CDS 2026 (I) English, question 61

Topic: Word classes

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Directions · Q61 to Q70

Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read each sentence carefully, and determine which word class the underlined word belongs to. Mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q61

Who came first in the race ?

  1. (a) Preposition
  2. (b) Adjective
  3. (c) AdverbCorrect answer
  4. (d) Article

Solution.

Answer: (c) Adverb

  1. First modifies the verb came by indicating the order in which the person finished.
  2. It is therefore an adverb here, not an adjective modifying a noun.