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Why did writers sometimes prefer to use do in questions?
To give emphasis, to make rhythm smoother, or simply because it was becoming popular.
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How was “wh” pronounced during the Renaissance?
It was pronounced as /hw/, so what sounded like hwat
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What period of English does Shakespeare’s language belong to?
It belongs to Early Modern English, also called the Renaissance period.
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seesaw
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shark
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What was the Great Vowel Shift?
It was a big change in how long vowels were pronounced, for example time used to sound like teem.
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When did Shakespeare live
late 16th and early 17th century
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Give an example of a new-style question with do.
Do you see my lord today?
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Give an example of an old-style question without do.
Saw you my lord today?
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Was the sound /r/ still pronounced in Shakespeare’s time?
Yes, /r/ was still pronounced, unlike in modern British English.
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Why do some rhymes in Shakespeare not work in Modern English?
Because vowels were different then, so words that used to rhyme no longer do
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Which form became standard in Modern English: I know not or I do not know?
The form with do — I do not know — became the standard
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What are the two ways to make negatives in Shakespeare’s English?
I know not him and I do not know him.
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What are the two ways to ask a question in Shakespeare’s English?
Either with inversion, like Know you the man?, or with do, like Do you know the man?
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banana
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gift
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