Parts of Speech

C ClearYourExam 1 / 8 English Grammar Every English word belongs to one of eight parts of speech. The same word can change its category based on how it is used in a sentence, so learning to spot the role of a word is the foundation of grammar accuracy in objective exams.

Why it matters

C ClearYourExam 2 / 8 Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks and Cloze tests in SSC CGL/CHSL, RRB NTPC, IBPS PO/Clerk and Insurance exams routinely test the difference between adjective vs. adverb, preposition vs. conjunction, and noun vs. verb forms.

Noun

C ClearYourExam 3 / 8 1 / 4 A noun names a person, place, thing, idea, quality or activity. Exam tip Uncountable nouns take singular verbs and never use a/an. Say 'a piece of advice', not 'an advice'.

Pronoun

C ClearYourExam 4 / 8 2 / 4 A pronoun replaces a noun to avoid repetition. Exam tip Use a reflexive pronoun only when the subject and object are the same person. 'I cut myself' is correct, but 'Myself Ravi' is wrong; say 'I am Ravi'.

Verb

C ClearYourExam 5 / 8 3 / 4 A verb expresses an action, occurrence or state of being. Exam tip 'Have, like, want, need, understand, contain, belong' are stative — avoid the -ing form in present continuous.

Adjective

C ClearYourExam 6 / 8 4 / 4 An adjective qualifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Exam tip Never use double comparatives or superlatives. 'More taller' and 'most easiest' are wrong.

Quick Revision Facts

C ClearYourExam 7 / 8 Same word, different role: 'Light' can be noun (turn on the light), verb (light the lamp), or adjective (light bag). Adjective answers 'what kind/how many?'; adverb answers 'how/when/where/how often?'. All prepositions take an object — usually a noun or pronoun in objective case (to me, not to I). FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So — the 7 coordinating conjunctions.

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