2Many principles of both English and Italiangrammar only make sense when their relationship to Latinis taken into account. Consider, for example, the hotlycontested issue of a split infinitive—“they tried to quietlyleave.” (In this example, "to leave" is the infinitive.) Becausein Latin the infinitive is only one word and cannot bedivided, some conservative grammarians admonish thatsplitting the English infinitive is3confused. The Englishlanguage, however,canaccommodate the syntacticaldivision of “to” and “leave.” Studying Latin helps illuminatethe origins of this convention. The same principle canalso be used to explain many other English conventions,including some grammarians’ prohibition against ending asentence with a preposition.4However, learning Latin roots can be especiallyuseful for understanding medical terms. For instance, theword ‘persistent’ is a combination of the prefix ‘per’ andthe verb ‘to stop or stand’—literally translated, ‘to standthrough.’Which choice most effectively establishes the maintopic of the paragraph? Please choose from one of thefollowing options.A) NO CHANGEB)The study of Latin helps generate a newappreciation for the many poets and philosopherswho originally wrote in this language.C)The original meanings of many English words areilluminated by a knowledge of their Latin roots.D)The study of Latin exposes the logic behind manyissues of English grammar and vocabulary.12A) NO CHANGEB) wereC) will beD) would beA) NO CHANGEB) false.C) amoral.D) incorrect.3Which choice provides the most effective transitionbetween the ideas in the preceding sentence and theone that follows?A) NO CHANGEB)In addition, some English words can be explainedin terms of their Latin roots.C)As is the case with many closely related languages,the actual spellings of Latin and Greek words arealso exceptionally similar.D)Furthermore, many Latin phrases have survivedas both professional and colloquial expressions.4
