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What does English grammar encompass?
What does English grammar encompass?
- The structure of sentences and whole texts
- The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
- Only the structure of words
- The structure of phrases and clauses
In what contexts is Standard English used?
In what contexts is Standard English used?
- Only in formal settings
- In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news (correct)
- Only in informal settings
- In private conversations
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Analytic constructions
- Word order for indicating grammatical function
- Morphological case for personal pronouns
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
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How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
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Study Notes
English Grammar
- English grammar encompasses phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
Standard English Usage
- Standard English is used in formal situations, such as in education, government, media, and formal writings.
Evolution of Modern English
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional morphology from its Indo-European roots.
Morphological Case in Modern English
- Pronouns retain morphological case more strongly in Modern English, with distinct forms for nominative, accusative, genitive, and sometimes dative.
Grammatical Function Indication
- In Modern English, grammatical function is indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles through word order, prepositions, and verbs, rather than through inflectional morphology.
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