English Grammar Quiz
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What does English grammar encompass?

  • Structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
  • Only the structure of words
  • Mainly the structure of phrases and clauses
  • Structure of sentences and articles

    • In what contexts is Standard English used?

  • In public discourse such as broadcasting, education, and government (correct)
  • Primarily in entertainment and news
  • Exclusively in formal settings
  • Only in regional varieties of English

    • What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?

  • Analytic constructions
  • Morphological case for personal pronouns
  • Inflectional case system (correct)
  • Word order for grammatical function

    • Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?

    <p>Personal pronouns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?

    <p>Only by word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does English grammar encompass?

    <p>The structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what contexts is present-day Standard English used?

    <p>In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?

    <p>Inflectional case system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word class retains morphological case more strongly in Modern English?

    <p>Personal pronouns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in Modern English?

    <p>By word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a typical clause made of?

    <p>A subject and a syntactic predicate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what type of language is the subject sometimes unvoiced?

    <p>Null-subject language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a complete simple sentence contain?

    <p>A single clause with a finite verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary division for the discussion of clauses?

    <p>The distinction between independent clauses and dependent clauses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do complex sentences contain?

    <p>At least one clause subordinated to an independent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a typical clause composed of?

    <p>Subject and syntactic predicate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what type of languages is the subject sometimes unvoiced?

    <p>Null-subject languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a complete simple sentence contain?

    <p>A single clause with a finite verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary division for the discussion of clauses?

    <p>Independent clauses and dependent clauses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do complex sentences contain?

    <p>At least one clause subordinated to an independent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

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