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A. Tick the correct answer.

1. Madhu lost her diamond ring at the fair. It was an expensive ring.

Which of these is a material noun?

(a) ring (b) Madhu

(c) diamond (d) fair

2. We loved Ayesha’s ballet performance. Her movements had so much grace.

Which of these is an abstract noun?

(a) grace (b) performance

(c) ballet (d) Ayesha

3. Pleasemovethisstackofbooksfromthefirsttabletothelast.

Whichoftheseisacollectivenoun?

(a) move (b) table

(c) stack (d) last

B. Choose the appropriate pronoun.

1. Mr Raj has been looking for a house and he likes _________this/those one.

2. _________(That/These) car over there is the best one because it is red.

3. _________(Everyone/Each) is invited to my birthday party.

Parts of Speech

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C. Underline the adjectives in each sentence and mention their type.

1. The Japanese professionals are known for their stringent work cultures. _______________

2. Mrs Biswas is a tall lady who stays in the house at the end of the road. _______________

3. Eachstudentwasaskedtoattendthesportsmeet. _______________

D. Rewrite these sentences by putting the adverbs in brackets in their correct places.

1. Ramesh behaved arrogantly at the party. (rather) _________________________________

2. It was shocking to hear that Sonia had failed. (quite) _________________________________

3. My grandfather goes for a walk. (regularly) _________________________________

E. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

1. Themanagerregrettedthathecouldnotcomply_________myrequest.

a. with b. at c. to

2. We were amazed _________ her courage.

a. with b. on c. at

3. We must be happy _________ what we have.

a. on b. with c. for

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Answers

A.

1.

(a) ring (b) Madhu

(c) diamond (d) fair

2.

(a) grace (b) performance

(c) ballet (d) Ayesha

3.

(a) move (b) table

(c) stack (d) last

B.

1. Mr Raj has been looking for a house and he likes this one.

2. That car over there is the best one because it is red.

3. Everyone is invited to my birthday party.

C.

1. The Japanese professionals are known for their stringent work cultures. ProperAdjectives

2. Mrs Biswas is a tall lady who stays in the house at the end of the road. AdjectiveofQuality

3. Eachstudentwasaskedtoattendthesportsmeet. DistributiveAdjective

D.

1. Ramesh behaved rather arrogantly at the party.

2. It was quite shocking to hear that Sonia had failed.

3. My grandfather goes for a walk regularly.

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E.

1. Themanagerregrettedthathecouldnotcomplywith my request.

2. We were amazed at her courage.

3. We must be happy with what we have.