Expression "A dead language"

[carma]

Test No. incompl/inter-7 "A Holiday Report", question 7

Most people don't want to study Latin because it is a ......... language.

(a) death
(b) old
(c) dead

Test No. incompl/inter-7 "A Holiday Report", answer 7

Most people don't want to study Latin because it is a dead language.

Correct answer: (c) dead

Your answer was: incorrect
Most people don't want to study Latin because it is a old language.
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why dead language and not hard?

carma

[Alan]

It isn't hard in this sentence because I haven't included that adjective in the 3 choices. It can't be old because it would have to be an and it can't be death because it isn't an adjective and so it must be DEAD.
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[Mudium]

I didnt get you please explain me in breaf
jyo

[Violino]

Latin is AN old language, indeed. But it's even more than that - it's A DEAD language (because no one uses it nowadays).

The third answer "death" isn't correct beacause it's a noun and the "language" needs an adjective here. "Death" - a noun . "Dead" - an adjective. For example: The Death itself came to him and he's dead now.

Hope it helps a little more.

[Mudium]

thank you violino
joy

[Saneta]

what does ' a dead language' mean? thanks

[Skrej]

A dead language is a language nobody uses anymore.
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