5 Questions
What are the eight word classes or parts of speech commonly distinguished in English?
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, determiners, prepositions
What has modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
Inflectional case system
Which structure of the English language includes words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts?
Syntactic structure
What is indicated by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s) in English?
Grammatical function
Which word class forms the largest class in English?
Nouns
Test your knowledge of English grammar with this quiz that covers the structural rules of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in the English language. Learn about present-day Standard English used in public discourse, broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news.
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