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What does English grammar encompass?
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?
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?
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?
Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other in Modern English?
What are the divergences from the described grammar in the text?
What are the divergences from the described grammar in the text?
What does English grammar encompass?
What does English grammar encompass?
What type of English does the article describe?
What type of English does the article describe?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Where are divergences from the described grammar more minor than differences in pronunciation and vocabulary?
Where are divergences from the described grammar more minor than differences in pronunciation and vocabulary?
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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