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Quiz by ash elford, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ash elford
almost 4 years ago
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Question 1
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Which sentence does NOT describe Australian English (AusE).
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AusE is a regional dialect of English.
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AusE consists of 3 main dialects: Standard, Aboriginal English, and Ethnocultural English.
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Aboriginal English is an ethnocultural dialect of AusE
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'Ute' and 'Esky' are lexical characteristics unique to Australian English
Question 2
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The sentences "I seen him on Tuesday" and " We done it yesterday" differ from standard AusE. Why?
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Past participle in place of standard past-tense form
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Omission of auxiliaries
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Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb
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Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting
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Multiple negation
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Double Comparative
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Use of a conjunction in sentence final position
Question 3
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Which sentence is an example of omission of auxiliaries?
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We done it yesterday
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He teaching today?
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He don’t like you.
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My friend, he’s gone out.
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I didn’t take no apple
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She’s more happier now.
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It wasn’t very interesting but.
Question 4
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The sentence "She’s more happier now" differs from standard Australian English. Why?
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Multiple negation
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Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting
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Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb
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Double Comparative
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Omission of auxiliaries
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Past participle in place of standard past-tense form
Question 5
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Which Sentence is an example of Multiple negation?
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I seen him on Tuesday
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My friend, he’s gone out.
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She’s more happier now
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I didn’t take no apple
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He teaching today?
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We wasn’t to blame.
Question 6
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Which sentence is an example of the use of a conjunction in sentence final position
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She’s more happier now.
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It wasn’t very interesting but.
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I didn’t take no apple.
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He teaching today?
Question 7
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The sentence "He don’t like you" is an example of...?
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Past participle in place of standard past-tense form
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Multiple negation
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Omission of auxiliaries
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Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb
Question 8
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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...?
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It doesn't contain a verb
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It uses a part participle form (without an auxiliary)
Question 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...?
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It doesn't contain a verb
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It uses part participle form (without an auxiliary)
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