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Question 7 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God . Mrs. Turner was a milky sort of a woman that belonged to child-bed. Her shoulders rounded a little, and she must have been conscious of her pelvis because she kept it stuck out in front of her so she could always see it. Which phrase from the excerpt is the best example of dialect in this excerpt?

Answer
A
sort of a woman
B
belonged to child-bed
C
shoulders rounded a little
D
so she could always see it

Explanation

Dialect is a distinctive way of speaking that may use regional or nonstandard expressions. “Belonged to child-bed” is an unusual, culturally specific phrase rather than standard wording; it suggests the speaker’s particular voice. The other phrases are ordinary descriptions.

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