Common Core High School ELA Question of the Day
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Two statements expressing the same complaint about a road project. Community meeting remark: We been fixin' that stretch forever; y'all know the detour is a mess. Folks can't get to work on time. Formal memo to a state board: Residents report prolonged maintenance on the corridor; detour traffic remains congested during peak hours, delaying commutes. We request a revised timeline and mitigation plan. Audience/purpose: The meeting remark addresses neighbors and local officials in an informal forum; the memo targets an institution and may be shared publicly as a record. The memo follows agency conventions: neutral tone, specific terms, and parallel structure. The community remark uses regional vocabulary to connect with listeners and foreground shared experience. A memo that reproduces the meeting's dialect could be perceived as unprofessional or even disrespectful out of context, while suppressing local voice at the meeting could weaken rapport and participation. No MLA citations are required here; precision and tone are governed by civic and organizational norms.
Which evaluation best addresses the appropriateness of dialect and register in these contexts?