Source: Previous Question Papers
Find out the odd man out from the given sentences regarding the parts of speech. (1) Life is not a bed of red roses. (2) Speech is silver, but silence is golden. (3) We must love good and hate ill. (4) To err is human, to forgive is divine.
Options
Option A
Life is not a bed of red roses.
Option B
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
Option C is correct
We must love good and hate ill.
Option D
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
Explanation
In sentences (1), (2), and (4), 'red', 'silver', 'golden', 'human', and 'divine' all function as adjectives. In sentence (3), 'good' and 'ill' are used as nouns (e.g., 'love what is good', 'hate what is ill'), making it the odd one out regarding the part of speech function.