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WorksheetsME noun and ME articles
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
1. What was a major change in Middle English nouns compared to Old English?
Noun gained more inflectional endings
The category of gender was lost, and the number of cases reduced
All nouns adopted the plural ending -en
Nouns became more irregular in their declensions
Which of the following was NOT a common plural ending in Middle English?
-es
-en
-as
-an
How did the definite article "the" develop in Middle English?
It came from the Old English numeral ān
It evolved from the Old English demonstrative pronoun sē
It was borrowed from French
It was always present in English since Old English
What was the origin of the Middle English indefinite article "a/ an"?
It came from the Old English word « sum »
It developed from the Old English numeral ān
It was introduced by the Normans
It was derived from the Old English definite article
Which factor contributed to the growth of articles in Middle English?
The influence of Latin grammar
The introduction of French articles
The preservation of Old English inflections
The loss of adjective declensions and changes in word order
