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Which category expresses time reference in grammar?
Which category expresses time reference in grammar?
- Tense (correct)
- Conjugation
- Mood
- Aspect
What are the main tenses found in many languages?
What are the main tenses found in many languages?
- Past, present, and nonpast
- Past, nonpast, and nonfuture
- Future, nonfuture, and present
- Past, present, and future (correct)
What are tenseless languages like most of the Chinese languages characterized by?
What are tenseless languages like most of the Chinese languages characterized by?
- They lack any expression of time
- They only have past and nonpast tenses
- They have a complex tense system
- They can possess a future and nonfuture system (correct)
What do some languages make finer distinctions in, in terms of tenses?
What do some languages make finer distinctions in, in terms of tenses?
In what way are expressions of tense often closely connected with?
In what way are expressions of tense often closely connected with?
Which type of English question is considered the most basic in English grammar?
Which type of English question is considered the most basic in English grammar?
What type of questions are used to ask for a simple yes or no answer?
What type of questions are used to ask for a simple yes or no answer?
Which type of English question is formed with words like 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why', 'which', and 'how'?
Which type of English question is formed with words like 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why', 'which', and 'how'?
What type of English question is used to confirm or clarify information in a statement?
What type of English question is used to confirm or clarify information in a statement?
What type of English question is formed with a negative construction to confirm information?
What type of English question is formed with a negative construction to confirm information?
