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What does English grammar encompass?
What does English grammar encompass?
- Historical, social, cultural, and regional varieties of English
- Structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts (correct)
- Pronunciation and vocabulary
- Inflectional case system of Indo-European
In what way has Modern English deviated from Indo-European?
In what way has Modern English deviated from Indo-European?
- Abandoned the inflectional case system (correct)
- Modified the inflectional case system
- Adopted the inflectional case system
- Retained the inflectional case system
Which word class retains morphological case most strongly in Modern English?
Which word class retains morphological case most strongly in Modern English?
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Personal pronouns (correct)
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, and news?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, and news?
What has largely replaced the inflectional case system in Modern English?
What has largely replaced the inflectional case system in Modern English?
What are some areas where divergences from the grammar described in the article occur?
What are some areas where divergences from the grammar described in the article occur?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European language system?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from the Indo-European language system?
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 structural rules of the English language that are encompassed by English grammar?
What are the structural rules of the English language that are encompassed by English grammar?
In what way has Modern English largely replaced the inflectional case system of Indo-European?
In what way has Modern English largely replaced the inflectional case system of Indo-European?
