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Which word class is the largest in English?
Which word class is the largest in English?
- Nouns (correct)
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Morphological case
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Word order
- Analytic constructions
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
- 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s)
- Word order and prepositions (correct)
- Morphological case and inflections
- Verb tense and mood
What is a remnant of the more extensive Germanic case system of Old English?
What is a remnant of the more extensive Germanic case system of Old English?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
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