Linguistics | MCQs

Explanation

"Very considerable renown" is an adjective phrase because it describes the noun "person" by providing additional detail about the extent of the renown.

An adjective phrase is a group of words that modifies or describes a noun.

Explanation

"Bigger" is the comparative form of "big," used to compare two things.

The sentence compares two houses, so the comparative degree is appropriate.

Big: Positive Degree

Bigger: Comparative degree

Biggest: Superlative degree

Explanation

"Neater" is the correct comparative form of the adjective "neat" to compare two things.

The comparative adjective "neater" is used to show the difference between two items (his handwriting vs. hers).

Explanation

Today's weather is worse than yesterday's."

When comparing two things (today's weather vs. yesterday's), you use the comparative form of adjectives.

The comparative form of "bad" is "worse".

"Bore" is unrelated and refers to boredom, not weather.

"Bad" is the base form and not suitable in a comparative sentence.

Explanation

"Everybody" refers to an unspecified group of people, making it an indefinite pronoun.

Indefinite pronouns do not refer to any specific person or thing.

Explanation

"Theirs" shows ownership of the garden, making it a possessive pronoun.

It replaces a noun and indicates something belongs to "them."

Explanation

Masculine Gender → Male (e.g., boy, king)

Feminine Gender → Female (e.g., girl, queen)

Common Gender → Both male & female (e.g., teacher, doctor)

Neuter Gender → Neither male nor female (e.g., table, book)

Explanation

Cat – A common noun as it refers to a general animal.

Milk – An uncountable noun because it is a liquid and cannot be counted directly.

Saucer – A common noun as it refers to a general object.

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Explanation

"Justice" is a noun, referring to the concept of fairness, morality, and righteousness in the application of the law.

In the phrase "Justice delayed is justice denied", "justice" is used as a noun to refer to the outcome or result of a fair and impartial legal process.