Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Three major paths were available : do nothing ( Norwegian written language , i.e. Danish , was already different from Swedish ) , Norwegianise the Danish language , or build a new national language based on Modern Norwegian dialects .
Simplified: Gradually the Danish language was mixed up with the Norwegian dialects and became todayâ s Norwegian language . Norwegian and Danish look very similar when they are written , but when they are spoken they sound different .