Question

Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages?
A.
The early inhabitants of Britain were seafaring traders who traveled to several countries.
B.
Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain.
C.
After 1500, the authors and linguists who created English dictionaries borrowed words from several other languages.
D.
The best-known authors of the Anglo-Saxon period used a mixture of several languages.
E.
There was no written form of the English language until 1200, when writers put together words from several languages to create a lexicon.

Answer 1

Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain explains the reason for the modern English reflects the influence of several languages

Explanation:

Many foreign invaders came to Britain intending to conquer it. There were Normans (contemporary French), as well as Scandinavians, and Romans before them.

The morphological and lexical layer of English was farther expanded by the major impact of Greek and Latin thesaurus through the Renaissance and subsequently. The effect of Celtic, Scandinavian and French influence in that order is a diverse language from the continental Germanic languages that formed the basis of old English.

So today's English is a fusion of many languages - it has many Latin words (from the Romans), many french words (from the Normans), and many Germanic words (from the Scandinavians).

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is B.

Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain.

Explanation: from Plato