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Questions Related to replacing parts of speech

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
conflagration 

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. conflagracious

  2. conflagrative

  3. conflagratable

  4. conflagrable

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'conflagration' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - 'ive' at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'conflagrative'.  

Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
Incongruity 

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. Incongrous

  2. Incongruous

  3. Incongruable

  4. Incongrable

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'incongruity' is a noun. The adjective form of the given word can be formed by removing 'y' and adding suffix - ous at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'incongruous'. 

Eg: His pictures seemed incongruous and false. 
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the given word in the bracket to complete the sentence:
Jonathan was not only _________ (deference) towards his superiors, he was dutiful, and diligent as well. 

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. deferenciable

  2. deferential

  3. deferentious

  4. deferent

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'deference' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - 'ial' at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'deferential'.

The word 'deferential' is modifying the subject 'Jonathan' in the given sentence. 
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
parody 

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. parodical

  2. parodiable

  3. parodicious

  4. parodible

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'parody' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by removing 'y' and adding suffix - able at the end of the word. 

Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'parodiable'.
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the word in the bracket:
His  ________ (innocuity) statement was later used as a weapon against his campaign.   

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. innocuable

  2. innocuitable

  3. innocuous

  4. innocuic

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'innocuity' is a noun. The adjective form of the given word can be formed by adding suffix - uous at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'innocuous'. 

Eg: The innocuous challenge by Moses saw a penalty awarded which Andy Stephens could do nothing about.
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect answers. 

Rewrite using the verb form of the underlined noun:

He rejected all our proposals.

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. He rejected all our proposies.

  2. He rejected all our proposalments.

  3. He rejected to all that we proposefully put.

  4. He rejected all that we proposed.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The noun form proposal is derived from the verb propose. The other words like proposies, proposalments and proposefully don't exist. Proposed is the past tense of the verb propose. So, Option D is correct.