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In "Whitewashing the Fence," the author writes Tom and Ben's dialogue using dialect, a special variety of language that includes misspelling and informal words, to Group of answer choices help establish the rural nature of the setting. build suspense about what will happen next. establish a conflict between Tom and Ben. help characterize Tom and Ben as ignorant.

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help establish the rural nature of the setting

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a novel by Mark Twain based in Missouri where Twain, a young boy lived.

Dialect is a special variety of language that includes misspelling and informal words. In "Whitewashing the Fence," the author writes Tom and Ben's dialogue this language to help establish the rural nature of the setting.

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