Grammatical Category Quiz

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1. Grammatical category is related to

word indexation
word agreement
calligraphic form
a) word indexation b) word agreement c) calligraphic form

2. Only _____ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "number".

nouns
adverbs
adjectives
a) nouns b) adverbs c) adjectives

3. Possessive is a value of the grammatical category called

number
case
gender
a) number b) case c) gender

4. Modern English uses _____ gender.

grammatical
political
natural
a) grammatical b) political c) natural

5. The grammatical category "person" is a property of pronouns and has _____ values.

one
two
three
a) one b) two c) three

6. "Tense" is a grammatical category that applies to

verbs
adverbs
adjectives
a) verbs b) adverbs c) adjectives

7. Continuous and perfect are examples of the grammatical category known as

tense
mood
aspect
a) tense b) mood c) aspect

8. The subjunctive "mood" expresses __________ .

a statement of fact
unreality
something desired
a) a statement of fact b) unreality c) something desired

9. "Voice" is a grammatical category affecting

transitive verbs
intransitive verbs
all verbs
a) transitive verbs b) intransitive verbs c) all verbs

10. _________ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "degree".

gradable adverbs
non-gradable adverbs
all adjectives
a) gradable adverbs b) non-gradable adverbs c) all adjectives

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