Megan, a 5th grader in Ms. Smith's class, writes her essays as though she is talking to her friends outside on the playground. Both in her writing and in her conversations with Ms. Smith, she uses slang words and is very informal. What important language skill is Megan lacking?
a. respect for her teacher
b. style shifting
c. social dialect
d. vernacular dialect
b
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