Initially, the war effort on the Western Front was characterized by O A) slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground,
OB) trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.
C) decisive victories by the French army and swift retreat of German forces.
O D) innovative strategies that used new technologies available to both armies.

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.