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Which of the following languages is most closely related to Modern English?
Which of the following languages is most closely related to Modern English?
- Old Norse
- Scots (correct)
- French
- Latin
What percentage of English words are borrowed from French and Latin combined?
What percentage of English words are borrowed from French and Latin combined?
- about 75%
- about 28% (correct)
- about 100%
- about 50%
What is the name for the earliest forms of English, collectively known as?
What is the name for the earliest forms of English, collectively known as?
- Old English or 'Anglo-Saxon' (correct)
- Old Norse
- Common Brittonic
- Frisian
