SOLO RISPOSTE per Lingua inglese (L-LIN/12) EXTRA
English is a Germanic language belonging to the Indo-European family.
Modern English developed from Old English, Middle English and Early Modern
English.
Old English was strongly influenced by Germanic languages.
Middle English was influenced by Norman French.
Modern English expanded globally through colonization.
English is considered a global lingua franca.
A lingua franca is a language used for communication between speakers of different
native languages.
English has a flexible word order but typically follows Subject–Verb–Object.
English grammar relies more on word order than inflection.
Nouns in English have singular and plural forms.
Plural nouns are usually formed by adding “-s” or “-es”.
Irregular plurals include forms like “children” and “men”.
English articles include definite and indefinite forms.
The definite article “the” refers to specific nouns.
Indefinite articles “a” and “an” refer to non-specific nouns.
Uncountable nouns do not take plural forms.
Verbs in English change according to tense and aspect.
The present simple expresses habits and general truths.
The present continuous expresses actions happening now.
The past simple expresses completed actions in the past.
The present perfect links past actions to the present.
The future can be expressed using “will” or “going to”.
