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Tāhuhu: Language Features

Carla Taiaroa —

In 8R this year we have been learning about Language Features, to be able to identify them and use them in our written work. Here are some examples of:

Crazy Collective Noun Sentences

A troop of Dryads fly by a gang of elks fishing for a swarm of eels in the Avon River. Then they see a marketing campaign of millennials looking for a pod of dolphins diving deep.

A boat of seals fished for a family of sardines when suddenly they were attacked by a murder of crows. Thankfully their friends, which were a huddle of walruses, came to save the day.

A pandemonium of parrots squawked at the flamboyance of flamingos while chasing the maelstrom of salamanders. 

A litter of pups giggled at a gaggle of geese and a herd of dinosaurs that had a culture of bacteria.

Alliteration

The extraterrestrial extrovert expected to exit the extraordinary examination.

O rato roeu a roupa do rei de roma.

Adam the ant aggressively attacked all the anteaters and astonishingly ate them all.

The cuddly kitten curled on the comfy kitchen cupboard.

Queen Elizabeth ll quickly questions the quality of the quest.