Well you got to give us the name of the book or else we are clueless on what do help you on
Overall, Thoreau wanted to prove that not everyone will easily flow with the rules of society. As a result, he calls the people who go different paths than the ones of society "different drummers."
In conclusion, your final answer should be A.
My Answer: A
Why?: English belongs to <span>Indo-European family, Germanic Branch, West-Germanic group.
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