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Which word class is the largest in English grammar?
Which word class is the largest in English grammar?
- Verbs
- Nouns (correct)
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
What has Modern English largely abandoned from Indo-European?
- Inflectional case system (correct)
- Word order
- Analytic constructions
- Morphological case
How is grammatical function indicated for pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
How is grammatical function indicated for pronouns, nouns, adjectives, and articles in English?
- By conjunctions
- By prepositions
- By inflectional endings
- By word order (correct)
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What retains morphological case more strongly than any other word class in English?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?
What is the form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news?