Two modern relatives of the English language are

a. German and Dutch.

b. French and Spanish.

c. British and American.

d. Italian and Portuguese

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Azul Larson

19 March, 23:05

Two modern relatives of the English language are

a. German and Dutch.

b. French and Spanish.

c. British and American.

d. Italian and Portuguese

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Tammy · Answer 1

Answer: German and Dutch. If you check out the historical context of how the languages have evolved you can see that English is very closely related to the Germanic languages.

French and Spanish are more closely related to Italian and Portuguese.

British and American are just forms of English.

Jaylen Waters · Answer 2

The two modern relatives of the English language are German and Dutch. The correct answer is option A. English language belongs to the classification of Germanic Language. In the group includes other languages related to it such as: German, Dutch and Swedish. They are closely related based on how the words share common features.

Two modern relatives of the English language area. German and Dutch.b. French and Spanish.c. British and American.d. Italian and Portuguese

Two modern relatives of the English language are

a. German and Dutch.

b. French and Spanish.

c. British and American.

d. Italian and Portuguese