English Grammar Exercises – Same Word used as Different Parts of Speech – No, Once and One

This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Same Word used as Different Parts of Speech – No, Once and One”.

1. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘No’ in the sentence.

Can we go to a movie or no?

a) Conjunction
b) Adverb
c) Preposition
d) Noun
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Answer: b
Explanation: The word ‘No’ is used as an Adverb. Adverb is used to modify a verb or an adjective or another adverb. In this sentence, the word ‘No’ indicate the negative of an alternative choice.

2. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘No’ in the sentence.

He finished the work in no time.
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a) Conjunction
b) Preposition
c) Adjective
d) Verb
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Answer: c
Explanation: The word ‘No’ is used as an Adjective. Adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. In this sentence, the word ‘No’ means very little. It modifies the noun ‘time’.

3. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘No’ in the sentence.

He said no to the offer.

a) Adjective
b) Conjunction
c) Adverb
d) Noun
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Answer: d
Explanation: The word ’No’ is used as a Noun. Noun is a word used to name a place or a person or an animal or a thing. In this sentence, the word ‘no’ indicates a negative vote or decision.

4. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘Once’ in the sentence.

She rode a camel once.
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a) Adverb
b) Noun
c) Adjective
d) Pronoun
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Answer: a
Explanation: The phrase ‘Once’ is used as an Adverb. Adverb is used to modify a verb or an adjective or another adverb. In this sentence, the word ‘Once’ modifies the verb ‘rode’.

5. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘Once’ in the sentence.

Please don’t be late once.
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a) Pronoun
b) Verb
c) Conjunction
d) Noun
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Answer: d
Explanation: The word ‘Once’ is used as a Noun. Noun is a word used to name a place or person or an animal or a thing. In this sentence, the word ‘Once’ means this one time.

6. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘Once’ in the sentence.

He was a once player.

a) Preposition
b) Adjective
c) Adverb
d) Pronoun
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Answer: b
Explanation: The word ‘Once’ is an Adjective. Adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. In this sentence, the word ‘Once’ describes that he was a former player.

7. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘Once’ in the sentence.

Once we played a match, we won that.

a) Conjunction
b) Adjective
c) Noun
d) Adverb
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Answer: a
Explanation: The word ‘Once’ is used as a Conjunction. Conjunction is a word used to link two words or phrases or clauses. In this sentence, the word ‘Once’ links two clauses.

8. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘One’ in the sentence.

Our little dog is one year old.

a) Preposition
b) Adjective
c) Verb
d) Conjunction
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Answer: b
Explanation: The word ‘One’ is used as an Adjective. Adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a noun phrase. In this sentence, the word ‘one’ modifies the noun ‘year’. It shows the age of dog in the sentence.

9. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘One’ in the sentence.

This is my day one in amazon rain forest.

a) Pronoun
b) Conjunction
c) Verb
d) Noun
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Answer: d
Explanation: The word ‘One’ is used as a Noun. Noun is a name of a person or an animal or a place or a thing. In this sentence, the word ‘One’ indicates the first natural number or the first in a set or series.

10. Find out the parts of speech of the word ‘One’ in the sentence.

He is one of the best teachers.

a) Preposition
b) Adjective
c) Pronoun
d) Noun
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Answer: c
Explanation: The word ‘Like’ is used as a Pronoun. Pronoun is a word used to substitute a noun or a noun phrase. In this sentence, the word ‘One’ is used to indicate the noun ‘teacher’.

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