English Grammar Basics Quiz

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In modern English, what indicates grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles?

  • Word order and prepositions (correct)
  • Inflectional case system
  • Saxon genitive or English possessive (-'s)
  • Analytic constructions

What is the second-largest word class in English?

  • Determiners
  • Verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Pronouns (correct)

Which of the following is a remnant of the more extensive Germanic case system of Old English?

  • Prepositions
  • Saxon genitive or English possessive (-'s) (correct)
  • Word order
  • Analytic constructions

Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?

<p>Standard English (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has largely been abandoned in modern English in favor of analytic constructions?

<p>'Inflectional case system' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?

<p>Nouns (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest word class in English?

<p>Nouns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' in Modern English?

<p>Nouns (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language system has largely been abandoned in Modern English in favor of analytic constructions?

<p>Inflectional case system of Indo-European (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is commonly distinguished as a part of speech in English?

<p>Determiners (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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