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What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English?
Nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions
Describe the structural rules of the English language.
The structural rules of the English language include the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts.
What has modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
Modern English has largely abandoned the inflectional case system of Indo-European in favor of analytic constructions.
In what ways is grammatical function indicated for pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
Grammatical function is indicated only by word order, by prepositions, and by the 'Saxon genitive or English possessive' (-'s).
What word class forms the largest in English, and which forms the second-largest?
Nouns form the largest word class, and verbs the second-largest.
Test your knowledge of English grammar with this quiz. Explore the rules governing words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in the English language.
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