Question

name ______ note on your paper date

1. (questions about words in different dialects, options: arranged, pronounced, favored, ...)
2. in los angeles, you might be directed to \take a right\ but someone with an atlanta ______ would tell you to \tick a fahr.\ options: form of language, spelling, emphasis, style of pronunciation
3. the ______ of consonants and syllables also varies from one region to another. options: pronunciation, spelling, punctuation, hearing
4. the ______ of a word may differ from region to region, as well. options: written version, dialect, vowel sounds, syllable emphasis
5. the experts spent years interviewing people from all over the country and from different ______ of society. options: levels, regions, age groups, geographies
6. some language experts propose a(n) ______ of dialects, arguing for a preferred standard version of english. options: emphasis, ranking, clarity, collection

label each section see few indicate whether the statements below are true or false according to the passage. write the answers only

1. people in different areas of the united states sometimes stress different syllables in the same word.
2. dialect differences may include both different pronunciations of the same words and different words representing the same object.
3. the writers of dare believe that some dialects are better than others.

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as the passage indicates, some people believe that dialect differences are good, and some think that it would be better if we all spoke the same dialect. consider which of these two positions you agree with. then write a persuasive essay detailing your point of view. your essay should contain at least two reasons for your position and should be a minimum of three paragraphs long. if you choose, instead of taking one point of view, you may present arguments from both sides. use at least three lesson words in your essay and underline them.

label each section - skip 3 write the answers only skip

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complete the sentence by writing the correct form of the word shown in parentheses. you may not need to change the form that is given.

1. the teacher told jeremy that the ______ of his oral report would improve if he spoke more slowly and clearly. (intelligible)
2. the accused person was tried by a jury of his ______. (peer)

write on your paper!

Explanation:

Multiple - Choice Questions (Assuming the first few multiple - choice questions are numbered 5 - 10, and the true - false are 1 - 3)

Question 5 (Incomplete, but assuming the options are about how words are different in dialects, e.g., pronounced, arranged etc.)

If the question is about how words are different in dialects (pronunciation, arrangement etc.), but without full context, it's hard to be precise. However, if we assume a common dialect - related question about word pronunciation in different dialects, the answer might be related to pronunciation. But since the question is not fully clear, we'll move to the next.

Question 6

The question is about different ways of saying "take a right" (like "tick a fahr" in Atlanta dialect), which is about the style of pronunciation (the way words are pronounced in a dialect). So the answer is d. style of pronunciation.

Question 7

The question is about the variation of consonants and syllables from region to region, which is related to pronunciation. So the answer is a. pronunciation.

Question 8

The question is about how a word may differ from region to region, and "vowel sounds" is a part of word differences in dialects. So the answer is c. vowel sounds.

Question 9

The experts interviewed people from different regions of society? No, "levels of society" (like different social classes) makes sense. So the answer is a. levels.

Question 10

Some language experts propose a ranking of dialects (arguing for a preferred standard). So the answer is b. ranking.

True - False Questions

1. People in different areas of the US sometimes stress different syllables in the same word. From dialect knowledge, this is true. So Answer: TRUE
2. Dialect differences may include different pronunciations of the same words and different words for the same object. This is a basic fact about dialects, so Answer: TRUE
3. The writers of DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English) believe that all dialects are valid and no dialect is better than others. So the statement "The writers of DARE believe that some dialects are better than others" is false. Answer: FALSE

Derivative Questions

1. The word given is "intelligible", we need the noun form for the blank (the ____ of his oral report). The noun form of intelligible is "intelligibility". So Answer: intelligibility
2. The word given is "peer", we need the plural possessive form (a jury of his ____). The plural of peer is peers, and the possessive is peers'. So Answer: peers'

Answer:

Multiple - Choice Questions (Assuming the first few multiple - choice questions are numbered 5 - 10, and the true - false are 1 - 3)

Question 5 (Incomplete, but assuming the options are about how words are different in dialects, e.g., pronounced, arranged etc.)

If the question is about how words are different in dialects (pronunciation, arrangement etc.), but without full context, it's hard to be precise. However, if we assume a common dialect - related question about word pronunciation in different dialects, the answer might be related to pronunciation. But since the question is not fully clear, we'll move to the next.

Question 6

The question is about different ways of saying "take a right" (like "tick a fahr" in Atlanta dialect), which is about the style of pronunciation (the way words are pronounced in a dialect). So the answer is d. style of pronunciation.

Question 7

The question is about the variation of consonants and syllables from region to region, which is related to pronunciation. So the answer is a. pronunciation.

Question 8

The question is about how a word may differ from region to region, and "vowel sounds" is a part of word differences in dialects. So the answer is c. vowel sounds.

Question 9

The experts interviewed people from different regions of society? No, "levels of society" (like different social classes) makes sense. So the answer is a. levels.

Question 10

Some language experts propose a ranking of dialects (arguing for a preferred standard). So the answer is b. ranking.

True - False Questions

1. People in different areas of the US sometimes stress different syllables in the same word. From dialect knowledge, this is true. So Answer: TRUE
2. Dialect differences may include different pronunciations of the same words and different words for the same object. This is a basic fact about dialects, so Answer: TRUE
3. The writers of DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English) believe that all dialects are valid and no dialect is better than others. So the statement "The writers of DARE believe that some dialects are better than others" is false. Answer: FALSE

Derivative Questions

1. The word given is "intelligible", we need the noun form for the blank (the ____ of his oral report). The noun form of intelligible is "intelligibility". So Answer: intelligibility
2. The word given is "peer", we need the plural possessive form (a jury of his ____). The plural of peer is peers, and the possessive is peers'. So Answer: peers'