Grammar and Linguistics Quiz

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What does the term 'grammar' in linguistics refer to?

  • The study of regional accents and dialects
  • The analysis of literary devices in writing
  • The set of structural rules on speakers' or writers' usage and creation of clauses, phrases, and words (correct)
  • The study of historical language evolution

What does the study of grammar in linguistics include?

  • Phonology, morphology, and syntax (correct)
  • Etymology, lexicography, and semantics
  • Pragmatics, phonetics, and historical linguistics
  • Rhetoric, prosody, and discourse analysis

How do fluent speakers primarily internalize the rules of a language?

  • By hearing other speakers (correct)
  • By attending linguistic workshops
  • By reading grammar books
  • Through intentional study and instruction

When does much of the internalization of language rules occur for individuals?

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What does the term 'English grammar' encompass when referring to the linguistic behavior of groups of speakers and writers?

<p>Only what is shared among the grammars of all or most English speakers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do verbs express?

<p>Actions, states of being, and events (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do compound verbs refer to?

<p>Verbs used in past, future tenses, and conditionally (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do nouns name?

<p>Persons, places, things, ideas, animals, and qualities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are possessive nouns often used to indicate?

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What is 'my' in the sentence 'I had finished my assignment' called?

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