Read the excerpt from "The Revolt of Mother."
The old man slapped the saddle upon the mare's back.
"Look here, father, I want to know what them men are diggin' over in the field for, an' I'm goin' to know."
"I wish you'd go into the house, mother, an' 'tend to your own affairs," the old man said then...."
How does the author develop dialect in this passage?
A. She drops letters from words.
B. She compares the field to the house.
C. She shows the wife's determination.
D. She explains the setting is in the past.