5 Questions
Which word class forms the largest in English?
Nouns
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting and education?
Standard English
What has modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
Inflectional case system
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
Personal pronouns
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
Word order and prepositions
Study Notes
Word Classes in English
- The largest word class in English is verbs.
Language in Public Discourse
- The form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting and education, is formal written English.
Morphological Case in Modern English
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional endings in favor of analytic constructions.
Nouns in Modern English
- Nouns are the part of speech that retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English.
Grammatical Function Indication
- Grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English is indicated through word order, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs.
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