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English I · Qualifier · 7 Aug 2022 · May 2022 term

Question 10: Old English comprises more than 80% of the written Engli…

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Old English comprises more than 80% of the written English language that we use today.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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  • B

    FALSE

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Question 10 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Qualifier paper sat on 7 Aug 2022, in the May 2022 term (IIT M QUALIFIER EXAM QPE 07 Aug 2022 IBA NS). It carries 2 marks.

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