main verb in the sentence, "Having finished his homework, Ibrahim went to the park"?
A) Finished
B) Having
C) Went
D) Homework
25. In the sentence, "He works hard, but his brother hardly works," what type of verb is "hardly works"?
a) Action Verb
b) Intransitive Verb
c) Modal Verb
d) Adverbial Verb
26. Which of the following sentences has a phrasal verb?
a) She asked about your health.
b) They brought up an interesting topic.
c) He left for the conference.
d) She broke down during the presentation.
27. Identify the verb mood in the sentence: "If I had known, I would have helped."
a) Indicative Mood
b) Imperative Mood
c) Conditional Mood
d) Subjunctive Mood
28. Which of the following pronouns is classified as a "demonstrative pronoun"?
a) He
b) It
c) This
d) Whose
29. Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: "The book that I borrowed from him is on the table."
a) The
b) I
c) That
d) Him
30. In the sentence, "Each of the students must submit their homework," which type of pronoun is "their"?
a) Indefinite pronoun
b) Possessive pronoun
c) Reflexive pronoun
d) Demonstrative pronoun
31. Which pronoun is a personal pronoun in the objective case?
a) I
b) Me
c) our
d) my
32. Identify the antecedent of the pronoun "it" in the sentence: "The cat was hungry, so it meowed loudly."
a) Cat
b) Hungry
c) So
d) Meowed
33. What type of pronoun is the word "none" in the sentence: "None of the students attended the lecture"?
a) Indefinite pronoun
b) Interrogative pronoun
c) Relative pronoun
d) Personal pronoun
34. Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?
a) Their
b) Themselves
c) Those
d) Them
35. In the sentence, "Both of the singers performed well," what type of pronoun is "both"?
a) Demonstrative pronoun
b) Distributive pronoun
c) Indefinite pronoun
d) Relative pronoun
36. Identify the intensive pronoun in the sentence: "I myself will handle the situation. You just don't worry at all."
a) I
b) Myself
c) You
d) All
37. Which of the following is a relative pronoun?
a) Someone
b) Anybody
c) Who
d) That
38. Which of the following is an example of a superlative adjective?
a) Beautiful
b) More beautiful
c) Most beautiful
d) Beautifully
39. Identify the type of adjective in the sentence: "She has a red pen."
a) Demonstrative adjective
b) Proper adjective
c) Descriptive adjective
d) Quantitative adjective
40. Choose the correct degree of comparison for the adjective "intelligent":
a) Intelligenter
b) More intelligent
c) Intelligenter
d) Most intelligent
41. In the sentence "The blue sky is beautiful," what type of adjective is "blue"?
a) Descriptive adjective
b) Quantitative adjective
c) Demonstrative adjective
d) Possessive adjective
42. Select the correct sentence with the correct order of adjectives:
a) She wore a beautiful, silk, red dress.
b) She wore a red, silk, beautiful dress.
c) She wore a red, beautiful, silk dress.
d) She wore a silk, beautiful, red dress.
43. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate adjective?
a) The flowers in the garden are colourful.
b) She smiled brightly.
c) The cat sat on the warm radiator.
d) He felt very tired.
44. What is the degree of comparison for the adjective "far"?
a) Comparative
b) Superlative
c) Positive
d) None of the above
45. In the phrase "my book," what type of adjective is "my"?
a) Demonstrative adjective
b) Possessive adjective
c) Interrogative adjective
d) Quantitative adjective
46. Identify the type of adjective in the sentence: "Whose idea was this?"
a) Demonstrative adjective
b) Possessive adjective
c) Interrogative adjective
d) Descriptive adjective
47. Which of the following adjectives is a compound adjective?
a) Quick
b) Good
c) Five-year-old
d) Intelligent
48. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of manner?
a) She quickly finished her work.
b) He is a very tall man.
c) The book is on the table.
d) They sing beautifully.
49. Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The cat stealthily crept into the room."
a) cat
b) stealthily
c) room
d) crept
50. In the sentence, "He spoke so softly that I could barely hear him," the word "softly" is an example of:
a) Adverb of time
b) Adverb of manner
c) Adverb of place
d) Adverb of frequency
51. Which of the following is an adverb of frequency?
a) Sometimes
b) There
c) Beautifully
d) Suddenly
52. Choose the sentence in which an adverb of place is used:
a) She reads frequently.
b) The keys are here.
c) They work diligently.
d) He arrived late.
53. Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence: "They went to the store after the rain stopped."
a) They went
b) to the store
c) after the rain
d) stopped
54. Which of the following is not an adverb of degree?
a) Very
b) Too
c) So
d) Swiftly
55. In the sentence, "She will arrive tomorrow," the word "tomorrow" is an example of which type of adverb?
a) Adverb of time
b) Adverb of manner
c) Adverb of place
d) Adverb of frequency
56. Identify the adverb of place in the sentence: "The treasure is hidden somewhere deep within the cave."
a) somewhere
b) hidden
c) deep
d) within the cave
57. Which of the following sentences contains an adverb of frequency?
a) The sun is shining brightly.
b) I usually wake up early.
c) They drove there.
d) She sang beautifully.
58. Which of the following is NOT a preposition?
a) Above
b) Therefore
c) Between
d) Beyond
59. Identify the type of preposition in the sentence: "She walked across the bridge."
a) Simple Preposition
b) Compound Preposition
c) Double Preposition
d) Phrase Preposition
Correct Answer: a) Simple Preposition
60. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "Let's read introduction ______ English Grammar."
a) on
b) of
c) by
d) to
61. Which of the following prepositions is used to show time relationships?
a) Over
b) Under
c) During
d) Around
62. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The cat slept on the windowsill."
a) The cat
b) Slept on
c) On the windowsill
d) Windowsill
63. Which of the following sentences contains a prepositional phrase that functions as an adverb?
a) She went to the store.
b) He sat beside me.
c) They played with great enthusiasm.
d) The book on the shelf is mine.
64. Which preposition is used to indicate the cause or reason behind an action?
a) Among
b) By
c) For
d) Through
65. Identify the preposition in the sentence: "The treasure was hidden beneath the old oak tree."
a) Hidden
b) Was
c) Beneath
d) Oak
66. Which preposition is used to indicate a location or position in a three-dimensional space?
a) In
b) On
c) Beside
d) Through
67. What is the primary function of a coordinating conjunction in a sentence?
a. To connect independent clauses
b. To introduce a dependent clause
c. To modify nouns
d. To indicate tense
68. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence: "Although she studied hard, she couldn't pass the exam."
a. Although
b. She
c. Hard
d. Pass
69. Which of the following is not a coordinating conjunction?
a. And
b. But
c. However
d. Or
70. Choose the correct correlative conjunction pair to complete the sentence: "Not only did she complete her project, ____ she also presented it at the conference."
a. But
b. Or
c. Yet
d. But also
71. In the sentence, "He is both smart and diligent," what type of conjunction is "and"?
a. Coordinating conjunction
b. Subordinating conjunction
c. Correlative conjunction
d. None of the above
72. Which of the following is not a type of subordinating conjunction?
a. Although
b. Since
c. Nonetheless
d. Until
73. Identify the conjunction in the sentence: "I like neither tea nor coffee."
a. Like
b. Neither
c. Nor
d. Tea
74. Choose the appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank: "He is very talented ____ hardworking."
a. And
b. So
c. Because
d. As if
75. Which type of conjunction is used to express a contrast or opposition in a sentence?
a. Coordinating conjunction
b. Subordinating conjunction
c. Correlative conjunction
d. Adversative conjunction
76. What is the function of a conjunctive adverb in a sentence?
a. To join two independent clauses
b. To introduce a dependent clause
c. To modify a verb
d. To indicate tense
77. What is an interjection in the context of parts of speech?
a) A type of verb
b) A type of adjective
c) A part of speech that expresses strong emotions or sudden exclamations
d) A conjunction that connects words and phrases
78. Which type of interjection expresses strong negative emotions or dismay?
a) Joyful interjection
b) Expressive interjection
c) Dismissive interjection
d) Exclamatory interjection
79. Identify the type of interjection in the following sentence: "Alas! I missed the opportunity."
a) Joyful interjection
b) Expressive interjection
c) Dismissive interjection
d) Exclamatory interjection
80. Which of the following words is not an interjection?
a) Hooray
b) Ouch
c) Suddenly
d) Bravo
81. What is the purpose of interjections in language?
a) To connect clauses in a sentence
b) To provide descriptive details
c) To express emotions or reactions
d) To indicate tense in verbs
82. Which of the following sentences contains an interjection?
a) The cat sat on the windowsill.
b) Wow, that's an amazing performance!
c) She walked to the store.
d) He reads books every day.
83. What type of interjection is "Eureka"?
a) Joyful interjection
b) Expressive interjection
c) Dismissive interjection
d) Exclamatory interjection
84. Which of the following is not a common interjection used in English?
a) Oops
b) Well
c) Hi
d) Please
85. In the sentence, "Oh no, I forgot my keys," which word is an interjection?
a) No
b) Forgot
c) Oh
d) Keys
86. Which of the following words is an example of a noun formed through nominalization?
a) Develop
b) Developer
c) Development
d) Developing
87. Identify the word that represents a verb formed through conversion (zero derivation).
a) Quick
b) Quickly
c) Quicken
d) Quickness
88. Choose the correct adjective derived from the noun "Innovation."
a) Innovate
b) Innovative
c) Innovatively
d) Innovativeness
89. What is the adverb form of the adjective "Brilliant"?
a) Brilliance
b) Brilliantly
c) Brilliancy
d) Brilliances
90. Select the noun derived from the verb "Evaluate."
a) Evaluation
b) Evaluative
c) Evaluating
d) Evaluated
91. Identify the word that demonstrates the process of creating an adjective from a verb.
a) Speech
b) Speechify
c) Speaking
d) Speechless
92. What is the adverb form of the adjective "Furious"?
a) Fury
b) Furiously
c) Furies
d) Furiousness
93. Choose the noun derived from the adjective "Sincere."
a) Sincerity
b) Sincerely
c) Sincerest
d) Sincerity
94. Which word represents a verb formed through the addition of a suffix?
a) Edit
b) Edition
c) Editorial
d) Editor
95. What is the adverb form of the adjective "Obvious"?
a) Obviousness
b) Obviously
c) Observing
d) Observe
96. Which of the following words can be formed into a noun by adding the suffix "-ity"?
a) Create
b) Adjective
c) Active
d) Establish
97. Choose the word that can be transformed into an adjective by adding the suffix "-ous"?
a) Care
b) Help
c) Danger
d) Perform
98. Which of the following words can be turned into an adverb by adding the suffix "-ly"?
a) Quick
b) Joy
c) Exact
d) Simple
99. Identify the word that can be converted into a verb by adding the suffix "-en"?
a) Dark
b) Weak
c) Black
d) Strengthen
100. Select the word that can be made into a noun by adding the suffix "-ance"?
a) Differ
b) Attend
c) Resist
d) Abundance
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