English Grammar Overview Quiz

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Which word class forms the largest word class in English?

Nouns (correct)

Determiners

Pronouns

Verbs

What has modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European language family?

Adjectives

Inflectional case system (correct)

Analytic constructions

Pronouns

What is indicated only by word order, prepositions, and the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s)?

Subject-verb agreement

Verb tense

Conjunctions

Grammatical function (correct)

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

Standard English Signup and view all the answers

What has largely retained morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?

Pronouns Signup and view all the answers

In what favor has Modern English largely abandoned the inflectional case system of Indo-European?

In favor of analytic constructions Signup and view all the answers

Which word class is considered to be a closed class and is rare for new members to enter the language?

Pronouns Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech do interjections belong to?

Not described here Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for word classes that readily accept new members?

Open classes Signup and view all the answers

What serves the same function as a word from some particular word class and is therefore called a noun phrase?

Determiner phrases Signup and view all the answers

Which word class do most words in the English language belong to more than one?

Lexemes Signup and view all the answers

What consists of a verb together with any objects and other dependents?

Verb phrase Signup and view all the answers

Which word class do interjections not form part of?

Clause and sentence structure Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of present perfect continuous tense?

I have been working Signup and view all the answers

When referring to events or situations that have finished, which tense should be used in English?

Past tense Signup and view all the answers

Which tense is used to summarize a book, film, or play when telling a story in the present tense?

Present simple tense Signup and view all the answers

What does the past tense in English allow us to talk about?

Long-standing events and situations Signup and view all the answers

Which tense is formed using 'I have + past participle'?

Present perfect tense Signup and view all the answers

What are the four present tense forms in the English language?

Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect continuous Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct usage of 'your' in the sentence: '______ beautiful.'?

Your Signup and view all the answers

Which word should be used to refer to a place that isn't here?

There Signup and view all the answers

How should the sentence 'Can I have ______ coat.' be correctly written?

Your Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct form of the contracted word that indicates 'cannot'?

Cant Signup and view all the answers

Where should the apostrophe be placed to show that something belongs to more than one person?

'S' Signup and view all the answers

Which type of adverb modifies the verb?

Manner adverb Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct usage of 'were' in past simple?

Was Signup and view all the answers

Which word indicates possession and defines that something belongs to you?

's Signup and view all the answers

What does the correct use of adverbs aim to do in the context of story writing?

Show, not tell the reader what is happening in the story. Signup and view all the answers

What is indicated by apostrophes?

Ownership or belonging. Signup and view all the answers