AnswersNBHS FL-1001070-MJ Language Arts 3 APerseverance and Rising to the Challenge: The Call of the WildQuestion 9
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Perseverance and Rising to the Challenge: The Call of the Wild

Question 9 • *NBHS FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 A

Which line from Chapter One of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild contains dialect?

Answer
A
"He's no slouch at dog-breakin', that's wot I say," one of the men on the wall cried enthusiastically.
B
He lay where he had fallen, and from there he watched the man in the red sweater.
C
"'Answers to the name of Buck,'" the man soliloquized, quoting from the saloon-keeper's letter which had announced the consignment of the crate and contents.
D
As he spoke he fearlessly patted the head he had so mercilessly pounded, and though Buck's hair involuntarily bristled at touch of the hand, he endured it without protest.

Explanation

Choice A contains dialect, shown through informal pronunciation and nonstandard spelling: “breakin’” drops the final g, and “wot” represents a spoken pronunciation of “what.” The other choices use standard written English, even though they may include descriptive or literary language.

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