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What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English?
What are the eight word classes commonly distinguished in English?
nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions
What is the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts collectively referred to as in English grammar?
What is the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts collectively referred to as in English grammar?
the set of structural rules of the English language
What is the 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, known as?
What is the 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, known as?
present-day Standard English
What has largely been abandoned in Modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
What has largely been abandoned in Modern English in favor of analytic constructions?
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What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in Modern English?
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What has Modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
What has Modern English largely abandoned in favor of analytic constructions?
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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 is the largest word class in English?
What is the largest word class in English?
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What is the set of structural rules of the English language collectively referred to as?
What is the set of structural rules of the English language collectively referred to as?
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Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to informal?
Which form of speech and writing is used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of registers, from formal to informal?
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