alleryRobert Lowth objected to forcing English under rules of what?
AA foreign language
BThe Anglican church
COlder English poets
DRoyal court speech
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A foreign language
1. Lowth is often said to have based English rules on Latin.
2. He actually objected to forcing English under the rules of a foreign language.
3. So the Latin-grammar claim is only partly fair to him.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Sources_
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