100 General English MCQ Quiz: Parts of Speech

Learning the Parts of Speech is one of the most important steps in mastering English grammar. Every English sentence is made up of words that perform different grammatical functions. These words are traditionally classified into eight main parts of speech: Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.

This 100-question General English MCQ Quiz on Parts of Speech is designed for students, teachers, competitive-exam aspirants, and anyone who wants to strengthen their English grammar. Each question includes the correct answer and a short explanation.


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Parts of Speech: Quick Revision

Before attempting the quiz, let us quickly review the eight major parts of speech:

1. Noun: Names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Example: teacher, school, book, honesty


2. Pronoun: Used in place of a noun.
Example: he, she, it, they, we


3. Verb: Shows an action, occurrence, or state.
Example: run, write, eat, is, become


4. Adjective: Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Example: beautiful, tall, honest, five


5. Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Example: quickly, very, carefully, yesterday


6. Preposition: Shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.
Example: in, on, at, under, beside


7. Conjunction: Connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: and, but, because, although


8. Interjection: Expresses sudden feeling or emotion.
Example: Oh!, Wow!, Alas!, Hurrah!




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100 MCQ Questions on Parts of Speech

1. Which part of speech is the word “teacher” in the sentence: “The teacher is kind”?

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

Answer: B. Noun

Explanation: “Teacher” names a person, so it is a noun.


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2. Identify the pronoun in the sentence: “She is reading a book.”

A. reading
B. book
C. She
D. is

Answer: C. She

Explanation: “She” is used in place of a person’s name, so it is a pronoun.


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3. Which word is a verb in the sentence “The boy runs fast”?

A. boy
B. runs
C. fast
D. the

Answer: B. runs

Explanation: “Runs” expresses an action, so it is a verb.


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4. Identify the adjective: “She has a beautiful dress.”

A. She
B. has
C. beautiful
D. dress

Answer: C. beautiful

Explanation: “Beautiful” describes the noun “dress,” so it is an adjective.


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5. Identify the adverb: “He speaks slowly.”

A. He
B. speaks
C. slowly
D. none

Answer: C. slowly

Explanation: “Slowly” tells us how he speaks. It modifies the verb “speaks.”


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6. Which word is a preposition?

A. under
B. quickly
C. happy
D. sing

Answer: A. under

Explanation: “Under” shows a relationship of position between two things.


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7. Identify the conjunction: “Rita and Sita are friends.”

A. Rita
B. and
C. Sita
D. friends

Answer: B. and

Explanation: “And” connects the two nouns “Rita” and “Sita.”


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8. Which word is an interjection?

A. Wow!
B. quickly
C. beautiful
D. school

Answer: A. Wow!

Explanation: “Wow!” expresses sudden surprise or admiration.


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9. In “The dog barked loudly,” what part of speech is “dog”?

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

Answer: A. Noun

Explanation: “Dog” names an animal, so it is a noun.


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10. In “He is very honest,” what part of speech is “honest”?

A. Noun
B. Pronoun
C. Adjective
D. Preposition

Answer: C. Adjective

Explanation: “Honest” describes the pronoun “He.”


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11. Identify the noun: “Honesty is the best policy.”

A. is
B. best
C. Honesty
D. the

Answer: C. Honesty

Explanation: “Honesty” names an abstract quality, so it is an abstract noun.


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12. Which word is a pronoun in “They went to the market”?

A. went
B. market
C. They
D. the

Answer: C. They

Explanation: “They” is a pronoun used instead of names or nouns referring to people.


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13. Identify the verb: “Birds fly in the sky.”

A. Birds
B. fly
C. sky
D. the

Answer: B. fly

Explanation: “Fly” shows the action performed by the birds.


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14. Identify the adjective: “It is a cold morning.”

A. morning
B. cold
C. is
D. It

Answer: B. cold

Explanation: “Cold” describes the noun “morning.”


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15. Identify the adverb: “She danced gracefully.”

A. She
B. danced
C. gracefully
D. none

Answer: C. gracefully

Explanation: “Gracefully” describes how she danced.


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16. Which word is a preposition in “The book is on the table”?

A. book
B. is
C. on
D. table

Answer: C. on

Explanation: “On” shows the relationship between the book and the table.


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17. Identify the conjunction: “I wanted to go, but it was raining.”

A. wanted
B. go
C. but
D. raining

Answer: C. but

Explanation: “But” connects two clauses and shows contrast.


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18. Which word is an interjection?

A. Alas!
B. write
C. slowly
D. house

Answer: A. Alas!

Explanation: “Alas!” expresses sorrow or sadness.


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19. In “The red car is fast,” what is “red”?

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

Answer: C. Adjective

Explanation: “Red” describes the noun “car.”


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20. In “He worked carefully,” what is “carefully”?

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

Answer: A. Adverb

Explanation: “Carefully” tells us how he worked.


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21. Which part of speech is “Mumbai” in “Mumbai is a large city”?

A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Adverb
D. Pronoun

Answer: B. Noun

Explanation: “Mumbai” is the name of a place, so it is a proper noun.


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22. Which part of speech is “we” in “We are students”?

A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Pronoun
D. Verb

Answer: C. Pronoun

Explanation: “We” is a personal pronoun.


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23. Identify the verb: “The children played football.”

A. children
B. played
C. football
D. the

Answer: B. played

Explanation: “Played” expresses an action.


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24. Identify the adjective: “He bought an expensive watch.”

A. bought
B. watch
C. expensive
D. He

Answer: C. expensive

Explanation: “Expensive” describes the watch.


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25. Identify the adverb: “The baby slept peacefully.”

A. baby
B. slept
C. peacefully
D. the

Answer: C. peacefully

Explanation: “Peacefully” describes how the baby slept.


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26. Identify the preposition: “The cat is under the chair.”

A. cat
B. is
C. under
D. chair

Answer: C. under

Explanation: “Under” shows the position of the cat in relation to the chair.


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27. Identify the conjunction: “Study hard or you may fail.”

A. Study
B. hard
C. or
D. fail

Answer: C. or

Explanation: “Or” connects two alternatives.


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28. Identify the interjection: “Hurrah! We won the match.”

A. won
B. match
C. Hurrah!
D. We

Answer: C. Hurrah!

Explanation: “Hurrah!” expresses joy or excitement.


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29. Which word is a noun?

A. kindness
B. kindly
C. kind
D. kinder

Answer: A. kindness

Explanation: “Kindness” names a quality or state, so it is a noun.


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30. Which word is an adjective?

A. beauty
B. beautifully
C. beautiful
D. beautify

Answer: C. beautiful

Explanation: “Beautiful” describes a person or thing, so it is an adjective.


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31. Which word is an adverb?

A. quick
B. quickly
C. quickness
D. quicker

Answer: B. quickly

Explanation: “Quickly” commonly modifies a verb by telling how an action occurs.


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32. Which word is a verb?

A. education
B. educational
C. educate
D. educator

Answer: C. educate

Explanation: “Educate” is an action word, so it is a verb.


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33. Identify the noun in “The sun shines brightly.”

A. sun
B. shines
C. brightly
D. the

Answer: A. sun

Explanation: “Sun” names a thing, so it is a noun.


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34. Identify the pronoun in “They helped us.”

A. helped
B. They
C. us
D. Both B and C

Answer: D. Both B and C

Explanation: “They” and “us” are both personal pronouns.


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35. Which word is an adjective in “She wore a blue dress”?

A. She
B. wore
C. blue
D. dress

Answer: C. blue

Explanation: “Blue” describes the dress.


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36. Which word is an adverb in “He answered correctly”?

A. He
B. answered
C. correctly
D. none

Answer: C. correctly

Explanation: “Correctly” modifies the verb “answered.”


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37. Which word is a preposition in “He sat beside me”?

A. sat
B. beside
C. me
D. He

Answer: B. beside

Explanation: “Beside” shows the relationship of position.


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38. Which word is a conjunction in “She is poor but honest”?

A. poor
B. but
C. honest
D. She

Answer: B. but

Explanation: “But” joins two contrasting descriptions.


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39. Which word is an interjection in “Oh! I forgot my book.”

A. forgot
B. book
C. Oh!
D. my

Answer: C. Oh!

Explanation: “Oh!” expresses sudden realization or surprise.


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40. Which part of speech is “childhood”?

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

Answer: C. Noun

Explanation: “Childhood” names a period or state of life, so it is a noun.


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41. In “This is my pen,” what is “my”?

A. Possessive adjective
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Conjunction

Answer: A. Possessive adjective

Explanation: “My” modifies the noun “pen” and shows possession.


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42. In “I know him,” what is “him”?

A. Noun
B. Pronoun
C. Adjective
D. Adverb

Answer: B. Pronoun

Explanation: “Him” is an object pronoun.


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43. In “The flowers smell sweet,” what is “sweet”?

A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Preposition

Answer: A. Adjective

Explanation: “Sweet” describes the flowers through a linking verb.


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44. Identify the verb in “She writes a letter.”

A. She
B. writes
C. letter
D. a

Answer: B. writes

Explanation: “Writes” shows the action performed by “She.”


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45. Which word is a noun in “The army marched forward”?

A. army
B. marched
C. forward
D. the

Answer: A. army

Explanation: “Army” names a group of people and is a collective noun.


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46. Which word is an adverb in “He arrived yesterday”?

A. He
B. arrived
C. yesterday
D. none

Answer: C. yesterday

Explanation: “Yesterday” tells when he arrived, so it functions as an adverb.


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47. Which word is a preposition in “The picture is above the table”?

A. picture
B. above
C. table
D. is

Answer: B. above

Explanation: “Above” shows the position of the picture relative to the table.


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48. Identify the conjunction: “Although he is poor, he is happy.”

A. poor
B. although
C. happy
D. he

Answer: B. although

Explanation: “Although” connects two clauses and introduces contrast.


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49. Which word is an interjection in “Bravo! You performed well.”

A. performed
B. well
C. Bravo!
D. You

Answer: C. Bravo!

Explanation: “Bravo!” expresses approval or praise.


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50. Which part of speech is “intelligence”?

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

Answer: B. Noun

Explanation: “Intelligence” names an abstract quality or ability.


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51–100: More Practice Questions

51. “The old man walks slowly.” What is “old”?

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

Answer: C. Adjective

Explanation: “Old” describes the noun “man.”


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52. “The old man walks slowly.” What is “slowly”?

A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Pronoun

Answer: B. Adverb

Explanation: “Slowly” describes the manner of walking.


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53. Which word is a noun in “Knowledge is power”?

A. Knowledge
B. is
C. power
D. Both A and C

Answer: D. Both A and C

Explanation: “Knowledge” and “power” are both nouns.


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54. Which word is a pronoun in “This is my house”?

A. house
B. my
C. This
D. is

Answer: C. This

Explanation: “This” is a demonstrative pronoun in this sentence.


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55. Which word is a verb in “They built a bridge”?

A. They
B. built
C. bridge
D. a

Answer: B. built

Explanation: “Built” expresses the action performed by “They.”


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56. Which word is an adjective in “The sky is clear”?

A. sky
B. is
C. clear
D. the

Answer: C. clear

Explanation: “Clear” describes the sky.


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57. Which word is an adverb in “She sings beautifully”?

A. She
B. sings
C. beautifully
D. none

Answer: C. beautifully

Explanation: “Beautifully” describes how she sings.


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58. Identify the preposition: “He walked across the road.”

A. walked
B. across
C. road
D. He

Answer: B. across

Explanation: “Across” shows movement from one side to another.


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59. Identify the conjunction: “Tom and Jerry are famous characters.”

A. Tom
B. and
C. famous
D. characters

Answer: B. and

Explanation: “And” connects the two names.


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60. Identify the interjection: “Alas! The bird is dead.”

A. bird
B. dead
C. Alas!
D. is

Answer: C. Alas!

Explanation: “Alas!” expresses sadness or sorrow.


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61. Which word is a noun?

A. happiness
B. happy
C. happily
D. happier

Answer: A. happiness

Explanation: “Happiness” names a state or quality.


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62. Which word is a pronoun?

A. teacher
B. he
C. school
D. clever

Answer: B. he

Explanation: “He” is a personal pronoun.


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63. Which word is a verb?

A. movement
B. move
C. movable
D. mover

Answer: B. move

Explanation: “Move” expresses an action.


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64. Which word is an adjective?

A. danger
B. dangerously
C. dangerous
D. endanger

Answer: C. dangerous

Explanation: “Dangerous” describes a person, place, or thing.


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65. Which word is an adverb?

A. careful
B. carefully
C. care
D. caring

Answer: B. carefully

Explanation: “Carefully” modifies a verb by describing the manner of an action.


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66. Which word is a preposition?

A. between
B. happy
C. quickly
D. write

Answer: A. between

Explanation: “Between” expresses a relationship of position or relationship involving two sides or things.


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67. Which word is a conjunction?

A. because
B. beautiful
C. loudly
D. garden

Answer: A. because

Explanation: “Because” connects clauses and gives a reason.


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68. Which word is an interjection?

A. Alas!
B. sadness
C. sad
D. sadly

Answer: A. Alas!

Explanation: “Alas!” is an interjection expressing sorrow.


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69. “The girl is intelligent.” What is “intelligent”?

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

Answer: B. Adjective

Explanation: “Intelligent” describes the girl.


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70. “He speaks English fluently.” What is “fluently”?

A. Adjective
B. Noun
C. Adverb
D. Pronoun

Answer: C. Adverb

Explanation: “Fluently” describes how he speaks.


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71. “The book is inside the bag.” What is “inside”?

A. Preposition
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Pronoun

Answer: A. Preposition

Explanation: “Inside” shows the relationship between the book and the bag.


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72. “I stayed home because it rained.” What is “because”?

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

Answer: B. Conjunction

Explanation: “Because” joins clauses and gives the reason.


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73. “Wow! That is amazing.” What is “Wow!”?

A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Interjection
D. Adjective

Answer: C. Interjection

Explanation: “Wow!” expresses surprise or admiration.


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74. “The elephant is huge.” What is “elephant”?

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

Answer: A. Noun

Explanation: “Elephant” names an animal.


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75. “She gave me a gift.” What is “me”?

A. Noun
B. Pronoun
C. Adjective
D. Verb

Answer: B. Pronoun

Explanation: “Me” is an object pronoun.


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76. “The boys are playing.” What is “playing”?

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

Answer: C. Verb

Explanation: “Playing” expresses the action being performed.


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77. “It was a difficult question.” What is “difficult”?

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

Answer: A. Adjective

Explanation: “Difficult” describes the noun “question.”


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78. “He runs very quickly.” What is “very”?

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

Answer: B. Adverb

Explanation: “Very” modifies the adverb “quickly.”


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79. “The keys are beneath the book.” What is “beneath”?

A. Verb
B. Preposition
C. Adjective
D. Noun

Answer: B. Preposition

Explanation: “Beneath” shows the position of the keys relative to the book.


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80. “He is poor but honest.” What is “but”?

A. Preposition
B. Conjunction
C. Adverb
D. Pronoun

Answer: B. Conjunction

Explanation: “But” joins two contrasting descriptions.


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81. “Oh! What a beautiful scene!” What is “Oh!”?

A. Adjective
B. Noun
C. Interjection
D. Verb

Answer: C. Interjection

Explanation: “Oh!” expresses a sudden feeling or reaction.


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82. Which word is an abstract noun?

A. table
B. honesty
C. teacher
D. garden

Answer: B. honesty

Explanation: “Honesty” names a quality that cannot be physically touched.


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83. Which word is a collective noun?

A. army
B. soldier
C. brave
D. fight

Answer: A. army

Explanation: “Army” refers to a group of soldiers.


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84. Which word is a proper noun?

A. city
B. country
C. India
D. river

Answer: C. India

Explanation: “India” is the specific name of a country and is therefore a proper noun.


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85. Which word is a common noun?

A. Assam
B. Guwahati
C. teacher
D. India

Answer: C. teacher

Explanation: “Teacher” is a general name for a person who teaches.


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86. Which word is a possessive pronoun?

A. mine
B. me
C. I
D. myself

Answer: A. mine

Explanation: “Mine” is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership.


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87. Which word is a reflexive pronoun?

A. himself
B. him
C. he
D. his

Answer: A. himself

Explanation: “Himself” is a reflexive pronoun.


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88. Which word is a demonstrative pronoun?

A. this
B. quickly
C. because
D. under

Answer: A. this

Explanation: “This” can point to or identify a particular person or thing.


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89. Which word is an interrogative pronoun?

A. who
B. very
C. beautiful
D. under

Answer: A. who

Explanation: “Who” is used to ask about a person.


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90. Which word is a relative pronoun?

A. which
B. quickly
C. happy
D. because

Answer: A. which

Explanation: “Which” can introduce a relative clause and refer back to a noun.


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91. Which sentence contains an adjective?

A. He runs quickly.
B. She has a red bag.
C. They arrived yesterday.
D. He speaks softly.

Answer: B. She has a red bag.

Explanation: “Red” describes the noun “bag.”


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92. Which sentence contains an adverb?

A. He is a tall boy.
B. She sings beautifully.
C. This is a red car.
D. I have a new book.

Answer: B. She sings beautifully.

Explanation: “Beautifully” modifies the verb “sings.”


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93. Which sentence contains a preposition?

A. The cat is under the table.
B. The cat sleeps.
C. The cat is black.
D. The cat runs quickly.

Answer: A. The cat is under the table.

Explanation: “Under” is a preposition showing the cat’s position.


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94. Which sentence contains a conjunction?

A. He is very tall.
B. I stayed home because it rained.
C. She sings beautifully.
D. The boy is clever.

Answer: B. I stayed home because it rained.

Explanation: “Because” connects the two clauses.


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95. Which sentence contains an interjection?

A. Hurrah! We won the match.
B. We won the match.
C. They played well.
D. The match was exciting.

Answer: A. Hurrah! We won the match.

Explanation: “Hurrah!” expresses joy and excitement.


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96. In “The very tall boy runs quickly,” which word is an adverb?

A. tall
B. boy
C. very
D. quickly

Answer: C. very

Explanation: “Very” modifies the adjective “tall.” “Quickly” is also an adverb, so this question distinguishes the adverb modifying an adjective.


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97. In “She is extremely happy,” what is “extremely”?

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

Answer: B. Adverb

Explanation: “Extremely” modifies the adjective “happy.”


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98. In “The book on the table is mine,” what is “on”?

A. Verb
B. Adverb
C. Preposition
D. Conjunction

Answer: C. Preposition

Explanation: “On” shows the relationship between “book” and “table.”


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99. In “Work hard and you will succeed,” what is “and”?

A. Preposition
B. Adjective
C. Conjunction
D. Interjection

Answer: C. Conjunction

Explanation: “And” connects the two clauses.


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100. Which sentence correctly identifies the parts of speech of the words in bold: “The clever boy answered quickly.”

A. clever = adjective, answered = verb, quickly = adverb
B. clever = noun, answered = adjective, quickly = verb
C. clever = adverb, answered = noun, quickly = adjective
D. clever = verb, answered = adverb, quickly = noun

Answer: A. clever = adjective, answered = verb, quickly = adverb

Explanation: “Clever” describes the noun “boy,” “answered” expresses an action, and “quickly” describes how the action was performed.


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Conclusion

Understanding the eight parts of speech helps learners identify how words function within English sentences. Regular practice with nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections can make sentence formation and grammar analysis much easier.

Try to answer these 100 questions without looking at the answers first. Then check the explanations to understand your mistakes and strengthen your grammar foundation.

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