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Strayan English

Strayan English

Question 1 of 9

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Which sentence does NOT describe Australian English (AusE).

Select one of the following:

  • AusE is a regional dialect of English.

  • AusE consists of 3 main dialects: Standard, Aboriginal English, and Ethnocultural English.

  • Aboriginal English is an ethnocultural dialect of AusE

  • 'Ute' and 'Esky' are lexical characteristics unique to Australian English

Explanation

Question 2 of 9

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The sentences "I seen him on Tuesday" and " We done it yesterday" differ from standard AusE. Why?

Select one of the following:

  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form

  • Omission of auxiliaries

  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb

  • Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting

  • Multiple negation

  • Double Comparative

  • Use of a conjunction in sentence final position

Explanation

Question 3 of 9

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Which sentence is an example of omission of auxiliaries?

Select one of the following:

  • We done it yesterday

  • He teaching today?

  • He don’t like you.

  • My friend, he’s gone out.

  • I didn’t take no apple

  • She’s more happier now.

  • It wasn’t very interesting but.

Explanation

Question 4 of 9

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The sentence "She’s more happier now" differs from standard Australian English. Why?

Select one of the following:

  • Multiple negation

  • Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting

  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb

  • Double Comparative

  • Omission of auxiliaries

  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form

Explanation

Question 5 of 9

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Which Sentence is an example of Multiple negation?

Select one of the following:

  • I seen him on Tuesday

  • My friend, he’s gone out.

  • She’s more happier now

  • I didn’t take no apple

  • He teaching today?

  • We wasn’t to blame.

Explanation

Question 6 of 9

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Which sentence is an example of the use of a conjunction in sentence final position

Select one of the following:

  • She’s more happier now.

  • It wasn’t very interesting but.

  • I didn’t take no apple.

  • He teaching today?

Explanation

Question 7 of 9

1

The sentence "He don’t like you" is an example of...?

Select one of the following:

  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form

  • Multiple negation

  • Omission of auxiliaries

  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb

Explanation

Question 8 of 9

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The sentence like "That my big brother" is a common occurrence in Aboriginal dialects of AusE. The sentence differs from standard AusE because...?

Select one of the following:

  • It doesn't contain a verb

  • It uses a part participle form (without an auxiliary)

Explanation

Question 9 of 9

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The sentence like "I saw that big one" is a common occurrence in Aboriginal dialects of AusE. The sentence differs from standard AusE because...?

Select one of the following:

  • It doesn't contain a verb

  • It uses part participle form (without an auxiliary)

Explanation

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