The Ultimate English Language Quiz
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Which language family does English belong to?

  • Slavic
  • Romance
  • Indo-European (correct)
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • What is the name of the ancient Germanic people that English is named after?

  • Frisians
  • Angles (correct)
  • Saxons
  • Scots
  • Which language is Modern English most closely related to?

  • French
  • Scots
  • Frisian
  • Low Saxon (correct)
  • Which language has influenced English with about 28% of its words?

    <p>French</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of dialects did Old English evolve from?

    <p>North Sea Germanic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT included in English grammar?

    <p>Paragraphs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main form of English used in public discourse?

    <p>Formal English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following has Modern English largely abandoned?

    <p>Inflectional case system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word class retains morphological case more strongly than any other?

    <p>Personal pronouns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates grammatical function for nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?

    <p>Word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

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