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What is the main purpose of having categories for words in syntactic theory?
What is the main purpose of having categories for words in syntactic theory?
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of speech based on the classic definitions?
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of speech based on the classic definitions?
In the sentence 'The green loved peanut butter cookies.', what is the syntactic issue?
In the sentence 'The green loved peanut butter cookies.', what is the syntactic issue?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adverb according to classic definitions?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adverb according to classic definitions?
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What do open-class parts of speech refer to?
What do open-class parts of speech refer to?
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In 'The destruction of the city.', what part of speech is 'destruction'?
In 'The destruction of the city.', what part of speech is 'destruction'?
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'The building blocks of sentences' emphasizes which category of word types?
'The building blocks of sentences' emphasizes which category of word types?
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Which part of speech can modify nouns and combine with -ly?
Which part of speech can modify nouns and combine with -ly?
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Where do adjectives typically appear within a sentence?
Where do adjectives typically appear within a sentence?
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What is a common function shared by adjectives and adverbs?
What is a common function shared by adjectives and adverbs?
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Where do adverbs typically appear within a sentence?
Where do adverbs typically appear within a sentence?
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Which part of speech does not allow for the addition of neologisms (new words)?
Which part of speech does not allow for the addition of neologisms (new words)?
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What suffix can both adjectives and adverbs take?
What suffix can both adjectives and adverbs take?
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How are adjectives negated in English?
How are adjectives negated in English?
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Which suffix is commonly used to form comparatives of adverbs?
Which suffix is commonly used to form comparatives of adverbs?
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In English, how do adjectives inflect into superlative form?
In English, how do adjectives inflect into superlative form?
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What is the role of the -ly suffix in English?
What is the role of the -ly suffix in English?
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Which of the following is NOT a derivational suffix for adjectives?
Which of the following is NOT a derivational suffix for adjectives?
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How are adverbs in English typically modified?
How are adverbs in English typically modified?
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Which part of speech in English often ends in derivational suffixes such as -ment and -ation?
Which part of speech in English often ends in derivational suffixes such as -ment and -ation?
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In English, which part of speech can be negated by 'no' as in 'no apples were eaten'?
In English, which part of speech can be negated by 'no' as in 'no apples were eaten'?
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Which part of speech follows prepositions such as 'in' in the sentence 'in school'?
Which part of speech follows prepositions such as 'in' in the sentence 'in school'?
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What part of speech is often modified by determiners and adjectives?
What part of speech is often modified by determiners and adjectives?
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Which part of speech can appear in the subject/object position of sentences?
Which part of speech can appear in the subject/object position of sentences?
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In English, which part of speech often takes derivational suffixes like -ate or -ize/ise?
In English, which part of speech often takes derivational suffixes like -ate or -ize/ise?
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