English Grammar Quiz
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What does English grammar encompass?

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

    • In what contexts is present-day Standard English used?

  • Only in private communication
  • In public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news (correct)
  • Only in informal settings
  • Only in formal settings

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

  • Inflectional case system (correct)
  • Analytic constructions
  • Morphological case of personal pronouns
  • Word class distinctions

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

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

    What are the divergences from the described grammar in the text?

    <p>Historical, social, cultural, and regional varieties of English</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

    What type of English does the article describe?

    <p>Present-day Standard English</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

    Where are divergences from the described grammar more minor than differences in pronunciation and vocabulary?

    <p>Regional varieties of English</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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