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What is the largest word class in English grammar?
What is the largest word class in English grammar?
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Nouns (correct)
Which part of speech retains morphological case most strongly in English?
Which part of speech retains morphological case most strongly in English?
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Prepositions
- Personal pronouns (correct)
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Word order
- Vocabulary
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Tone system
What indicates grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
What indicates grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
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Which word class is the second-largest in English?
Which word class is the second-largest in English?
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Most countries in North and South America start their week on Monday.
Most countries in North and South America start their week on Monday.
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According to ISO 8601, Sunday is the first day of the week.
According to ISO 8601, Sunday is the first day of the week.
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The English language has retained the planet names for all 7 days of the week.
The English language has retained the planet names for all 7 days of the week.
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The names of the 7 days of the week in most Latin-based languages come from the Roman calendar.
The names of the 7 days of the week in most Latin-based languages come from the Roman calendar.
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Some Asiatic languages such as Hindi, Japanese, and Korean have a similar relationship between the weekdays and the planets.
Some Asiatic languages such as Hindi, Japanese, and Korean have a similar relationship between the weekdays and the planets.
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