Question
Download Solution PDFChoose the correct part of speech for the word in bracket:
This politician is notorious (for) corruption.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is '2' i.e. Preposition .
Key Points
- The word "for" is a preposition, used to indicate the purpose or reason.
- In the sentence "This politician is notorious (for) corruption," the preposition "for" connects the adjective "notorious" to the noun "corruption."
- Prepositions are used to show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in the sentence.
Correct sentence: This politician is notorious for corruption.
Additional Information
- Examples of prepositions:
- He is responsible for the project.
- She is famous for her singing talent.
- Other parts of speech:
- Conjunction: Connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but).
- Adjective: Describes a noun (e.g., beautiful, notorious).
- Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (e.g., quickly, very).
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