10 Questions
What does the term 'grammar' in linguistics refer to?
The set of structural rules on speakers' or writers' usage and creation of clauses, phrases, and words
What does the study of grammar in linguistics include?
Phonology, morphology, and syntax
How do fluent speakers primarily internalize the rules of a language?
By hearing other speakers
When does much of the internalization of language rules occur for individuals?
During early childhood
What does the term 'English grammar' encompass when referring to the linguistic behavior of groups of speakers and writers?
Only what is shared among the grammars of all or most English speakers
What do verbs express?
Actions, states of being, and events
What do compound verbs refer to?
Verbs used in past, future tenses, and conditionally
What do nouns name?
Persons, places, things, ideas, animals, and qualities
What are possessive nouns often used to indicate?
Ownership or association
What is 'my' in the sentence 'I had finished my assignment' called?
A possessive pronoun
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