PPSC MCQs

'Under' shows the spatial relationship between the keys and the cushion.
Words that express such relationships are prepositions.

'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.

'Honesty' names a quality rather than a physical object.
Names of qualities, ideas, or states are abstract nouns.

'Alas!' expresses sudden emotion, especially sorrow or regret.
Such standalone emotional expressions are interjections.

'Him' is the objective form required after the verb 'praised.'
Object pronouns receive the action of a verb.

'Those' points out which books are meant and appears before the noun.
Demonstratives functioning before nouns are determiners.

'Running' is an -ing form functioning as the subject of the sentence.
A verb form used as a noun is called a gerund.

The word 'happily' describes how the children played.
A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.

Iron oxide minerals give Mars its reddish appearance.
The planet has polar ice caps and a thin atmosphere.

Jupiter is the largest planet by mass and diameter.
It is a gas giant with a powerful magnetic field.

Saturn's rings contain ice and rocky particles.
Other giant planets also have fainter ring systems.

Stars produce energy through nuclear fusion in their cores.
The Sun is the nearest star to Earth.