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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 37

Topic: Word classes

Directions · Q36 to Q40

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

Q37

She spoke to him once since he has been in town

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

Solution.

Answer: (c) Conjunction

  1. Since introduces the clause “he has been in town”, so it functions as a subordinating conjunction.
  2. Before a noun phrase such as “since Monday”, it would instead function as a preposition.