Question
Which of the following passages from “When Greek Meets Greek” is an example of dialect?(1 point)
Responses
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
B) So Fraser give him the address, and Ram went on reading a few more boards, but he got discourage after a while and went to see the landlord
B) So Fraser give him the address, and Ram went on reading a few more boards, but he got discourage after a while and went to see the landlord
C) “This house too small for the two of we,” Ram say to himself, “one will have to go.”
C) “This house too small for the two of we,” Ram say to himself, “one will have to go.”
D) All of the above.
Responses
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
B) So Fraser give him the address, and Ram went on reading a few more boards, but he got discourage after a while and went to see the landlord
B) So Fraser give him the address, and Ram went on reading a few more boards, but he got discourage after a while and went to see the landlord
C) “This house too small for the two of we,” Ram say to himself, “one will have to go.”
C) “This house too small for the two of we,” Ram say to himself, “one will have to go.”
D) All of the above.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The passage that is an example of dialect is:
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
B) and C) also contain dialect, but A) is the most prominent example.
Therefore, the correct response is:
D) All of the above.
A) “I never wear a turban in my life; I am a born Trinidadian, a real Creole. All the same, you best hads give me the address, I will pass around there later.”
B) and C) also contain dialect, but A) is the most prominent example.
Therefore, the correct response is:
D) All of the above.