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What is tense in grammar?
What is tense in grammar?
- A category that expresses location
- A category that expresses emotion
- A category that expresses time reference (correct)
- A category that expresses quantity
Which tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs?
Which tenses are usually manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs?
- Past, present, and conditional
- Present, future, and subjunctive
- Past, subjunctive, and future
- Past, present, and future (correct)
What do some languages with only two distinct tenses have?
What do some languages with only two distinct tenses have?
- Past and nonpast (correct)
- Future and nonfuture
- Present and future
- Past and present
Which category is often closely connected with expressions of tense?
Which category is often closely connected with expressions of tense?
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In some contexts, the meaning of tenses may be relativized to a point in the discourse. What is this referred to as?
In some contexts, the meaning of tenses may be relativized to a point in the discourse. What is this referred to as?
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