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Describe present-day Standard English.
Describe present-day Standard English.
Present-day Standard English is a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to informal.
How has Modern English changed from Indo-European in terms of inflectional case system?
How has Modern English changed from Indo-European in terms of inflectional case system?
Modern English has largely abandoned the inflectional case system of Indo-European in favor of analytic constructions.
What is English grammar?
What is English grammar?
English grammar is the set of structural rules of the English language, including the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts.
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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What are some areas where divergences from the described grammar may occur?
What are some areas where divergences from the described grammar may occur?
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Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
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What distinguishes the applied sciences from other science disciplines?
What distinguishes the applied sciences from other science disciplines?
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Which historical period marks the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science?
Which historical period marks the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science?
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What characterizes the natural sciences?
What characterizes the natural sciences?
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Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
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