2020 · Q4
Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
When people found that the jewel was in records of Rahim, they gave **it** to him.
EnglishWord Classes
- APronoun
- BNominative
- CNoun
- DAdverb
Explanation
In 'they gave it to him', 'it' stands in for the noun 'the jewel' to avoid repetition — the core function of a pronoun. 'Nominative' names a grammatical case, not a part of speech (and 'it' is in the objective case here anyway). It is not a noun or an adverb. Hence (A) Pronoun is correct.