20 Questions
What does English grammar encompass?
Structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts
In what contexts is Standard English used?
In public discourse such as broadcasting, education, and government
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Inflectional case system
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
Only by word order
What does English grammar encompass?
The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts
In what contexts is present-day Standard English used?
In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Inflectional case system
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?
By word order
What is a typical clause made of?
A subject and a syntactic predicate
In what type of language is the subject sometimes unvoiced?
Null-subject language
What does a complete simple sentence contain?
A single clause with a finite verb
What is the primary division for the discussion of clauses?
The distinction between independent clauses and dependent clauses
What do complex sentences contain?
At least one clause subordinated to an independent clause
What is a typical clause composed of?
Subject and syntactic predicate
In what type of languages is the subject sometimes unvoiced?
Null-subject languages
What does a complete simple sentence contain?
A single clause with a finite verb
What is the primary division for the discussion of clauses?
Independent clauses and dependent clauses
What do complex sentences contain?
At least one clause subordinated to an independent clause
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