Understanding Parts of Speech in English

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• A sentence is a set of words giving a complete thought.
• Nouns in English can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.

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• Neuter gender is expressed grammatically in English.
• Most nouns in English are of neuter gender.

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• Adjectives and adverbs are different parts of speech.
• Both qualitative and relative adjectives are characterized by the category of the degrees of comparison.

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• All relative adjectives are characterized by the category of the degrees of comparison.
• Both qualitative and relative adjectives are characterized by the category of the degrees of comparison.

Find the True Statement About Numerals

• Numerals function as parenthetical elements.
• Examples of numerals are "go," "talk," "travel."

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• Demonstrative pronouns have the grammatical category of gender.
• Reciprocal pronouns are like "each other", "one another".
• Personal pronouns have the grammatical category of numerical order.
• Relative pronouns have the grammatical category of tense.

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• Relative pronouns have the grammatical category of number.
• Personal pronouns have the grammatical category of number.
• Demonstrative pronouns have the grammatical category of number (e.g., this – these).
• Possessive pronouns have the grammatical category of number.
• Reciprocal pronouns have the grammatical category of number.

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• Modal words are a notional part of speech.
• Modal words express grammatical modality.
• Modal words of probability are "happily", "fortunately", "luckily".
• Modal words function as parenthetical elements in a sentence.
• Modal words have the grammatical category of the degrees of comparison.

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• The noun is a functional word.
• A noun can function as an attribute in a sentence.
• The noun is a nominal part of speech.
• A noun can function as a predicative in a sentence.
• Nouns can perform different syntactical functions.

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• Notional parts of speech are characterized by some lexical meaning.
• Notional parts of speech don't perform any functions in a sentence.
• Notional parts of speech are characterized by word-building properties.
• Notional parts of speech are verbs, adlinks, numerals, etc.
• Notional parts of speech are characterized by form-building properties.

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• Functional words are ready-made units.
• Functional parts of speech have no proper sentence functions.
• Functional parts of speech are prepositions, articles, particles, etc.
• Functional parts of speech are characterized by word-building properties.

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• The verb is a nominal part of speech.
• Nouns can perform different syntactical functions.
• Verbs can function as predicates in a sentence.
• A verb can function as the subject of the sentence.
• The verb has three grammatical categories.

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• It's a privative binary opposition.
• The marked member of the opposition is "take".
• The opposition shows that verbs have the grammatical category of aspect.
• The weak member of the opposition is “takes”.
• The opposition shows that verbs have the grammatical category of numerical qualification.

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• Numerals can combine with nouns.
• Typical affixes of numerals are -ty (ninety) and -teen (nineteen).
• Numerals can be cardinal and ordinal.
• Numerals have the category of numerical qualification.
• Numerals are a notional part of speech (in the traditional classification).

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• A sentence is a unit of syntax.
• A sentence is a set of words giving a complete thought.
• A sentence is a unit of phonetics.
• A sentence conveys a statement, question, exclamation, or command.
• A sentence is a communicative unit.

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• Functional words are ready-made units.
• The lexical meaning of functional parts of speech is either lost or weak or very general.
• Functional parts of speech have no proper sentence functions.
• Functional parts of speech are prepositions, articles, particles, etc.
• Functional parts of speech are characterized by word-building properties.

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• The verb is a nominal part of speech.
• Nouns can perform different syntactical functions.
• Verbs can function as predicates in a sentence.
• A verb can function as the subject of the sentence.
• The verb has three grammatical categories.

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• Modal words are a notional part of speech.
• Modal words express grammatical modality.
• Modal words of probability are "happily", "fortunately", "luckily."
• Modal words function as parenthetical elements in a sentence.
• Modal words have no grammatical categories.

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• More is a word-morpheme.
• It can be transformed into "oftener."
• It is an analytical form.
• It is a superlative form.
• It is a comparative form.

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• The marked member of the opposition is "have arrived".
• It's a privative binary opposition.
• The opposition shows that verbs have the grammatical category of order.
• The opposition shows that verbs have the grammatical category of finitude.
• The weak member of the opposition is "arrive".

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• Numerals function as parenthetical elements.
• Examples of numerals are "go", "talk", "travel."
• Numerals have no affixes.

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Test your knowledge of English grammar by identifying true statements about sentences, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and numerals. This quiz covers key concepts related to parts of speech and their functions in the English language. Get ready to enhance your grammatical understanding!