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Parts of Speech MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 Parts of Speech questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Read the two statements about basic English sentence patterns at the primary stage: Statement 1: In the pattern S-V, the sentence has only a subject and a verb, such as "Birds fly". Statement 2: In the pattern S-V-O, the verb is followed by an object that receives the action, such as "She eats an apple". Which of the above is/are correct?
In the S-V pattern, an intransitive verb does not take an object, as in "Birds fly". In the S-V-O pattern, a transitive verb is followed by an object that receives the action, as in "She eats an apple". Both statements correctly describe these primary-stage patterns.
Q2In the sentence "The little girl reads a story", which word is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, animal, or thing. In this sentence, "girl" names a person, so it is the noun. "Little" describes the girl, "reads" shows the action, and "the" is an article.
Q3Which of the following statements about parts of speech at the primary stage is INCORRECT?
A conjunction joins words, phrases, or sentences, such as "and", "but", or "or". It does not name a person, place, or thing — that is the job of a noun. So statement D is incorrect at the primary level.
Q4Consider the following statements about the eight parts of speech taught at the primary stage: 1. A pronoun replaces a noun and avoids repetition, as "he" replaces "Ramesh". 2. An interjection expresses a sudden feeling, such as "Oh!" or "Wow!". 3. An article like "a", "an", or "the" is used before a noun. Which combination of the above is correct?
Each statement matches a basic part-of-speech idea taught at the primary stage: pronouns replace nouns, interjections show sudden feelings, and articles come before nouns. So all three statements are correct.
Q5How many parts of speech are commonly taught in traditional school English grammar at the level of Classes I to V?
Traditional school English grammar commonly lists eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Articles are usually treated within determiners or adjective-related teaching at this level, not as a separate ninth part of speech.
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6Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): In the sentence "She is a good teacher", the word "teacher" is the subject complement. Reason (R): A subject complement appears after a linking verb such as "is" and gives more information about the subject. Choose the correct option.
7Which word in the sentence "Ravi runs quickly to school" is an adverb?
8How many adjectives are there in the sentence "The small brown dog is friendly"?
9Match the words in List-I with their correct part of speech in List-II: List-I: (i) book (ii) happy (iii) runs (iv) on List-II: (a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Preposition (d) Adjective Choose the correct match.
10Arrange the words below in the correct order to form a meaningful S-V-O sentence at the primary stage: (i) eats (ii) Sita (iii) mango (iv) a Choose the correct sequence.