Question

help us in our day-to-day lives, the way we describe what we do with technology also shapes english. for instance, when text messaging first become available with cell phones, the term text message described the note you sent to someone else. you might say \i sent a text message to my dad,\ for example. but within just a few years, people shortened text message to just text, and you started to hear people saying things like \send me a text.\ eventually, people also started to use text as a verb, so now you might say something like \text me later.\ these changes to english happened in just a few years.
remember that time machine that took you 2,000 years into the past? well, now imagine using it to travel to your neighborhood 2,000 years in the future. what do you hear now? are there words that sound foreign? are people using familiar words in different ways? and what kinds of words are they using to describe their technology? it might not sound anything like the english you use today, but at least now you know that languages change over time.
fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the entire passage.
like other languages, english
$\boldsymbol{evolves as time passes}$
words are added from other
languages,
change and $\boldsymbol{existing words}$
$\boldsymbol{short stories}$
$\boldsymbol{complex phrases}$
we use. lan

Explanation:

The passage focuses on how English evolves: it adds words from other languages, changes existing words (like how "text message" shortened to "text" and became a verb), and adapts to new technology. The blank needs a phrase that fits the pattern of language change described.

Answer:

1. evolves as time passes
2. existing words
3. describe new technology