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What is the second-largest word class in English?
What is the second-largest word class in English?
- Verbs (correct)
- Pronouns
- Determiners
- Adjectives
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
- By inflectional case
- By grammatical gender
- By word order and prepositions (correct)
- By verb conjugation
Which language system has Modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
Which language system has Modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
- Analytic case system
- Verb conjugation system
- Grammatical gender system
- Inflectional case system (correct)
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?
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Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?
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Study Notes
Word Classes in English
- The second-largest word class in English is adjectives.
Grammatical Function in English
- Grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English is indicated through word order and prepositions.
Language Systems in English
- Modern English has largely abandoned the inflectional system in favor of analytic constructions.
Form of Speech and Writing
- The form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, is formal standard English.
Morphological Case in English
- Pronouns retain morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English.
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