Identify whether the following statements about grammar and sentence structure illustrate prescriptive or descriptive attitudes to the study of language. Click on the dropdown box to select your answer. (1) Some varieties of English form the past tense by adding -ed (e.g., learned, kneeled), while some use -t (e.g., learnt, knelt). [ Select ] prescriptive descriptive (2) Passive voice should be used than the active voice. [ Select ] prescriptive descriptive (3) Sentences should not begin with conjunctions such as “and”, “but”, or “so.” [ Select ] prescriptive descriptive (4) Adverbs can be inserted between infinitives such as 'to slowly climb' in both oral and written language. [ Select ] prescriptive descriptive (5) Double negatives, such as “This is not incorrect”, should be avoided. prescriptive多重下拉选择题
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