Question

the english spoken in the united states today is very different from the english spoken in the early 1800s. many historians mark the late 1800s and early 1900s as the period in which american slang was born. at that time, american english began to incorporate words not used in british english. for example, in the united states in the 1890s, the word bad was used to mean something \good.\ using the word dude to mean \guy\ goes back even farther—to the 1870s. due to technological advancements, new words like googling and texting have also been added to english.
the english language is
\bigcirc rigid
\bigcirc contracting
\bigcirc evolving
\bigcirc standard

Explanation:

The passage shows that American English has changed over time (e.g., new slang, words from technology like "googling"). "Evolving" means changing and developing, which matches. "Rigid" (unchanging), "contracting" (shrinking), and "standard" (fixed) don't fit the described changes.

Answer:

C. evolving