MCQ Objective Questions on Parts of Speech
Identify the parts of speech in the bold word in the given sentences.
1. He, as well as his friends, was present.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adverb
D) Article
2. He writes stories as well as poems.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adverb
D) Article
3. He looks like a teacher.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
4. Do it like I showed you.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adverb
D) Article
5. He has been sad since the accident.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Noun
D) Adjective
6. He has been sad since she left.
A) Preposition
B) Noun
C) Conjunction
D) Adverb
7. She is taller than me.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adverb
D) Article
8. She is taller than I am.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Verb
D) Pronoun
9. I stayed after he left.
A) Preposition
B) Adverb
C) Conjunction
D) Verb
10. I stayed after lunch.
A) Preposition
B) Adverb
C) Conjunction
D) Article
11. He stood before the judge.
A) Conjunction
B) Adverb
C) Preposition
D) Noun
12. We left before it got dark.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adverb
D) Adjective
13. He arrived just in time.
A) Conjunction
B) Adverb
C) Preposition
D) Adjective
14. She is not only smart but also kind.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adverb
D) Verb
15. They ran fast, yet they lost.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adverb
D) Noun
16. I would rather stay home.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adverb
D) Noun
17. Unless you study, you will fail.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adverb
D) Noun
18. I waited until the sun set.
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
19. Besides being late, he forgot the file.
A) Conjunction
B) Preposition
C) Adverb
D) Verb
20. He succeeded despite all the challenges.
A) Conjunction
B) Adverb
C) Preposition
D) Adjective
✅ Answer Key with Explanations
Q#
Answer
Explanation
1
B) Conjunction
"As well as" joins subjects; a correlative conjunction.
2
B) Preposition
Here, “as well as” functions prepositionally, connecting nouns (stories and poems).
3
B) Preposition
"Like a teacher" — comparison using noun, hence preposition.
4
B) Conjunction
"Like I showed you" — connects clauses; it's a subordinate conjunction.
5
A) Preposition
"Since the accident" — time expression, no verb = preposition.
6
C) Conjunction
"Since she left" = clause (she left) — thus conjunction.
7
A) Preposition
In informal usage, “than me” treats than as a preposition.
8
B) Conjunction
“Than I am” — two clauses, “than” is a conjunction.
9
C) Conjunction
"After he left" = dependent clause = conjunction.
10
A) Preposition
"After lunch" = preposition + noun.
11
C) Preposition
"Before the judge" — shows position relative to noun.
12
A) Conjunction
"Before it got dark" = two clauses joined.
13
B) Adverb
"Just" modifies the prepositional phrase, meaning "exactly."
14
B) Conjunction
"But also" = part of “not only...but also” — correlative conjunction.
15
A) Conjunction
"Yet" here means "but" — it connects clauses.
16
C) Adverb
“Rather” modifies the verb "stay" — choice or preference.
17
B) Conjunction
"Unless" introduces a condition clause = subordinating conjunction.
18
B) Conjunction
“Until the sun set” — clause introduced = conjunction.
19
B) Preposition
“Besides being late” — followed by gerund phrase.
20
C) Preposition
“Despite” always acts as a preposition — even with noun phrases.
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