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

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

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

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

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

  • Morphological case
  • Inflectional case system (correct)
  • Word classes
  • Analytic constructions

    • Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?

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    What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?

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