“i do wonder what in the nation that frog throw’d off for—i wonder if there ain’t something the matter with him—he ’pears to look mighty baggy somehow.” and he ketched dan’l by the nap of the neck, and hefted him, and says, “why blame my cats if he don’t weigh five pound! ”
which of these is not a characteristic of dialect in the passage from “the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county” by mark twain?

slang
incorrect spelling
incorrect grammar
sarcasm

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

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Mr. amoroso is worried about jerri, a girl who is struggling in his seventh-grade class. he thinks about several different reasons why she might be having so much difficulty with her schoolwork. which one of the reasons he considers is consistent with a behaviorist perspective of learning?