Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The preacher said, "No one is above the all powerful"

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CDS English Previous Paper 11 (Held On: 7 Feb 2021)

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Preposition.

Key Points

The Preposition is a word which is placed before the noun or the pronoun in the sentence to show its relationship with the other words of the sentence.
Example: You are in the good books of the teachers.
As we have to identify which part of speech the word belongs to, we need to know the significance of parts of speech.
Parts of speech:
- A category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions.
- In English, the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.

Let's understand the definitions of parts of speech given in options with examples:

Parts of speech	Function	Example
Adverb	It qualifies a verb, an adverb or adjective in the sentence	Mohini is a very kind girl.

Verb	It expresses the action done in the sentence	Your hard work is appreciable. I love you.
Preposition	It relates the noun or pronoun in the sentence with the other words of the sentence.	Come into the room. Put the book on the shelf.

The word 'above' establishes the relation with the verb. So it is classified as a Preposition.