5 Questions
Which word class is the largest in English grammar?
Nouns
What has modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
Inflectional case system
How is grammatical function indicated for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
By word order and prepositions
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
Personal pronouns
What form of speech and writing does the article describe as a present-day Standard English?
'Modern English'
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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