Is this metonymy ?

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Please take a look at this samples, are they metonymy or not ? If not, please explain.

> The red car overtook blue car. (car instead of person) - Somebody in red car overtook blue car.
> Hammer hit Joe. (tool instead of person) - Kate hit Joe with hammer.

What are rules, if any that tool can replace person in the sentence, the second sentence seems to be incorrect.
> Joe smeared the bread with a knife.
*Knife smeared the bread.
 

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What about the last sentence - this with the knife - Is it correct, could be this a metonymy ?
 

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Yes, and he do this with a knife.

Will be correct to transform it, so knife will be a subject ? (Knife buttered the bread)
 

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could be this a metonymy ?

How do you understand the concept of metonymy? I don't see the association between the knife and the person.
 

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The suits cut through the red tape in the White House a couple of days ago.
 

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Please take a look at [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] these [STRIKE]samples[/STRIKE] examples. Are they metonymy or not? If not, please explain.

> The red car overtook the blue car. (car instead of person) - Somebody in a red car overtook a/the blue car.
> A/The hammer hit Joe. (tool instead of person) - Kate hit Joe with a/the hammer.

What are the rules, if any, that a tool can replace a person in the sentence? The second sentence seems to be incorrect.
> Joe smeared the bread with a knife.
*A/The knife smeared the bread.

What about the last sentence - this "with the knife". Is it correct? Could be this [strike]a[/strike] metonymy?

Yes, and he does/did this with a knife.

[STRIKE]Will[/STRIKE] Would it be correct to transform it (no comma here) so that a/the knife [STRIKE]will be[/STRIKE] is [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] the subject ? (A/The knife buttered the bread.)

Note my multiple corrections above. You need to work on your use of articles.
 
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