CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “He has completed the work.”
A. The work had been completed by him.
B. The work is completed by him.
C. The work has completed him.
D. The work has been completed by him.
Correct Answer: D
Present perfect passive uses has/have been + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “She is cooking dinner.”
A. Dinner was being cooked by her.
B. Dinner is being cooked by her.
C. Dinner is cooked by her.
D. Dinner has been cooked by her.
Correct Answer: B
Present continuous passive uses am/is/are being + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They write letters.”
A. They are written letters.
B. Letters are being written by them.
C. Letters are written by them.
D. Letters were written by them.
Correct Answer: C
Simple present passive uses am/is/are + past participle.
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Parts of Speech
In “Childhood is a precious stage,” what type of noun is “Childhood”?
A. Material noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Collective noun
D. Common noun
Correct Answer: B
Childhood names a state or period that cannot be physically touched.
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Parts of Speech
In “Gold is a precious metal,” what type of noun is “Gold”?
A. Material noun
B. Collective noun
C. Abstract noun
D. Proper noun
Correct Answer: A
Gold names a substance or material.
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Parts of Speech
In “The committee has made its decision,” what type of noun is “committee”?
A. Proper noun
B. Collective noun
C. Material noun
D. Abstract noun
Correct Answer: B
Committee names a group considered as one unit.
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Parts of Speech
In “The boys are playing,” what type of noun is “boys”?
A. Abstract noun
B. Proper noun
C. Common noun
D. Collective noun
Correct Answer: C
Boys is a general name for members of a class.
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Parts of Speech
In “Ali and Ahmed helped each other,” what is “each other”?
A. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Reflexive pronoun
C. Possessive pronoun
D. Reciprocal pronoun
Correct Answer: D
Each other shows a mutual action between two people.
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Parts of Speech
In “Someone has taken my book,” what type of pronoun is “Someone”?
A. Reciprocal pronoun
B. Relative pronoun
C. Personal pronoun
D. Indefinite pronoun
Correct Answer: D
Someone refers to an unspecified person.
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Parts of Speech
In “Who called you?” what type of pronoun is “Who”?
A. Relative pronoun
B. Possessive pronoun
C. Interrogative pronoun
D. Demonstrative pronoun
Correct Answer: C
Who is used to ask a question about a person.
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Parts of Speech
In “This is the man who helped me,” what type of pronoun is “who”?
A. Interrogative pronoun
B. Personal pronoun
C. Reciprocal pronoun
D. Relative pronoun
Correct Answer: D
Who introduces a relative clause and refers back to 'man'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In “He hurt himself,” what type of pronoun is “himself”?
A. Emphatic pronoun
B. Indefinite pronoun
C. Reflexive pronoun
D. Relative pronoun
Correct Answer: C
The action of 'hurt' reflects back to the subject.
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Parts of Speech
In “He himself completed the task,” what type of pronoun is “himself”?
A. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Emphatic pronoun
C. Relative pronoun
D. Interrogative pronoun
Correct Answer: B
Himself emphasizes the subject 'he' and is therefore emphatic.
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Parts of Speech
In “The rich should help the poor,” what is “rich”?
A. Verb
B. Preposition
C. Adjective used as a plural noun
D. Adverb
Correct Answer: C
'The rich' means rich people collectively.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In “The rich man donated generously,” what is “rich”?
A. Adverb
B. Noun
C. Pronoun
D. Adjective
Correct Answer: D
Rich describes the noun 'man'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In “Many were absent,” what part of speech is “Many”?
A. Preposition
B. Determiner
C. Adjective
D. Pronoun
Correct Answer: D
Many stands independently for 'many people/students'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In “There are many books,” what part of speech is “many”?
A. Adverb
B. Pronoun
C. Determiner
D. Verb
Correct Answer: C
Many quantifies the noun 'books'.
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Parts of Speech
In “We will leave tomorrow,” what is “tomorrow”?
A. Adjective
B. Preposition
C. Adverb of time
D. Pronoun
Correct Answer: C
Tomorrow tells when the action will occur.
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Parts of Speech
In “Come here,” what is “here”?
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Preposition
D. Adverb of place
Correct Answer: D
Here tells where to come.
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Parts of Speech
In “He often visits us,” what is “often”?
A. Adverb of place
B. Adjective
C. Adverb of frequency
D. Conjunction
Correct Answer: C
Often tells how frequently the action occurs.