PTB.S1.Q20 - The nature of English literature...

achow777

#help why is the question A and not B?

maco4538

The stimulus states that English literature reflects the hallmarks of the English language.

A) The origins of English played a role in shaping English literature.

English literature reflects the hallmarks of the English language. in other words, English literature is largely a manifestation of the language itself.

The vocabulary is richer in Anglo-Saxon than French

We aren't given information about the French language other than its roots in Latin and traces of Celtic. We also cannot take what is said about the hallmarks of French literature (i.e., simplicity and clarity) as a reflection of the French language because the author did not specify whether French literature and language have the same relationship that English literature and language have.