Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God . For instance during the summer when she heard the subtle but compelling rhythms of the Bahaman drummers, she’d walk over and watch the dances. She did not laugh the “Saws” to scorn as she had heard the people doing. Which phrase from the excerpt is the best example of non-academic English?
Answer
A
subtle but compelling rhythms
B
For instance during the summer
C
had heard the people doing
D
laugh the “Saws” to scorn
Explanation
“Laugh the ‘Saws’ to scorn” uses a distinctive, informal expression rather than standard academic phrasing. The other choices are conventional phrases that could appear in formal writing; “subtle but compelling rhythms,” for example, is descriptive but not non-academic English.
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