Question

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?
sort of a woman
belonged to child-bed
shoulders rounded a little
so she could always see it

Explanation:

Dialect refers to regional or cultural variations of language that differ from standard formal English. "Belonged to child-bed" is a non-standard, colloquial phrase (referring to a woman defined by her childbearing role in a regional, informal way), while the other options use standard conversational or descriptive English.

Answer:

B. belonged to child-bed