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Which word class is the largest in English?
Which word class is the largest in English?
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Nouns (correct)
- Adverbs
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Analytic constructions
- Prepositions
- Word order
- Inflectional case system (correct)
In English, how is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles?
In English, how is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles?
- By grammatical gender
- By verb tense
- By inflectional case system
- By word order and prepositions (correct)
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?