English Grammar Challenge
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What does English grammar encompass?

  • Only the structure of words
  • The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
  • The historical development of the English language
  • The pronunciation and vocabulary of English

    • In what contexts is present-day Standard English used?

  • Exclusively in informal conversations
  • In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news (correct)
  • Primarily in historical documentaries
  • Only in formal writing

    • What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?

  • Germanic case system
  • Inflectional case system (correct)
  • Morphological case for personal pronouns
  • Analytic constructions

    • Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than others in modern English?

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

    Where do divergences from the grammar described occur?

    <p>In some historical, social, cultural, and regional varieties of English</p> Signup and view all the answers

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