Question

Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word: AFTER

Grammatical function	Usage
1) adjective	(6) It appears to be the after effect of the disease.
2) adverb	(8) He came soon after.
3) conjunction	(5) You may go after having your lunch.
4) preposition	(7) Many graduates are hankering after jobs.

• A. 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7
• B. 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7
• C. 1-5, 2-8, 3-7, 4-6
• D. 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7

Hint:

Check whether "after" sits before a noun, stands alone, joins two clauses, or takes an object noun.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The word "after" can act as four different parts of speech, and this question checks whether we can tell them apart by looking at what surrounds "after" in each sentence.

1. 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7: This pairs the adjective function with sentence (8), "He came soon after," which has no noun after "after" and so cannot be the adjective use.
2. 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7: Sentence (5), "You may go after having your lunch," joins two clauses and is a conjunction, not an adverb, so pairing it with function 2 is wrong.
3. 1-5, 2-8, 3-7, 4-6: Sentence (5) is a conjunction, not an adjective, so pairing it with function 1 is wrong, and sentence (6), the adjective use "after effect," cannot belong with the preposition function either.
4. 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7: Sentence (6) has "after" describing the noun "effect", the adjective use. Sentence (8) has "after" alone with no object, the adverb use. Sentence (5) has "after" joining two clauses, the conjunction use. Sentence (7) has "after" followed by the noun "jobs", the preposition use. Every pairing fits its function correctly.

Only the fourth combination places every sentence in its correct grammatical role, so option (D), 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7, is correct.

Let's summarize:

• Adjective "after" sits right before the noun it describes, as in "after effect".
• Adverb "after" stands alone with no noun following it, as in "came soon after".
• Conjunction "after" joins two clauses, as in "after having your lunch".
• Preposition "after" is followed by a noun showing pursuit or time, as in "hankering after jobs".

The correct match is 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7, option (D).