5 Questions
Which word class forms the largest in English?
Nouns
What has Modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European system?
Inflectional case system
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
What is indicated by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s) in English?
Grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles
What is a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
Present-day Standard English
Test your knowledge of the structural rules of the English language with this quiz. Explore the grammar of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in present-day Standard English.
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