English Grammar Overview
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What are the two largest word classes in English?

  • Nouns and adverbs
  • Nouns and adjectives
  • Nouns and verbs (correct)
  • Verbs and adjectives

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

  • Inflectional case system
  • Punctuation marks
  • Verb conjugation
  • Word order, prepositions, and 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s) (correct)

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

  • Inflectional case system (correct)
  • Morphological case
  • Word order rules
  • Analytic constructions

    • Which of the following is not a part of the eight 'word classes' or 'parts of speech' commonly distinguished in English?

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    What is described as a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?

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