Parts of Speech MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Parts of Speech - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is '2' i.e. Adjective clause.

Key Points

• The sentence "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." contains a clause: "that rocks the cradle."
• This clause provides additional information about the noun "hand."
• Such clauses are called Adjective clauses because they describe or modify nouns.
• The adjective clause in this sentence begins with the relative pronoun "that."

Correct Explanation: The clause "that rocks the cradle" is an adjective clause because it modifies the noun "hand."

Additional Information

• What is a Clause? A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
• Types of Clauses:
  • Noun Clause: Acts as a noun in the sentence.
  • Adjective Clause: Modifies a noun or pronoun.
  • Adverbial Clause: Modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
  • Prepositional Clause: Functions as a complement introduced by a preposition.
• Example of Adjective Clause: "The book that she wrote is famous." (Modifies "book").

Key Points

• The word "yet" is used in the sentence to connect two contrasting ideas: "He is willing" and "unable to undertake the onerous task."
• Words that connect clauses, sentences, or words are classified as Conjunctions.
• In this context, "yet" serves as a conjunction to indicate contrast.

Additional Information

• Adverb – Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. "Yet" is not functioning as an adverb here.
• Preposition – Prepositions show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words in a sentence. "Yet" is not a preposition in this sentence.
• Interjection – Interjections are words or phrases that express emotion. "Yet" is not used as an interjection in this context.
• Thus, "yet" is correctly identified as a Conjunction.

The correct answer is: Option 3 i.e., Mare.

Key Points

• The word "Horse" refers to a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped domesticated for riding, carrying, or pulling loads. (घोड़ा)
  • Example: The horse galloped across the field with great speed.
• "Mare" is the feminine form of "Horse." It specifically refers to an adult female horse. (घोड़ी)
  • Example: The mare gave birth to a foal last night.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Mare.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Colt (बछेड़ा): Refers to a young male horse, typically under the age of four.
  • Example: The colt was frolicking in the meadow.
• Horses (घोड़े): Plural form of "Horse," referring to more than one horse.
  • Example: Horses are often used in races and polo games.
• She-horse (मादा घोड़ा): This is an informal and less commonly used term to refer to a female horse.
  • Example: The she-horse was grazing peacefully in the pasture.

Key Points

• The sentence compares two cities, so we need the comparative degree of the adjective "bad".
• The correct comparative form of "bad" is "worse", not "more bad" or "worst".
• "Worse" is used when comparing two things; "worst" is the superlative used when comparing more than two.
• Hence, "Delhi is worse than Mumbai in terms of pollution" is grammatically and contextually correct.

Additional Information

• Positive degree: bad (e.g., This air is bad.)
• Comparative degree: worse (e.g., This air is worse than yesterday's.)
• Superlative degree: worst (e.g., This is the worst air quality this year.)
• "More bad" is incorrect; use "worse" instead for comparisons between two subjects.

Key Points

• An infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by the word "to".
• In the sentence, "to get" is the infinitive phrase, where "get" is the base verb and "to" is the marker.
• The infinitive phrase "to get" explains the purpose of going to the store.
• Other options like "to the store" are prepositional phrases and do not function as infinitives.

Additional Information

• Infinitive: It is the base form of a verb usually preceded by "to", e.g., to eat, to go, to play.
• Infinitives can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in a sentence.
• Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun/pronoun, e.g., "to the store".
• Infinitives often show purpose, especially when answering "why" someone does something.

The correct answer is A

Key Points

• The usage of the verb in the present indefinite tense in the first clause is incorrect as it does not convey grammatically and logically correct sense. 
• We will use 'present participles' as an adjective in the given sentence, as it describes "noun" i.e. people in the given sentence.
  • For e.g.- I respect working disabled people. [here, working is a present participle, used as an adjective]
• Here, 'face' should not be used as a 'verb' as the main verb; as it is modifying 'Noun' i.e. People in the given context.
• The 'helping verb' of the sentence is 'have been' followed by main verb of the sentence i.e. 'declining'.
• Thus, 'face' will be replaced by 'facing' to make the sentence logically and grammatically correct.
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Thus the correct sentence is: People facing hunger and poor nutrition have been declining in the country since 2000. 

The erroneous part is 'the very well-directed film'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'a very well-directed film' should be used instead of 'the very well-directed film'.
• The rule for the usage of "an" or "a" is, that if the word following has a vowel sound, "an" is used (e.g. An honor, A house).
• If there's a consonant sound, "a" is used.
• There are many examples of this in relation to "very".
  • Example: That was a very nice house!
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.
   

Correct Sentence: It was a very well-directed film and we enjoyed it.

The correct answer is "Possessive pronoun".

Key Points

• Pronouns are words that replace a noun (सर्वनाम वे शब्द हैं जो संज्ञा के स्थान पर आते हैं।). 
• There are seven types of pronouns-
• Personal pronouns -  they replace nouns representing people (वे लोगों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाली संज्ञाओं को प्रतिस्थापित करते हैं).
  • Example - he, she etc.
• Demonstrative pronouns -  used to demonstrate (or indicate) (जैसे शब्द का उपयोग जब किसी वस्तु/वस्तुओं की ओर संकेत करने के लिये).
  • Example - this, these etc.
• Indefinite pronouns - used for non-specific things (जिस शब्द से किसी अनिश्चित चीज का संकेत मिलता है) .
  • Example - all, none, etc.
• Interrogative pronouns -  used in questions (जो सर्वनाम प्रश्न पूछने का काम करते है).
  • Example - who, which etc. 
• Possessive pronouns -used to show possession (कब्जा दिखाने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया).
  • Example - mine, yours etc.
• Reflexive pronouns -  ends in ...self or ...selves and refers to another noun or pronoun in the sentence (इसका प्रयोग 'अपने आपको' के अर्थ में होता है।) .
  • Example - yourself, yourselves etc.
• Intensive pronouns -refers back to another noun or pronoun in the sentence to emphasize it (किसी अन्य संज्ञा या सर्वनाम पर जोर देने के संदर्भित  में किया जाता है) .
  • Example - himself, itself etc.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is option 2, --Superlative.

A positive adjective is used to describe something.
Example: She is a good girl.
A comparative adjective is used to compare two objects and it is generally followed by the word 'than'.
Example: She thinks that tea is better than coffee.
A superlative adjective is used to compare at least three or more than three objects and is generally preceded by 'the'.
Example: This is the worst day of my life.

The correct answer is He does his work carefully.

Key Points

• An adverb of manner modifies or changes a sentence to tell us how something happens, such as whether it was quickly or slowly.
• They're usually placed after the main verb or after the object.
• Here, carefully is used to qualify the verb do.
• Carefully is used as an adverb of manner.
• Thus, the sentence with the appropriate use of adverb of manner is option 3.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Infinitive.

Key Points

• A verb which is not limited to person and number and does not show any tense is called a Non-finite verb.
• A non-finite verb does not act as a verb.
• There are three types of non-finite verb: gerunds, infinitives, and participles.

1. A gerund is a verb that acts as a noun. It is an '-ing' verb. E.g. "Reading is her hobby."
2. Infinitives are the basic form of a verb(to+verb) and these are mainly non-inflected verb. Infinitives can be used as adverbs, nouns or adjectives. E.g. "They planned to visit my place much before." Examples of infinitives include to read, to run, to jump, to play, to sing, to laugh, to cry, to eat, and to go. 
3. Participles are the verbs ending in 'ed' and 'ing', and which act as adjectives. E.g. "I found a boy dancing in the middle of the road."

The erroneous part is '​Antique diamond necklace'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'An antique diamond necklace' should be used instead of 'Antique diamond necklace'.
• If any word starts with these vowels or has any vowel sound then the article 'an' is used before them. In the given sentence 'honest' starts with a 'vowel sound'. 
• Some words start with 'vowel sound' but start with 'consonant letter'. We use 'an' article before these kinds of words. 
• The list of these kinds of words is as follows: Honest, hour, heir, honorable, honorary, M.C.A. MNC, RTI, IMT, X-Ray, M.P., L.L.B., etc.
• In the given sentence 'Antique' starts with the vowel 'a'.
  • Example: It is an example worth revising.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 3.
   

Correct Sentence: An antique diamond necklace was stolen from the museum. 

The correct answer is 'A'.

• The error lies in part 'A' of the sentence.
• In case of a negative effect, the order of persons is: First person> Second person> Third person.
  • For example: I (first person), you (second person) and he (third person) will be punished.
• Similarly, in this context, 'I, you and he' is correct as there is a negative situation here.

The correct answer is: I, you and he are guilty and will be punished for the mistake we committed.

The correct answer is '​too grave sin'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'too grave a sin' should be used instead of 'too grave sin'.
• In the given sentence 'sin' is a noun. And it starts with a consonant 's'.
• Hence, the indefinite article 'a' should be used before it.
• It means 'an action or way of behaving that is not allowed by a religion'. [धार्मिक दृष्टि से निषिद्घ कार्य या आचरण; पाप (कर्म)]
  • Example: It is a sin to steal.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.
   

Correct Sentence: This is too grave a sin to be pardoned.

Key Points

• The correct phrase is "knowing the truth" instead of "knowing truth".
• In the given sentence, the 'truth' is known to them so it is definite and hence will take article 'the'.
• The definite article "the" is used before a noun whose identity is known to the reader.
  • Example: The pen he gifted me is still in my bag.
• The corrected sentence would be: "After knowing the truth, the jury took the right decision in the case."

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.