ME noun and ME articles

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