Question

Which period of English is known as the period of full inflections ?

• A. Old English
• B. Middle English
• C. Early Modern English
• D. Modern English

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Old English

• Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) had a highly inflected grammar.

• Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives changed their endings according to case, gender, and number.

• Verbs also had many different inflectional endings.

• In later periods like Middle and Modern English, these inflections were greatly reduced.