Identify the part of speech of the word 'abode' in the sentence: You are most welcome to visit my humble abode.
- (a)Noun
- (b)Adjective
- (c)Adverb
- (d)Participle
Correct — A, Noun. In 'my humble abode', the word 'abode' names a thing — a home or dwelling place — and is the object being visited, so it works as a noun. 'Humble' before it is the adjective describing the abode, and there is no adverb or participle function here, so 'abode' itself is a noun.
- (b)Adjective — 'Abode' names a thing (a dwelling) rather than describing one; the adjective in the phrase is 'humble', which modifies 'abode'.
- (c)Adverb — 'Abode' does not modify a verb, adjective or another adverb; it is the object 'my humble abode', which is a noun.
- (d)Participle — A participle is a verb form used as an adjective or in a verb phrase; 'abode' here simply names a place, so it functions as a noun, not a participle.
A part-of-speech item — 'abode' names a place (a home or dwelling), so it functions as a noun.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Identify the part of speech of the word 'dwelling' in: They returned to their modest dwelling.
- (a)Verb
- (b)Noun
- (c)Adverb
- (d)Adjective
Answer(b) Noun — 'dwelling' here names a place (a home), so it is a noun.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Identify the part of speech of the word 'residence' in: She has a grand residence in the hills.
- (a)Adjective
- (b)Adverb
- (c)Noun
- (d)Participle
Answer(c) Noun — 'residence' names a place where one lives, so it is a noun.