Question

Which rewrite of the underlined portion of the passage most clearly uses a magical realist tone "i was in the park walking my dog just another normal day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said "i want to thank for taking good care of me" i just about lost my mind. a talking dog"

A. "I was in the park walking my dog, just another normal day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog."
B. "I was in the park walking my dog, just another ordinary day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog."
C. "I was in the park walking my dog, just another mundane day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog."
D. "I was in the park walking my dog, just another typical day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog."

Answer 1

The rewrite of the underlined portion that most clearly uses a magical realist tone is option C: 'I was in the park walking my dog, just another mundane day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The rewrite of the underlined portion of the passage that most clearly uses a magical realist tone is option C: 'I was in the park walking my dog, just another mundane day when all of a sudden Sam stood up on his hind legs and said, 'I want to thank you for taking good care of me.' I just about lost my mind. A talking dog.'

This rewrite uses language that highlights the ordinary and mundane nature of the day, which is a characteristic of magical realism. It also presents the talking dog as something unexpected and surreal.