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Linguistics: Grammatical Number and Numerals

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Linguistics: Grammatical Number and Numerals

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What is the grammatical category associated with nouns and noun phrases in English?

Quantifiers
Number (correct)
Definiteness
Numerals

What is the function of a cardinal numeral in a sentence?

To express the position of an item in a sequence
To express the quantity of items in a collection (correct)
To specify the grammatical number of a noun
To indicate the definiteness of a noun

What is the difference between a numeral and a quantifier?

A numeral expresses grammatical number, while a quantifier expresses quantity (correct)
A numeral expresses quantity, while a quantifier expresses grammatical number
A numeral is used for counting, while a quantifier is used for sequencing
A numeral is a type of quantifier that indicates exact quantity

What is the term for the grammatical category that distinguishes between 'some children' and 'all books'?

Quantifiers (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the grammatical categories of number and numerals?

Number is associated with nouns, while numerals are used for counting (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the distinction between 'the book' and 'a book'?

Definiteness (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional use of the term 'definite'?

To distinguish the definite article from the indefinite article (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical use of 'definite noun phrases'?

To refer to some specific object (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is another way to express definiteness in English?

By using constructions like relative clauses (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the article in English?

To express definiteness (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a language that uses honorifics?

Afrikaans (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is true about English in relation to gender?

English does not make use of gender to a great extent (D) Signup and view all the answers