Which statement best compares the Middle English version of the text to the modern English version of the
text?
Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to the
Canterbury Tales
There was a knight, a reputable man,
Who from the moment that he first began
Campaigning, had cherished the profession
Of arms, he also prized trustworthiness,
Liberality, fame, and courteousness.
In the king's service he'd fought valiantly,
And travelled far, no man as far as he
In Christian and in heathen lands as well,
And ever honoured for his ability
O Because English has not changed a lot since
Chaucer's time, the two versions of the text are
nearly the same
O The modern English words are pronounced the
same as the Middle English words, but they are
spelled differently
O Though the Middle English words are spelled
differently, the modern English words still look quite
similar
O The modern version of the text is nearly
unrecognizable when compared to the Middle
English version
Read the same excerpt from the Middle English version
of the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
A Knight ther was and that a worthy man,
That fro the tyme that he first bigan
To ryden out, he loved chivalrye,
Trouthe and honour fredom and curteisye.

Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban. i don’t really want to talk about my father but i end up telling minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. dad’s family owned casinos in cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. there were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins. he took me on an overnight inspection once. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets. how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage? it includes historical information about the spaniards and indians to indicate the work is nonfiction. it describes the setting of the ranch owned by pilar’s cuban grandparents to explain family values. it uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in cuba. it manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between pilar and her father.