COM 102 MCQs Final Round

Which of the following attitudes to language is revealed in the dialogue?

I. Outrage at the use of Standard English

II. Outrage at the use of Creole

III. Pride in the use of Creole

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Which of the following reveals that Simone thinks she is speaking "Proper English"?

• She does not condone village gossip

• She does not listen to village gossip

• She uses the phrase "why allyuh cyah talk proper... like me? "

• Martha asks her, "Buh wha is your problem, girl"

In which of the following quotations from the passage is an attitude to language reflected?

• "You ever hear ting so?"

• "I come to tell you some juicy stories"

• "She neighbour was peeping through she fence las week"

• "Da's how I does talk and ah proud fuh so"

In the dialogue language is used for the purposes of

• directing and informing

• directing and persuading

• questioning and directing

• questioning and persuading

1. Language is the human ability to use certain verbal forms for thinking, expressing oneself and aesthetic pleasure.

• true

• false

5. The rules for one language always apply to another.

• true

• false

8. English is a prestigious language because it is inherently superior to other languages.

• true

• false

Which of the following expressions contains syntactical features common to Caribbean English Creole?

• "A well-educated boy"

• "What are those thangs? "

• "Pa! The crab! The crab!"

• "Talking like Englishman"

Answer explanation

syntactical(from syntax) - has to d with language and grammar structure

"Talking like Englishman" has not definite article and subject pronoun

What feature of Caribbean English Creeole grammar is used in the expression "Crosby ain't tell him nothing"?

• Absence of a copula

• Use of two negatives

• Reduction of syllable

• Repetition of the same word

What is suggested in the narrator's final statement, "Lawyer, economist of something"?

• He was unable to recall the correct information

• He is not in awe of the young man's educational achievements.

• He does not think that the young man's profession is important

• He does not care that the young man has become a professional

Answer explanation

He is not in awe = he is not impressed