12 Questions
What is the grammatical category associated with nouns and noun phrases in English?
Number
What is the function of a cardinal numeral in a sentence?
To express the quantity of items in a collection
What is the difference between a numeral and a quantifier?
A numeral expresses grammatical number, while a quantifier expresses quantity
What is the term for the grammatical category that distinguishes between 'some children' and 'all books'?
Quantifiers
What is the difference between the grammatical categories of number and numerals?
Number is associated with nouns, while numerals are used for counting
What is the term for the distinction between 'the book' and 'a book'?
Definiteness
What is the traditional use of the term 'definite'?
To distinguish the definite article from the indefinite article
What is the typical use of 'definite noun phrases'?
To refer to some specific object
What is another way to express definiteness in English?
By using constructions like relative clauses
What is the main function of the article in English?
To express definiteness
What is an example of a language that uses honorifics?
Afrikaans
What is true about English in relation to gender?
English does not make use of gender to a great extent
Learn about the difference between grammatical number and numerals in the English language. Understand the concept of singular and plural forms, and how numerals are used for counting and expressing sequence.
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