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    Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word. The Sharma’s lived in Delhi earlier, but now they are living in Mumbai.
    Question

    Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word.

    The Sharma’s lived in Delhi earlier, but now they are living in Mumbai.

    A.

    Noun

    B.

    Verb

    C.

    Pronoun

    D.

    Adjective

    Correct option is B

    The correct answer is (b) Verb.

    Explanation (Step-by-step):

    • The highlighted word is “living”.
    • It is used with the helping verb “are” to form the present continuous tense: “are living”.
    • In this construction, “living” is the main verb in V-ing form and shows an action/state of residing.

    Grammatical Rule Used (English):

    • Present Continuous Tense: Subject + is/am/are + V-ing.
    • The V-ing form acts as a verb when it forms the main part of the predicate (are living).

    Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):

    • Present continuous में संरचना होती है: is/am/are + verb की ing form.
    • यहाँ “living” क्रिया (Verb) के रूप में कार्य कर रहा है क्योंकि यह “are” के साथ मिलकर क्रिया-रूप बनाता है।

    Why other options are incorrect:

    • (a) Noun – यहाँ “living” किसी वस्तु/स्थिति का नाम नहीं है; यह क्रिया का हिस्सा है।
    • (c) Pronoun – यह noun के स्थान पर नहीं आया है।
    • (d) Adjective – यह किसी noun को describe नहीं कर रहा; यह verb phrase का भाग है।

    So the correct answer is (b)

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