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Which CEFR level is typically associated with a high proficiency in English?
Which CEFR level is typically associated with a high proficiency in English?
At which CEFR level would a learner be considered to have a basic understanding of English?
At which CEFR level would a learner be considered to have a basic understanding of English?
Which CEFR level would be most appropriate for a learner capable of expressing themselves fluently and spontaneously?
Which CEFR level would be most appropriate for a learner capable of expressing themselves fluently and spontaneously?
What is the second-largest word class in English?
What is the second-largest word class in English?
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Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other?
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What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
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How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
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What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
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Which word class forms the largest class in English?
Which word class forms the largest class in English?
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What has largely replaced the inflectional case system of Indo-European in modern English?
What has largely replaced the inflectional case system of Indo-European in modern English?
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What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
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How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
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What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
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Which of the following is an example of a noun adjunct?
Which of the following is an example of a noun adjunct?
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What is the correct order of pre-modifiers in a noun phrase?
What is the correct order of pre-modifiers in a noun phrase?
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In what contexts can noun phrases be placed in apposition?
In what contexts can noun phrases be placed in apposition?
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What influenced the movement towards a preference for gender-neutral language in English?
What influenced the movement towards a preference for gender-neutral language in English?
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What is the term for nouns able to take masculine, feminine, and neuter pronouns?
What is the term for nouns able to take masculine, feminine, and neuter pronouns?
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What type of phrases can consist just of a possessive, infinitive, and gerund phrases in certain positions?
What type of phrases can consist just of a possessive, infinitive, and gerund phrases in certain positions?
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What feature of modern English relates to the use of pronouns to refer specifically to persons or animals of one or the other genders?
What feature of modern English relates to the use of pronouns to refer specifically to persons or animals of one or the other genders?
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What are the coordinating conjunctions used at various levels in noun phrases?
What are the coordinating conjunctions used at various levels in noun phrases?
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What can be used to express phrases formed by the determiner 'the' with an adjective, as in 'the homeless'?
What can be used to express phrases formed by the determiner 'the' with an adjective, as in 'the homeless'?
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Which aspect of Old English fell out of use during the Middle English period?
Which aspect of Old English fell out of use during the Middle English period?
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Which word class can be formed from other words through suffixes like -age and -hood?
Which word class can be formed from other words through suffixes like -age and -hood?
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Which type of nouns have singular and plural forms?
Which type of nouns have singular and plural forms?
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What indicates the possessive forms of English nouns?
What indicates the possessive forms of English nouns?
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Which type of phrases function as nouns within sentences?
Which type of phrases function as nouns within sentences?
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What may be the determiner in a noun phrase?
What may be the determiner in a noun phrase?
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Which of the following can be pre-modifiers in noun phrases?
Which of the following can be pre-modifiers in noun phrases?
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What can be postmodifiers in noun phrases?
What can be postmodifiers in noun phrases?
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What is indicated by the suffix -ly in English?
What is indicated by the suffix -ly in English?
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Which word class is not generally marked for word class in English?
Which word class is not generally marked for word class in English?
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Which word class can sometimes be derived from those in another class, potentially giving rise to new words?
Which word class can sometimes be derived from those in another class, potentially giving rise to new words?
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Study Notes
Word Classes and Phrases
- English word classes include open classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) and closed classes (pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners, exclamations).
- Nouns can be formed from other nouns or words through suffixes (e.g., -age, -hood) or by converting verbs and adjectives.
- Nouns can be classified semantically as proper/common or concrete/abstract, and grammatically as count (countable) or non-count (uncountable) nouns.
- Countable nouns have singular and plural forms, while non-count nouns do not have a plural form.
- English nouns have possessive forms, indicated by -'s or just an apostrophe for plurals and some words ending with -s.
- Noun phrases function as nouns within sentences and typically include a determiner, pre-modifiers, and a complement or postmodifier.
- The determiner in a noun phrase may be an article or equivalent word and is often required in many contexts.
- Pre-modifiers in noun phrases include adjectives, adjective phrases, and noun adjuncts.
- Postmodifiers in noun phrases can be prepositional phrases, relative clauses, adjective or participial phrases, or dependent clauses.
- Example of a noun phrase: "that rather attractive young college student to whom you were talking."
- English words are not generally marked for word class, and it is not usually possible to tell from the form of a word which class it belongs to.
- Most words belong to more than one word class, and they can sometimes be derived from those in another class, potentially giving rise to new words.
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Test your English proficiency with this comprehensive CEFR placement test covering levels A1 to C1. Find out at which level your English skills currently stand and determine the appropriate level for your language learning journey. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced learner, this quiz will help you gauge your English language abilities accurately.
