Metalanguage Revision Quiz

Identify the hyponyms in the text for the hypernym ‘fish’. G: And what did you- [What was it?] K: [And what was it?] B: Big salmon\ G: Did you on what on pippies or (…)? B: Aah bit a whitebait G: Whitebait (…) B: Yeah Yeah G: Didja cook it?

Identify the hyponyms in the text for the hypernym ‘fish’. G: And what did you- [What was it?] K: [And what was it?] B: Big salmon\ G: Did you on what on pippies or (…)? B: Aah bit a whitebait G: Whitebait (…) B: Yeah Yeah G: Didja cook it?

Is this written in the passive or active voice? Everything about Bob Hughes, for good or ill, was forged here in Australia.

Passive Is this written in the passive or active voice? Everything about Bob Hughes, for good or ill, was forged here in Australia. Passive

What is this an example of? Entity and nonentity Malevolent and Fantastic

What is this an example of? Entity and nonentity Malevolent and Fantastic These words are the opposite of each other therefore this is an example of Antonymy

What type of reference? When he arrived, John noticed the door was open.

What type of reference? When he arrived, John noticed the door was open. The pronoun ‘he’ refers forward to John and is therefore a cataphoric reference.

What is this (the whole sample) an example of? Ding Dong There’s the door I’m in the bath I’ll get it

What is this (the whole sample) an example of? Ding Dong There’s the door I’m in the bath I’ll get it Each speaker is being asked to make decisions on the interlocutors intent and is therefore making an inference.

Identify two euphemisms for death in the following extract G: so when the knackery comes though They dispense with them here And then they take them away? R: that’s right they euthanase them here

Identify two euphemisms for death in the following extract G: so when the knackery comes though They dispense with them here And then they take them away? R: that’s right they euthanase them here Why is knackery not a euphemism for die? Because it’s a noun and names who performs the action or where it can take place.

Name the technique evident in the following: G: but everything gets hard R: and next winter they’ll be skinnier, They’ll need to eat more, They’ll use more energy to eat, They’ll need processed food, They’ll get more expensive.

Parallelism Name the technique evident in the following: G: but everything gets hard R: and next winter they’ll be skinnier, They’ll need to eat more, They’ll use more energy to eat, They’ll need processed food, They’ll get more expensive. Parallelism

Identify and name the nouns in the following: All the kids were sleeping by the time I arrived. The boy in the blue pyjamas had his mouth open, a little bit of drool pooling on his pillow. Barry was watching three kids frolic like a litter of kittens in the corner. ‘Go to sleep,’ he yelled.

Identify and name the nouns in the following: All the kids were sleeping by the time I arrived. The boy in the blue pyjamas had his mouth open, a little bit of drool pooling on his pillow. Barry was watching three kids frolic like a litter of kittens in the corner. ‘Go to sleep,’ he yelled.

This meme is an example of?

This meme is an example of? A malapropism

This technique being used here is… I'll swing by my ankles. She'll cling to your knees. As you hang by your nose, From a high-up trapeze. But just one thing, please, As we float through the breeze, Don't sneeze. - The Acrobats by Shel Silverstein

consonance This technique being used here is… I'll swing by my ankles. She'll cling to your knees. As you hang by your nose, From a high-up trapeze. But just one thing, please, As we float through the breeze, Don't sneeze. - The Acrobats by Shel Silverstein consonance

Repetition, obfuscation, rhetoric What technique(s) is Tony Abbott using here? If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences. Repetition, obfuscation, rhetoric