Table.   Examples of noun declension in EModE 


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Table.   Examples of noun declension in EModE

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b) weak;

c) minor;

d) irregular.

 

75. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter. ‘In OE the strong noun paradigm declines for case, gender and singular/plural’.

a) True;

b) False;

c) Hardly ever;

d) It’s impossible.

76. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.  ‘ In OE the weak paradigm of nouns is more simplified and has less variation between the genders and cases‘.

a) True;

b) False;

c) Hardly ever;

d) It’s impossible.

 

77. What does this table demonstrate? Analyse and fill in the gap. Choose the correct letter.

Table.   Examples of noun declension in EModE

case

strong

weak

singular

plural

singular

plural

nom/acc

engel     

engles

name     

namen

genitive

engles*  

engle(ne)* *

name     

namen

dative   

engle    

engle(s)

name     

namen

 

The early Modern English words engel (angel) and name (name) …

a) demonstrate two distinct noun-ending patterns from the more complex system of inflection in Old English: strong and weak.

b) disapprove two distinct noun-ending patterns from the more complex system of inflection in Old English: strong and weak.

c)   don’t demonstrate two distinct noun-ending patterns from the more complex system of inflection in Old English: strong and weak.

d) demonstrate two distinct noun-ending patterns from the more complex system of inflection in Old English: strong and minor.

78. Analyse the following statement and choose the correct letter. ‘Misinterpretation of genitive ending -s as 'his' (e.g. John Browne his meaddow, Ann Harris her lot)’is typical of

a)OE;

b) EModE;

c)ME;

d) Present Day English.

 

79. In what period did the following categories of nouns (two cases (common and possessive), two numbers (singular and plural), no grammatical gender) become common? Choose the correct letter.

 a) in OE;



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