24 Questions
In the sentence 'The quality of this pen is better than of a pen', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
Demonstrative adjective
What is the function of 'that' in the sentence 'She said that Rohan had sent a romantic letter'?
Conjunction
In the sentence 'Radhika is the only girl that has passed the exam', what type of pronoun is 'that'?
Relative pronoun
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'I know what you have said'?
Noun clause
In the sentence 'I appreciate what you did for us', what is the function of 'what'?
Noun clause
What is the antecedent of 'that' in the sentence 'I like that car'?
Car
In the sentence 'I know that he is coming', what is the function of 'that'?
Conjunction
What is the function of 'what' in the sentence 'What you said is true'?
Noun clause
What type of adjective is 'These' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
Demonstrative Adjective
What type of adjective is 'German' in the sentence 'Mohan helped a German soldier'?
Proper Adjective
What type of adjective is 'My' in the sentence 'I have bought these flowers for my wife'?
Possessive Adjective
What type of adjective is 'First' in the sentence 'He finished first in the race'?
Numerical Adjective
What type of adjective is 'Italian' in the sentence 'The Italian chef cooked a delicious meal'?
Proper Adjective
What type of adjective is 'This' in the sentence 'This book is mine'?
Demonstrative Adjective
What type of adjective is 'Her' in the sentence 'This is her book'?
Possessive Adjective
What type of adjective is 'Three' in the sentence 'I have three books'?
Numerical Adjective
What is the function of the word 'romantic' in the sentence 'Mohan wrote a romantic letter to Shalini'?
To qualify the noun 'letter'
What type of adjective is 'old' in the sentence 'Rajni sold an old car to Ramesh'?
Qualitative adjective
What is the correct order of adjectives in a sentence?
Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose
What type of adjective is 'few' in the sentence 'I have few friends'?
Quantitative adjective
What is the function of the word 'short' in the sentence 'Raj watched a short movie with Anjali'?
To qualify the noun 'movie'
Which of the following is an example of a qualitative adjective?
Nice
What is the purpose of using adjectives in a sentence?
To qualify the noun or pronoun
What is the correct way to use adjectives in a sentence?
Adjectives always come before the noun
Study Notes
Antecedent and Relative Pronoun
- An antecedent is a clause or a word that a relative pronoun refers to.
- When the antecedent is a clause, the verb is always singular.
Demonstrative Adjective/Pronoun
- A demonstrative adjective or pronoun is used to point out a specific thing or person.
- Examples: this, that, these, those.
- 'That' is a demonstrative adjective when it qualifies a noun, e.g., "that car".
- 'That' is a conjunction when it connects two clauses.
Types of Adjectives
- Demonstrative Adjective: used to point out a specific thing or person, e.g., this, that, these, those.
- Possessive Adjective: used to show ownership or possession, e.g., my, our, his, her, its.
- Numeral Adjective: used to represent the number or order of something, e.g., one, two, three, first, second, third.
- Proper Adjective: derived from a proper noun, e.g., Italian, German, Gandhian.
- Qualitative Adjective: used to describe the features or qualities of a noun, e.g., nice, big, new, circular, red.
- Quantitative Adjective: used to modify nouns by providing information about their quantity or number, e.g., few, many, little, much.
Order of Adjectives
- The order of adjectives is important: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose.
- Trick to learn adjective order: OSASCOMP.
Other Key Points
- A relative pronoun is used to introduce a relative clause, e.g., "that" in "Radhika is the only girl that has passed the exam."
- A noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun, e.g., "what you have said".
- An infinitive is a verb form that starts with "to", e.g., "to sleep".
- A proper adjective is an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is therefore capitalized.
This quiz covers the rules of using relative pronouns in English sentences, including the use of 'that' and 'which' clauses. It also touches on demonstrative adjectives, conjunctions, and verb agreements.
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