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Which word class is the largest in English grammar?
Which word class is the largest in English grammar?
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Nouns (correct)
- Adjectives
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Analytic constructions
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Verb conjugation
- Adjective declension
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
- By word order and prepositions (correct)
- By gender agreement
- By noun case
- By verb tense
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
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What form of speech and writing does the article describe as a present-day Standard English?
What form of speech and writing does the article describe as a present-day Standard English?
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Study Notes
Word Classes in English Grammar
- The largest word class in English grammar is verbs.
Indo-European Heritage
- Modern English has largely abandoned inflectional endings from Indo-European.
Grammatical Function Indication
- Grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English is indicated through word order, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs.
Morphological Case in English
- Pronouns retain morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English.
Forms of Speech and Writing
- The article describes informal, spontaneous speech and formal, edited writing as present-day Standard English.
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