What is grammar according to linguistics?

Does Grammar Matter?

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Rachelle Sy
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A guide for writing novels
A list of words in a language
A set of patterns for how words are put together
A set of rules for proper speaking
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the usual order of words in an English sentence?
Subject, Object, Verb
Object, Verb, Subject
Subject, Verb, Object
Verb, Subject, Object
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do prescriptivists believe about language?
It is impossible to learn
It should follow consistent rules
It should constantly change
It does not need rules
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is descriptivism?
A strict set of language rules
Describing how people actually use language
A historical study of languages
A method to learn new languages quickly
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was written language standardized?
To make it easier to forget
To allow broader communication
To limit the number of languages
To make it more complex
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is considered the 'proper' form of a language?
The form with the most words
The standard form derived from a spoken variety
The oldest form
The most complex form
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do most of us learn to speak?
By listening to music
By memorizing rules
Through unconscious habits
By reading dictionaries
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does speech use besides words for meaning?
Mathematical formulas
Colors and shapes
Mood and intonation
Silence only
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is prescriptivism useful?
For informing about common patterns
For making languages more difficult
For stopping language change
For reducing the number of languages
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