Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe. "My frien, why you no de talk again. I de ask you say you wan make we call soja?" Which is the best translation of the dialect in the excerpt?

A "My friend, why are you not speaking up? I wanted to know if you would call the soldier for us."

B "My friend, can you repeat what you said? I asked you if you wanted me to call the soldier?"

C "My friend, why are you not talking? I asked you if you wanted us to call the soldier."

D "My friend, why are you not talking? I wanted to know if you would call the soldier for us."

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Itzel Gutierrez

22 August, 21:08

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Macey Middleton · Answer 1

"My friend, why are you not talking? I asked you if you wanted us to call the soldier."

Byron Levy · Answer 2

C. is the correct answer