Which sentence is true?
A. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 8th century.
B. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 6th century.
C. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the early 7th century.
D. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 9th century.
When did the Roman Empire collapse in England?
A. Ca 800
B. 5th century
C. Ca 710
D. 8th century
In 1362, English becomes official language of _______
A. church
B. The subject at school
C. The law courts
D. The USA
How many grammatical genders do most Romance languages have?
Why many say that English is probably not a Creole?
A. Because it doesn’t retain a short number of irregular verbs.
B. Because it retains a short number of regular verbs.
C. Because it retains a high number of irregular verbs.
D. Because it retains a short number of modal verbs.
Who established the first English printing press in 1476?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Julius Caesar
C. William Caxton
D. Shakespeare
In 10th century, where did English borrow words from?
A. Greek
B. Spain
C. Scandinavia
D. Roma
In 1775, What did Samuel Johnson publish?
A. His French Grammar
B. His English Dictionary
C. His French Dictionary
D. His English Grammar
Late modern English has many words, arising from principal factors:
A. C. The Industrial Revolution and technology.
B. A. The Industrial Revolution and technology.
C. B. The British Empire
D. D. The Industrial Revolution, technology and the British Empire
The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is……………
A. Model sentence
B. Vocabulary
C. Structure
D. Grammar
In some ways , what is American English more like?
A. The English of Shakespeare
B. Modern British English
C. Scotish English
D. Australian English
How many parts of English language are divided by continent?
Who speaks English as not mother tongue?
A. Chinese
B. Australian
C. American
D. English
When was the standardization of British English more settled than it had been in the previous century?
A. In the 17th century
B. In the 18th century
C. In the 19th century
D. In the 16th century
What were the principal factors those added many words into English in the late Modern English?
A. Industrial revolution and technology
B. British Empire covered ¼ of the earth’s surface.
C. Cultural revolution
D. World war I
E. Industrial revolution and technology and British Empire covered ¼ of the earth’s surface
When did the form of the modern English language speak and complete?
A. After great vowel shift, and completed in about 1550
B. In the 4th century
C. 1600s
D. In the 3th century
Which sentence is true?
A. The period from 1500 tp about 1650 is called Lately Old English.
B. The period from 1500 to about 1650 is called Early Old English.
C. The period from 1500 to about 1650 is called Lately Modern English.
D. The period from 1500 to about 1650 is called Early Modern English.
Which continent does Cameroon English belong to?
A. Europe
B. Asian
C. Africa
D. Oceania
Which continent does Burnese English belong to?
A. Oceania
B. Africa
C. Asian
D. Europe
What laid the foundation English over much of the world?
A. Australian politics
B. United Nation
C. United States’ influence
D. British colonialism
