Parts of Speech and Grammatical Categories: VERBAL ABILITY Reviewer for CSC Professional and Sub Professional Exam
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Verbal Ability is a crucial component of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Professional and Sub Professional Eligibility Examinations in the Philippines. This section evaluates a candidate’s proficiency in understanding and using the English language effectively, a key skill for public service roles.
Verbal Ability encompasses several core areas, primarily focusing on Parts of Speech and Grammatical Categories. Parts of Speech are the fundamental building blocks of sentences, each serving a unique function. They include nouns (names of people, places, things), pronouns (substitutes for nouns), verbs (action or state), adjectives (descriptors of nouns), adverbs (modifiers of verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs), prepositions (show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words), conjunctions (connect clauses, sentences, or words), and interjections (express emotions).
Grammatical Categories, on the other hand, involve aspects such as tense (time of action), aspect (nature of action), voice (active or passive), mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive), number (singular or plural), and gender (masculine, feminine, neuter). These categories dictate how words interact and form coherent, grammatically correct sentences.
Mastery of Verbal Ability, including a deep understanding of Parts of Speech and Grammatical Categories, is essential for successfully navigating the CSC exams. It enables candidates to comprehend reading passages, identify grammatical errors, and construct well-formed responses, thereby demonstrating the language skills necessary for effective communication in civil service roles.
Professional and Sub Professional Eligibility Examination Reviewer
Welcome to our CSC Professional and Sub Professional Eligibility Examination Reviewer! In this session, you'll have the opportunity to test your understanding of key concepts in Parts of Speech and Grammatical Categories. The quiz consists of multiple-choice questions covering various topics. Pay close attention to each question and select the best answer. After completing the exam, check the video below for the answer key and explanations.
A. Part of Speech
1. Identify the noun in the following sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly."
A. teacher
B. explained
C. thoroughly
D. the
2. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Each of the students has submitted _____ assignment."
A. their
B. his or her
C. its
D. his
3. Which word in the sentence is an adjective? "She wore a beautiful dress to the party."
A. wore
B. beautiful
C. dress
D. party
4. Identify the verb in the sentence: "The cat quickly ran up the tree."
A. cat
B. quickly
C. ran
D. tree
5. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:
"He arrived _____ the airport on time."
A. to
B. at
C. in
D. on
6. What part of speech is the word "extremely" in the sentence: "The movie was extremely interesting."
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. verb
D. noun
7. Identify the conjunction in the sentence: "I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain."
A. wanted
B. to
C. but
D. it
8. Choose the correct article to complete the sentence: "She adopted _____ cat from the shelter."
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article needed
9. Which word in the sentence is an interjection? "Wow! That was an amazing performance."
A. Wow
B. That
C. amazing
D. performance
10. Identify the adverb in the sentence: "He drives very carefully in the city."
A. drives
B. very
C. carefully
D. city
11. What part of speech is the word "because" in the sentence: "She stayed home because she was not feeling well."
A. noun
B. verb
C. conjunction
D. preposition
12. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:
"She _____ her homework before dinner."
A. finish
B. finishes
C. finishing
D. finished
13. Which word in the sentence is a pronoun? "They went to the beach for their vacation."
A. went
B. to
C. their
D. beach
14. Identify the adjective in the sentence: "The delicious cake was baked by my mother."
A. delicious
B. cake
C. baked
D. mother
15. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "She will start her new job _____ Monday."
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. by
B. Grammatical Categories
1. Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:
A. The group of students are going to the museum.
B. The group of students is going to the museum.
C. The groups of students is going to the museum.
D. The group of students was going to the museum.
2. Identify the sentence with the correct use of an adjective:
A. She is a faster runner than him.
B. She is a more faster runner than him.
C. She is a faster runner than he.
D. She is the faster runner than him.
3. Which sentence uses a correct form of a pronoun:
A. The committee gave their decision yesterday.
B. The committee gave its decision yesterday.
C. The committee gave their decisions yesterday.
D. The committee gave it decision yesterday.
4. Choose the sentence with the correct verb tense:
A. She was cooking dinner when the phone rings.
B. She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
C. She cooks dinner when the phone rang.
D. She cooked dinner when the phone rings.
5. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:
A. She likes dancing, to sing, and swimming.
B. She likes dancing, singing, and swimming.
C. She likes to dance, singing, and to swim.
D. She likes to dance, to sing, and swimming.
6. Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb:
A. You should to see a doctor.
B. You should seeing a doctor.
C. You should see a doctor.
D. You should seen a doctor.
7. Choose the sentence with the correct use of an adverb:
A. She sings beautiful.
B. She sings beautifully.
C. She sings beauty.
D. She sings beautify.
8. Identify the sentence with the correct use of a preposition:
A. She arrived to the party late.
B. She arrived at the party late.
C. She arrived on the party late.
D. She arrived in the party late.
9. Which sentence uses the correct form of a comparative adjective:
A. This book is more interestinger than that one.
B. This book is interestinger than that one.
C. This book is more interesting than that one.
D. This book is most interesting than that one.
10. Choose the sentence with the correct article usage:
A. She is a honest person.
B. She is an honest person.
C. She is an honesty person.
D. She is a honesty person.
11. Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:
A. Each of the players have a unique skill.
B. Each of the players has a unique skill.
C. Each of the players were unique in skill.
D. Each of the players are unique in skill.
12. Which sentence correctly uses an infinitive verb:
A. She wants to go home early.
B. She wants go home early.
C. She wants going home early.
D. She wants to going home early.
13. Choose the sentence with the correct use of conjunctions:
A. I will go to the market, but I will buy some fruits.
B. I will go to the market and I will buy some fruits.
C. I will go to the market nor I will buy some fruits.
D. I will go to the market or I will buy some fruits.
14. Identify the sentence with the correct verb tense sequence:
A. By the time she arrives, we will have left.
B. By the time she arrives, we will have leave.
C. By the time she arrives, we will have leaving.
D. By the time she arrives, we will have leaved.
15. Which sentence uses the correct form of a reflexive pronoun:
A. She prepared herself for the interview.
B. She prepared herselfs for the interview.
C. She prepared herselfes for the interview.
D. She prepared her for the interview.
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