Q&A - P5 English

[veraclari]

Thanks HappyH But sorry I forgot to add that Teacher also Circled (was) I.e. it is not ‘was’ ???


TIA

[juz_me]

Hi


My son’s English Paper 2 = 51-95.

Any suggestions how to help him with cloze passages (open ended) and comprehension?

Or any good assessment books to recommend?

Thank you

[chloecube]

Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

[HAPPYH]

chloecube:

Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

were ready

[chloecube]

HAPPYH:

chloecube:

Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

were ready

answer were, is it bcos susan and her friends?
i always thought Neither must use singular

[Champion]

chloecube:

HAPPYH:

[quote=\"chloecube\"]Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

were ready

answer were, is it bcos susan and her friends?
i always thought Neither must use singular[/quote]Am i right to say to use were ready because if one or both of your elements is plural, then your verb need to be plural?

[sharonkhoo]

Champion:

chloecube:

Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

Am i right to say to use were ready because if one or both of your elements is plural, then your verb need to be plural?

Follow the noun that is closer to the verb.

[sharonkhoo]

veraclari:

Thanks HappyH But sorry I forgot to add that Teacher also Circled (was) I.e. it is not 'was' ???


TIA

'were' should be changed to 'had been'.

MRS LEE ASKED JOHN, \" WERE U EARLY FOR THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT?\"
Mrs Lee asked John if he had been early for the concert the night before.

[HAPPYH]

slmkhoo:

Champion:

[quote=\"chloecube\"]Neither susan nor her friends ______ for the Science surprise test yesterday.


was ready or were ready?

Am i right to say to use were ready because if one or both of your elements is plural, then your verb need to be plural?

Follow the noun that is closer to the verb.[/quote]Yes. My DD always remember like ...must look the word that comes after \"nor\" or \"or\"

Neither Tom nor Sam was.....

Neither Tom nor his friends were....

[chloecube]

thank you