Question
Download Solution PDFChoose which part of speech the underlined part belongs to:
The Times of India is a leading newspaper.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Adjective
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 Adjective It is used to qualify the noun or pronoun in the sentence. Your daughter has a good nature. The child liked the dark chocolate. Preposition Makes a relationship of the noun or pronoun with the other words of the sentence. He came by train. Our country is loved by all citizens. Noun It is the name of a person, place, animal, feeling, etc. Ram is a good boy. Meena is studying Adverb It is used to qualify the verb, adjective, or other adverbs in the sentence. He came noisily. Open the door slowly.
Thus the correct answer is Option 3
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