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In advanced English morphosyntax and word-class categorization, words frequently exhibit category shifts or dual functions depending on their syntactic environment. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs:I. A deadjectival nominalization preceded by the definite article (e.g., 'the wealthy', 'the vulnerable') functions syntactically as a plural noun head within a noun phrase, requiring plural verb agreement, yet it retains certain adjectival properties such as the capacity to be modified by degree adverbs (e.g., 'the excessively wealthy').II. Reflexive and intensive pronouns (ending in '-self' or '-selves') are syntactically and distributionally identical; unlike reflexive pronouns which can always be omitted without affecting grammatical well-formedness, intensive pronouns function as obligatory arguments governed by local coreference.III. Flat adverbs—adverbs that share the exact morphological form of their corresponding adjectives without the standard '-ly' suffix (e.g., 'run fast', 'speak low')—are strictly confined to substandard registers and are entirely ungrammatical in standard modern English prose.IV. Attributive nouns (nouns functioning as modifiers immediately preceding another noun head, such as 'university campus' or 'security protocol') undergo a complete categorical conversion into adjectives, losing all nominal characteristics and acquiring standard comparative and superlative inflectional suffixes (-er, -est).Identify the option that correctly evaluates the grammatical, syntactic, and categorical validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English Parts of Speech theory.
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Statement I is correct: Deadjectival nominalizations like 'the wealthy' take plural verb agreement (e.g., 'The wealthy are contributing') and can still be modified by degree adverbs ('the extremely wealthy'), showcasing mixed categorical traits. Statement II is incorrect because the roles are reversed: intensive pronouns (e.g., 'she herself did it') can be omitted without ungrammaticality, whereas reflexive pronouns functioning as obligatory arguments (e.g., 'He injured himself') generally cannot be deleted. Statement III is incorrect because flat adverbs (e.g., 'drive fast', 'work hard') are fully standard and grammatical in English. Statement IV is incorrect because attributive nouns retain their nominal status (they do not take comparative/superlative suffixes like '-er' or '-est'). For a comprehensive overview of lexical categories, refer to Parts of Speech theory.
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