4. The current use of the verb 'like' is: We _________ it!

are liking                      likes                        like                         will be liking

5. An informal use of language in a context known to a particular group is called _________.

adjective                      slang                       old fashioned          progressive tense

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why are teenagers helping to change language?

Because they tend to develop their own code to talk to each other (and not be understood by their parents).

2.  Why might an English-speaking person think a non-native speaker of English sounds old-fashioned?

Because language has been changing quickly and some words disappear and are replaced by new ones.

3.  Why is the word 'might' often used to replace the word 'must'?

The word 'might' sounds nicer than the word 'must' when you want to express obligation but sound less authoritarian.

4.  What has been interfering with the way grammar is used?

Advertising.

5.  Which word is likely to change faster: 'likable' or 'they'? 

'Likable' because it is an adjective while 'they' is a pronoun. According to Professor Mark Pagel at Reading University in the UK, adjectives and nouns are likely to be replaced faster.

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