The late Modern English period is characterized by the complete loss of endings.
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- As one scholar notes, old English was characterized by “_______ endings”, Middle English by “leveled endings”, and Modern English by “ _______ endings”. A: full, lost B: lost; full C: full, pure D: pure; lost
- Norman Conquest happened in the period of ____________. A: Old English B: Middle English C: Early Modern English D: Late Modern English
- Old English was a language of full endings while Middle English was one of leveled endings.
- Middle English retained much fewer inflections. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of _______ endings.
- If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of ______ endings. A: leveled B: short C: long D: paralleled