SSC CGL English – Strategy & Sentence Basics – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL English – Strategy & Sentence Basics – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: English Language & Comprehension. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word:
The old farmer sold his cattle at the fair.

Correct Answer: D [Noun]

Explanation:

'Cattle' names animals – a noun (it can take 'the': the cattle).

2.  
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word:
She spoke softly to the frightened child.

Correct Answer: C [Adverb]

Explanation:

'Softly' tells how she spoke – it describes the verb 'spoke'.

3.  
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word:
The cat hid under the bed.

Correct Answer: B [Preposition]

Explanation:

'Under' links its object 'the bed' to the verb – a preposition.

4.  
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word:
We waited for an hour, but the bus never came.

Correct Answer: A [Conjunction]

Explanation:

'But' joins two clauses: 'we waited…' and 'the bus never came'.

5.  
Choose the part of speech of the underlined word:
Alas! The old bridge has collapsed.

Correct Answer: B [Interjection]

Explanation:

'Alas' expresses sudden sorrow and stands apart with '!'.

6.  
Which word in the sentence is a pronoun?
Ravi lent them his bicycle.

Correct Answer: A [them]

Explanation:

'Them' stands in place of the people Ravi lent the bicycle to.

7.  
What kind of sentence is this?
Please shut the window before you leave.

Correct Answer: D [Imperative]

Explanation:

It is a request; the subject 'you' is understood.

8.  
What kind of sentence is this?
How brightly the stars are shining tonight!

Correct Answer: C [Exclamatory]

Explanation:

'How …!' expresses strong feeling (wonder) and ends with '!'.

9.  
Choose the complete subject of the sentence:
The boys in the last row were laughing loudly.

Correct Answer: D [The boys in the last row]

Explanation:

Who were laughing? 'The boys in the last row' – 'were laughing' is the finite verb.

10.  
Classify the sentence by structure:
I called him, and he came at once.

Correct Answer: A [Compound]

Explanation:

Two finite verbs (called, came) joined by 'and' → two independent clauses → compound.

11.  
Classify the sentence by structure:
Unless you water these plants daily, they will dry up.

Correct Answer: C [Complex]

Explanation:

'Unless you water these plants daily' is a dependent clause + one main clause → complex.

12.  
Odd one outWhich word is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

Correct Answer: B [because]

Explanation:

'Because' is subordinating – it makes a complex sentence; and/but/or are coordinators.

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