LA | MCQs

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The grammatical category that includes words like "can," "could," and "may" is Modality.

Modal verbs: "may," "might," "can," "could," and "ought"

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The grammatical concept that refers to the relationship between a verb and its subject is Agreement.

This typically involves the subject and verb matching in number and person (e.g., "She runs" vs. "They run").

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Phrase structure:

This concept describes how sentences are organized hierarchically into phrases, with each phrase consisting of one or more words that function as a single unit (e.g., noun phrases, verb phrases).

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Syntax:

The study of how words are arranged to form sentences and the rules that govern sentence structure.

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Phonology: The study of how sounds function and pattern in particular languages, focusing on the rules and systems that govern sound combinations and their meanings.

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In 1838 Schleiden suggested that all plants were made of cells.

This sentence is grammatically correct, using the appropriate past tense "suggested" and accurately stating the subject "all plants."

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William Wordsworth believed that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of emotions.

Through this quote, he implies that poetry comes from emotions and inspiration.

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In the phrase "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride," the word "wishes" is used

Because it fits the idiomatic expression. 

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The term "hyperbole" best describes an exaggeration

Hyperbole is a rhetorical device used specifically to make exaggerated statements 

It is used to emphasize a point or create a dramatic effect.

For example:

Saying "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is hyperbole.

It exaggerates the speaker's hunger to emphasize how very hungry they feel

Even though they don't intend to eat a horse

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• In Kachru's model of World Englishes, the "outer circle" refers to a group of countries where English is used as a second language, typically as a legacy of colonization.
• These countries include nations like India, Nigeria, and Singapore, where English has official status and is used as a medium of instruction, administration, and communication alongside indigenous languages.