English Retake

Front 1

French was merged with old english by ____.

Back 1

Normans

Front 2

Man has created extensive use for vocab t/f

Back 2

true

Front 3

Anglo-Saxon words make up what fraction of the words used most in our language?

Back 3

4/5

Front 4

All languages follow the rule of a grammar t/f

Back 4

true

Front 5

All languages rely on word order for syntax t/f

Back 5

false

Front 6

Which of the following languages belongs to the Latin branch of Aryan-speaking family?

Back 6

French

Front 7

Which languages make up a majority of religious words in English?

Back 7

Latin and Greek

Front 8

The Great Vowel Shift was primarily a change of _________.

Back 8

phonetics

Front 9

English literature was a relatively recent development, as most literature during the Old and early Middle English periods were in Latin or French. t/f

Back 9

true

Front 10

Shakespeare was an important fourteenth century poet that helped shape what we think of Middle English. t/f

Back 10

false