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:

To determine the dialect example, we analyze each option: "sort of a woman" is common English. "shoulders rounded a little" and "so she could always see it" are standard phrasing. "belonged to child - bed" is a non - standard, region - specific (dialectal) way to refer to being of child - bearing age or related to childbirth, showing a unique linguistic usage typical of dialect.

Answer:

B. belonged to child - bed