Which of the following are characteristics of ‘Butler English’? (a) It has an object-verb-subject word…
Deletion of verb inflections and deletion of prepositions are characteristic features of Butler English, so b, c is correct. Rather than avoiding –ing verb forms, Butler…
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Which of the following are characteristics of ‘Butler English’?
(a) It has an object-verb-subject word order
(b) Deletion of verb inflections
(c) Deletion of prepositions
(d) The avoidance of ‘–ing’ verb forms
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Correct answer B
Deletion of verb inflections and deletion of prepositions are characteristic features of Butler English, so b, c is correct. Rather than avoiding –ing verb forms, Butler English frequently uses –ing forms across participial and finite contexts (including present and future reference), and its typical word order is not object–verb–subject.
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