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What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English?
What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English?
- Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and articles
- Nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and interjections
- Nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions (correct)
- Nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and articles
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Analytic constructions
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Morphological case
- Germanic case system
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
- By word order, prepositions, and the Saxon genitive or English possessive (-'s) (correct)
- By inflectional case system
- By word order and Germanic case system
- By morphological case
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
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What is a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What is a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
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