WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-About & Above (Different Parts of Speech): 10 Practice MCQs

 

About & Above (Different Parts of Speech): 10 Practice MCQs

1. "He wandered about in the park." In this sentence, about is used as:

A. A Preposition

B. An Adverb

C. An Adjective

D. A Verb

2. "There is something about him that I dislike." Here, about is used as:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. A Noun

D. A Conjunction

3. "The heavens are above." In this sentence, above is used as:

A. A Preposition

B. An Adverb

C. An Adjective

D. A Noun

4. "The moral law is above the civil." Here, above is used as:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. A Verb

D. An Adjective

5. "They are about sixty years old." In this context, about is:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. A Pronoun

D. A Conjunction

6. "Analyze the above sentence." In this sentence, above functions as:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. An Adjective

D. A Noun

7. "Our blessings come from above." In this sentence, above is:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. An Adjective

D. A Noun

8. "He is above such mean tricks." In this sentence, above is:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. An Adjective

D. A Conjunction

9. "Don't loiter about." Here, about is used as:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. An Adjective

D. A Noun

10. "The water came above our knees." Here, above is:

A. An Adverb

B. A Preposition

C. An Adjective

D. A Noun

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Answer Key & Explanations

Question	Answer	Part of Speech	Wren & Martin Rule
1	B	Adverb	It does not have an object; it modifies the verb 'wandered'.
2	B	Preposition	It governs the pronoun 'him' (its object).
3	B	Adverb	It describes 'where' without governing a noun/pronoun.
4	B	Preposition	It shows the relationship between 'moral law' and 'civil law'.
5	A	Adverb	Here it means 'nearly' or 'approximately', modifying the adjective 'sixty'.
6	C	Adjective	It qualifies the noun 'sentence'.
7	D	Noun	It is used after a preposition ('from'), acting as a name for 'heaven'.
8	B	Preposition	It governs the noun phrase 'such mean tricks'.
9	A	Adverb	It stands alone and qualifies the verb 'loiter'.
10	B	Preposition	It governs the noun 'knees' to show position.