CDS 2026 (I) English, question 67

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.

Q67

We met a lot of interesting people during our winter holidays.

  1. (a) Conjunction
  2. (b) PrepositionCorrect answer
  3. (c) Article
  4. (d) Participle

Solution.

Answer: (b) Preposition

  1. During introduces the noun phrase “our winter holidays” and expresses a time relationship.
  2. It is a preposition; a conjunction would normally introduce a clause.