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In modern English, what indicates grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles?
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?
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?
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?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What has largely been abandoned in modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
What has largely been abandoned in modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?
What is the largest word class in English?
What is the largest word class in English?
What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' in Modern English?
What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' in Modern English?
Which language system has largely been abandoned in Modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
Which language system has largely been abandoned in Modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
Which of the following is commonly distinguished as a part of speech in English?
Which of the following is commonly distinguished as a part of speech in English?
