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Which word class forms the largest word class in English?
Which word class forms the largest word class in English?
What has modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European language family?
What has modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European language family?
What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s)?
What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s)?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
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What has largely retained morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
What has largely retained morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
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In what favor has Modern English largely abandoned the inflectional case system of Indo-European?
In what favor has Modern English largely abandoned the inflectional case system of Indo-European?
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Which word class is considered to be a closed class and is rare for new members to enter the language?
Which word class is considered to be a closed class and is rare for new members to enter the language?
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What part of speech do interjections belong to?
What part of speech do interjections belong to?
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What is the term used for word classes that readily accept new members?
What is the term used for word classes that readily accept new members?
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What serves the same function as a word from some particular word class and is therefore called a noun phrase?
What serves the same function as a word from some particular word class and is therefore called a noun phrase?
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Which word class do most words in the English language belong to more than one?
Which word class do most words in the English language belong to more than one?
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What consists of a verb together with any objects and other dependents?
What consists of a verb together with any objects and other dependents?
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Which word class do interjections not form part of?
Which word class do interjections not form part of?
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Which of the following is an example of present perfect continuous tense?
Which of the following is an example of present perfect continuous tense?
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When referring to events or situations that have finished, which tense should be used in English?
When referring to events or situations that have finished, which tense should be used in English?
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Which tense is used to summarize a book, film, or play when telling a story in the present tense?
Which tense is used to summarize a book, film, or play when telling a story in the present tense?
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What does the past tense in English allow us to talk about?
What does the past tense in English allow us to talk about?
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Which tense is formed using 'I have + past participle'?
Which tense is formed using 'I have + past participle'?
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What are the four present tense forms in the English language?
What are the four present tense forms in the English language?
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What is the correct usage of 'your' in the sentence: '______ beautiful.'?
What is the correct usage of 'your' in the sentence: '______ beautiful.'?
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Which word should be used to refer to a place that isn't here?
Which word should be used to refer to a place that isn't here?
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How should the sentence 'Can I have ______ coat.' be correctly written?
How should the sentence 'Can I have ______ coat.' be correctly written?
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What is the correct form of the contracted word that indicates 'cannot'?
What is the correct form of the contracted word that indicates 'cannot'?
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Where should the apostrophe be placed to show that something belongs to more than one person?
Where should the apostrophe be placed to show that something belongs to more than one person?
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Which type of adverb modifies the verb?
Which type of adverb modifies the verb?
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What is the correct usage of 'were' in past simple?
What is the correct usage of 'were' in past simple?
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Which word indicates possession and defines that something belongs to you?
Which word indicates possession and defines that something belongs to you?
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What does the correct use of adverbs aim to do in the context of story writing?
What does the correct use of adverbs aim to do in the context of story writing?
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What is indicated by apostrophes?
What is indicated by apostrophes?
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