The following statements relate to the early history of the English language. Identify the set that gives INCORRECT statements: 1. English has borrowed words such as sky, give, law, and leg from Norse.2. English has also borrowed some pronouns like they, their, them from Norse.3. In grammar, Modern English is much more highly inflected than Old English.4. After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the court, the language of nobility and polite society, and literature.5. Following the Norman Conquest, French virtually replaced English as the language of the people.6. Among the French words that came into English are: study, logic, grammar, noun, etc.(a) 1, 2, 3

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The following statements relate to the early history of the English language. Identify the set that gives INCORRECT statements: <br />1. English has borrowed words such as sky, give, law, and leg from Norse.<br />2. English has also borrowed some pronouns like they, their, them from Norse.<br />3. In grammar, Modern English is much more highly inflected than Old English.<br />4. After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the court, the language of nobility and polite society, and literature.<br />5. Following the Norman Conquest, French virtually replaced English as the language of the people.<br />6. Among the French words that came into English are: study, logic, grammar, noun, etc.<br />(a) 1, 2, 3



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