Which 1762 book by Robert Lowth helped standardize English grammar?
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar
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Which 1762 book by Robert Lowth helped standardize English grammar?
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar
What term names a word formed from initial letters, such as NATO?
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acronym
What is the usual word order of basic English declarative clauses?
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subject-verb-object
What year of the Norman Conquest began a major French influence on English?
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1066
What punctuation mark shows possession in the phrase "Sarah's book"?
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apostrophe
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What is the usual word order of basic English declarative clauses?
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subject-verb-object
What punctuation mark shows possession in the phrase "Sarah's book"?
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apostrophe
Which cathedral library received the Exeter Book from Bishop Leofric in 1072?
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Exeter Cathedral
Which Old English poem is attributed by Bede to an illiterate cow-herder at Whitby?
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Cædmon's Hymn
Which accent is commonly abbreviated RP in discussions of British English?
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Received Pronunciation
The Great Vowel Shift mainly altered which Middle English sounds?
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long vowels
The Canterbury Tales are written in which historical form of English?
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Middle English