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What does English grammar encompass?
What does English grammar encompass?
- Only the structure of sentences
- The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
- The structure of words and phrases
- Only the structure of words
In what forms of speech and writing is Standard English used?
In what forms of speech and writing is Standard English used?
- In private conversations
- Only in formal writing
- In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news (correct)
- Only in informal speech
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Pronunciation
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Vocabulary
- Analytic constructions
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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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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