Quiz: David Crystal
What is the part of speech of the words in boldface? Be as accurate as possible.
David Crystal, world authority on the English language, has written a timely (1) and informative account of the phenomenon of English as a global language – the most successful the globe has ever known, with perhaps (2) 1,500 million speakers. But if its (3) rise continues what will be the fate of the less powerful languages? And what would have been the impact if Bill Gates had grown up speaking Chinese? What (4) makes a world language? And will it continue to hold that (5) position? This book will appeal to anyone (6) with an interest in language issues, whatever their political views on the subject. (David Crystal, English as a global language, 1997)
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