English Grammar Challenge
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Personal pronouns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?

    <p>By word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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    Test your knowledge of English grammar with this quiz! From parts of speech to sentence structure, put your skills to the test and see how well you know the rules of the English language.

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