Rewrite the county fair was full of interesting sights

1.Negative: vain, conceited; Neutral: proud; Positive: self-assured

2.Negative: old maid, spinster; Neutral: unmarried; Positive: career-minded

3.Negative: shack, dump; Neutral: house, residence; Positive: mansion

4.Negative: pompous; Neutral: happy, content; Positive: elated, ecstatic

5.Negative: verbose; Neutral: talkative; Positive: friendly

6.Your answer may be different, but here's a sample response: The county fair was full of anxious patrons in long lines for various food vendors, beautiful creations at all kinds of craft booths, smiling children on exciting rides, animals of all types in the petting zoo, and the remnants of what must have been a fantastic demolition derby!

7.Your answer may be different, but here's a sample response:  The firemen worked tirelessly, pulling both adults and children from the burning homes, as the horrified crowd of worried neighbors stood helplessly and watched the fire.

Explanation:

old english did not sound like modern english, which differs widely in phonology and especially in grammar, so taht old english is unintelligible to modern speakers.

the average english was strongly influenced by the anglo-norman as later by the anglo-french. the pronunciation was affected by the norman with the sounds   "/ θ / and / ð / " transcribed as th.

modern english was standarized from the london dialect and extended by the government and administartion as well as by the effects of printing, began to acquire more words from other languages as well to imporve in a more fluent pronunciation.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.