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Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Question 1 • DBN LA 6-CR

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.He claimed that she had been shaped up by a cow kicking her from behind. She was an ironing board with things throwed at it.Which phrase from the excerpt is the best example of non-academic English?

Answer
A
claimed that she had been
B
cow kicking her from behind
C
was an ironing board
D
things throwed at it

Explanation

The phrase “things throwed at it” is the clearest example of non-academic English because it uses “throwed,” a nonstandard form of the past participle. In standard academic English, the phrase would be “things thrown at it.”

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