Passage :What's in a Language? (1) Hola. Bonjour. Salut. (2) Chances are, you have heard these words several times and recognize them as translations of the English word “hello.” (3) Think about this, though: If you are living in America, where English is spoken daily, why are you so familiar with words from another language? (4) Easy! (5) Due to its history and the many different cultures living in America, our language is full of cognates and interchangeable words. (6) So many, in fact, it is very difficult to find an English word that didn’t evolve from a word in another culture.

(7) With so many examples to choose from, where would one begin? (8) How about the word “nature” to start? (9) The etymology (history) of “nature” dates all the way back to 1300 A. D. when the Latin “natura” was used to describe a person’s “essential qualities, innate disposition,” or the “creative power of the material world” (dictionary. com). (10) It seems a bit more structured than the way we use it today. (11) For example, we use the word nature to describe forests, animals, as well as the behaviors of all creatures. (12) So, along with the spelling of the Latin word, we’ve also adapted the meaning in our current English use.

(13) Okay, so nature comes from Latin, but what other words have we borrowed? (14) Look at your clothes, chances are you, or someone around you is wearing pants. (15) There’s a borrowed word right there! (16) The English word, pants, comes from the French word pantalon (oxforddictionaries. com). (17) When the French invaded England in 1066 AD, they brought their language with them. (18) When America was colonized, guess what came with the people? (19) Their speech was brought with them.

(20) As America was settled, people came from far and wide to live in this new land. Immigrants from Ireland, England, Mexico, China and many other countries poured in by the hundreds. (21) Even the word “hello” is not completely native to the United States. (22) Instead, it is a variation of the word “holla.” (23) “Holla” was first noted in Middle French around 1560 AD. (24) As immigrants from France flooded into America, the word adapted to the local dialect and passed down through generations to form the most recognized greeting in the U. S.

(25) Language is changing on a daily basis. Each word has a history and a story of origin. (26) America is one of the most abundant examples of the mixing and evolution of English. (27) With its endless supply of words adapted from previous languages, who knows what it will sound like 100 years from now.
Questions:
1). To clarify the meaning of sentence 24, Mark should change —

Change U. S. to United States
Make no change
Change adapted to was adapted
Change through generations to from generation to generation

2.)Mark wants sentence (19) to more accurately convey the controlling idea of his paper. Which of the following could replace sentence 10 and best accomplish this goal?

They brought their children who spoke to the English speaking children.
Their words were brought with them.
That's right, their language.
Make no change

3.)Mark feels that his paper could be stronger if the fourth paragraph (sentences 20-24) used a different example. Which of the following examples could help strengthen his paper?

He could provide an example of his friend greeting him in another language.
He could add a word that he made-up, that he hopes will catch on one day.
He could give the origin of the word "welcome," which comes from Old Norse.
Make no change

4.)Mark would like to use a more effective transition in sentence 10. Which of the words could best replace It in the sentence?

He
That
Nature
Make no change