Queen's English

According to the selection, why is English one of the world's most well-documented languages?

• It is a blend of so many other languages.

• There have been so many publications of dictionaries.

• There are about 200,000 words in everyday use.

• It is spoken by a half billion people

Why was Webster unable to convince people to accept his spellings of certain words?

• He was inaccurate with many of his spellings.

• People were unable to understand his words.

• He was not a good salesman of his ideas.

• The Queen did not agree with his spellings.

What does the author mean by linguistic as used in the sentence below?

"We hang on to many of our oddest spellings becasue, for one thing, they reflect the English language's far-reaching linguistic ancestry."

• using a dialect

• pertaining to grammar

• using jargon

• pertaining to langage

Which statement supports the author's claim below?

"English is often accused of being an impossible complicated language, horribly difficult for nonnative speakers to learn."

• "...Modern English, the most widely used language in the world."

• "The problems lie in the final 3 percent, a small but troublesome group of words that don't behae in any predictable fashion and simply have to be committed to memory."

• "English is problably the world's most well-documented language."

• "In fact, many people have argued that one of the great strengths of English is its willingness to embrace words for just about anywhere."

How does the author prove her claim that English users resist simplifying English spelling?

• She uses examples of English and American spelling

• She uses examples of spelling changes that people did not receive well.

• She explains how some words derive from foreign languages.

• She explans how language users dislike dictionary writers.

How does paragraph 5 refine the author's idea?

• It gives the cause of the problem and then the solution.

• It spatially arranges the information, beginning in Europe and moving to Asia.

• It provides a fact and then gives and example.

• It presents dialogue from well-known dictionary creators and famous language experts.