English
Understanding Dialect
How does the author help the reader understand what
is meant by the word tellum?
He tell Bruh Rabbit one day, tellum say, "We gators
live in the river and my chil'ren smart cause of that."
-"Bruh Alligator Meets Trouble,"
Virginia Hamilton
A. by defining the word in the glossary at the end
B. by using the word many times in the story
C. by beginning the sentence with a similar phrase
D. by having the gator use a special language
Intro