• 2022-06-11
    As many as 2500 words of ______ origin found their way into English.
    A: Dutch
    B: Latin
    C: French
    D: Celtic
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      The Old English is derived from__________. A: Old Norse B: English C: Celtic D: Latin and Greek

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      Compared with spoken English, written English tends to use longer words of Latin origin, and often relies on rhetorical devices for effectiveness.( )

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      Before English regained social status in Middle English period, those in power spoke French; those who were literate read and write ___________; those who could educate their children taught them in _______; and any young man who sought to earn his living as a scribe learned ______ or ______. A: Latin; French; Latin; French B: French; French; Latin; English C: French; French; Latin; French D: Greek; French; Greek; French

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      Of all the foreign languages from which we have borrowed words, Latin, Greek, French, and ____ stand out as the major contributors. A: Italian B: German C: Dutch D: Scandinavian

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      Many English words related to ______ , ______ , and government have French origins in the influence of French.