NET English MCQs

The infinitive 'to win' completes the meaning of the verb 'hopes.'
It therefore functions as the verb's object or complement.

The phrase begins with the present participle 'wearing' and modifies 'man.'
A participle with its complements forms a participial phrase.

'Often' tells how frequently the action occurs.
Words such as always, often, and rarely are adverbs of frequency.

'Who' introduces a clause describing 'student.'
Relative pronouns connect dependent clauses to nouns.

'Before' introduces the dependent clause 'you leave.'
A word joining a subordinate clause to a main clause functions as a conjunction.

'Useful' describes the noun 'suggestion.'
Words that modify nouns are adjectives.

'Repaired' takes the direct object 'the engine.'
A verb that transfers its action to an object is transitive.

'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.