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Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.Why, in modern English, were word endings mostly lost with just a few exceptions?
【正确答案】：

IT CAN BE CONCLUDED THAT ENGLISH HAS EVOLVED FROM A SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE TO THE PRESENT ANALYTIC LANGUAGE. 

【题目解析】：本题考查现代英语词尾消失的原因。题干问的是：为什么在现代英语中，词尾大多是丢失的，只有几个例外？答案是：英语已经从一种综合语言发展到目前的分析语言。所以很多词尾消失了。