Question

summarizing informational text - instruction - level h
our technology have also influenced english,
computers, for example. before computers were
a mouse was a small, furry animal, not a device
g and clicking, and a virus was an illness that
ple, not computer programs, sick. as for a laptop,
s no such thing—not to mention apps, emojis, or
what we call the modern gizmos and gadgets that
in our day-to-day lives, the way we describe what
with technology also shapes english. for instance,
xt messaging first became available with cell
, the term text message described the note you
someone else. you might say \i sent a text
e to my dad,\ for example. but within just a few
people shortened text message to just text, and you
d to hear people saying things like \send me a text.\
ually, people also started to use text as a verb, so
you might say something like \text me later.\ these
ges to english happened in just a few years.
fill in the blanks to complete a summary of this part of the passage.
new technologies and how we use them have the english langua computer-relat new uses of kr or new terms altogether. and because of cell phones, the terms \text message\ and \text\ have changed our language.
options for blank: damaged, impacted, popularized

Explanation:

The passage focuses on how new technologies have changed the English language, creating new terms and repurposing old ones. The correct verb must describe this effect; "damaged" is negative and unsupported, "popularized" does not fit the context of language change, while "impacted" accurately describes the influence technology has had on English.

Answer:

impacted