2022 · Q98
Directions: Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
There is many a slip **between** the cup and the lip.
EnglishWord Classes
- APreposition
- BAdverb
- CConnector
- DConjunction
Explanation
"Under" in "The cat is under the table" shows the spatial relationship between "the cat" and "the table". A word showing the relation of a noun/pronoun to another word is a preposition. It is not a conjunction, an adverb, or an adjective. Hence option B.