Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Questions
The main purpose of the passage is to
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice is too narrow/specific. The passage discusses three instances of AAVE's usage of the verb to be: habitual action, possible ambiguity and recently completed action.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice is too broad/general. The passage only discusses the usage of the verb to be within AAVE.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]We know from the passage that AAVE usually doesn't use the verb to be. The passage discusses cases in which it does use this verb.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice is too broad/general. The passage only discusses the usage of the verb to be within AAVE.
Great!
[[snippet]]Each structural phrase leads us to another example of how AAVE speakers insert the verb to be to create specific meaning in their speech.
describe the circumstances in which African American Vernacular English omits forms of the verb to be
describe the circumstances in which African American Vernacular English uses forms of the verb to be
