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AAVE Memory Challenge: Find the Match!
Draw a line from each item on the left to its match on the right.
1. She be working.
2. They be playing outside.
3. He been working there.
4. She don’t know nothing.
5. Habitual be
6. finna
7. y’all
A. you all / you guys
B. He has worked there for a long time.
C. Something happens regularly
D. She doesn’t know anything.
E. going to / about to
F. They usually play outside.
G. She usually works.
Answer Key
1. She be working. → G. She usually works.
2. They be playing outside. → F. They usually play outside.
3. He been working there. → B. He has worked there for a long time.
4. She don’t know nothing. → D. She doesn’t know anything.
5. Habitual be → C. Something happens regularly
6. finna → E. going to / about to
7. y’all → A. you all / you guys