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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 38

Topic: Word classes

Directions · Q36 to Q40

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

Q38

I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money.

  1. (a) Adjective
  2. (b) Adverb
  3. (c) Preposition
  4. (d) ConjunctionCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) Conjunction

  1. Here except introduces the finite clause that I needed the money.
  2. In the traditional classification used in this question, it is a conjunction meaning except for the fact that, rather than a preposition followed by a noun phrase.