5 Questions
What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English grammar?
nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions
What has modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
the inflectional case system of Indo-European
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
Grammatical function is indicated only by word order, by prepositions, and by the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s)
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
the personal pronouns
What is a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to informal?
present-day Standard English
Learn about the structural rules of the English language including words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Understand the present-day Standard English used in various contexts from formal to informal.
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