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Question 22 • Literature and Composition III

Which excerpt from Hurston’s “John Redding Goes to Sea” is an example of non-academic English?

Answer

"Yes, indeed! said the father looking toward the tree designated."

"Sometimes in his dreams he was a prince, riding away in a gorgeous carriage."

"Perhaps ten-year-old John was puzzling to the simple folk there in the Florida woods for he was an imaginative child and fond of day-dreams."

"Aw, woman, stop dat talk 'bout conjure. Tain't so nohow. Ah doan want Jawn tuh git dat foolishness in him."

Explanation

Choice D is non-academic English because it uses informal, dialectal speech, such as “Aw,” “dat,” “Tain’t,” and “Ah doan.” These spellings represent the speaker’s pronunciation and conversational style. The other excerpts use standard written English.

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