Choose which part of speech the underlined part belongs to:

He is the strongest boy in the college.

  1. Pronoun
  2. Verb
  3. Adjective
  4. Preposition

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Option 4 : Preposition
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The correct answer is Preposition

Key Points

  • As we have to identify the part of the speech of the word, we need to know the significance of the parts of the speech.
  • Parts of speech:
    • A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions.
    • In English, the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
  • Let's understand the definitions of parts of speech given in the options:
    Parts of speech Function Example
    Pronoun It is used in the place of nouns to avoid repetition. Nobody can come between us.
    Verb It is the action word in the sentence. Close the door. It is open.
    Adjective It is used to qualify the noun or pronoun in the sentence. The disastrous disease is spreading very fast. The old man is suffering from it.
    Preposition It makes the relationship of the noun or pronoun to the other words in the sentence. This way, he will be free from the danger of poison. I am in love with you.

     

Thus the correct answer is Option 4

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