You could say: Paul Roberts (1958), a well known. You don't need to mention where the essay was taken from. However, in revising, I think you could shorted the first sentence. 400 to present, to explain how the English language developed. He points out some specific historical events which affected the changes of the English language from A.D. Paul Roberts, a well-known linguist and the author, presented the history of the English language in his essay, 'The Brief History of English,' taken from a book called 'Understanding English' published in 1958. Sentence 5 has the right idea, but the grammar needs work.Ģ. A summary should not include an opinion of the work. Sentence 3 and 4 are not part of a summary. which shifts gradually for a long period of the time.' This is unclear. In the second sentence, I'm not sure what point you want to make by saying, '. He says it's important to know the history of the language (which is somewhat different!). Check what he says - he doesn't say it's important to know English history. Remember to give the name of the author and the date - Paul Roberts (1958). Teacher's Commentary: In fixing this, start with the first sentence.

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