Read the statement below. how does the author's word
choice reveal his point of view about weekday mornings?
when i wake up at 6: 30 in the morning, i have to drag myself out of bed so i can
catch my bus and be in school at 8: 00.
the author uses the word "drag" to show that he does
not like having to get up so early for school.
the author gives the exact time to show how much he
enjoys waking up early in the morning.
the author uses the phrase "wake up" to show that he
has to get up in the morning.
the author uses the word "catch" to show that he
dislikes riding the bus.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which i was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. he cannot afford to understand it. this understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long. this excerpt from "if black english isn't a language, then tell me, what is? " is significant because -select all that apply- hughes imagines himself as a black slave. hughes uses black english to emphasize his argument. hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language. hughes explains the significance that black english holds for white people.