Which sentence best explains why modern english reflects the influence of several languages? (a.) the early inhabitants of britain were seafaring traders who traveled to several countries. (b.) between ad 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of britain. (c.) after 1500, the authors and linguists who created english dictionaries borrowed words from several other languages. (d.) the best-known authors of the anglo-saxon period used a mixture of several languages. (e.) there was no written form of the english language until 1200, when writers put together words from several languages to create a lexicon.

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."