Characteristics/Features of Creole

Question 1

Habitual action

Answer 1

shown by the use of the word ‘does’ before the verb in the sentence
She** does **be real annoyin sometimes

Question 2

Lack subject verb agreement

Answer 2

She **sit **on de ting
OR
In Creole nouns that are always plural in Standard English are used as both singular and plural

Ah ha to go buy a pants today.
Jenny bring **a scissors **to school to stab up Leroy for stealing she man

Question 3

Double negatives

Answer 3

Mary doesn’t want no mango from he yard cause he is a obeah man

Question 4

The consonant cluster ‘th’ is replaced with ‘d’

Answer 4

Someone dung dere next to de parlour steal de blasted foul dat meh mudda did give meh

Question 5

Omission of the ‘g’ in present participles

Answer 5

jumpin

Question 6

Silencing of the end consonants of words.

Answer 6

Chile, who yuh feel yuh is?

Question 7

Repetition of words for emphasis

Answer 7

eah she ha she big-big house now, she forget who is we.

Question 8

the word ‘did’ is used in place of ‘was’.

Answer 8

I did get here early (vs. I was here early)

Question 9

the word ‘was’ can be used with any subject.

Answer 9

They **was **here since tree dis morning

Question 10

Future tense

Answer 10

formed by placing either ‘go’, ‘going’, ‘going to’ or ‘would’ before the verb.
I go do fi yuh gyal!
We going to go by dem next week
Yuh go buy de puncheon fuh de party right?