Q&A - PSLE English
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TheWriter:
I agree with your analysis of Q 1, 3 & 4.
Q1. Your answer is correct.Jamesbond:
Pl help.
1) Jerry exercises in the gymnasium daily. Jerry wishes to lose some pounds.
---------------------- so -------------------------
My Answer
Jerry wishes to lose some pounds so he exercises in the gymnasium daily.
Given Answer
Jerry exercises in the gymnasium daily so he will lose some pounds.
2) Please check it. We need to use fabric that will not shrink.
----------------- hence -----------------
My answer
We need to use fabric that will not shrink hence please check it.
Given Answer
Please check hence that we use fabric that will not shrink.
Pl let me know whether my answers are correct. TIA.
Q2. Your answer is not correct, as you would have needed a full-stop before hence for your answer to make sense.
TheWriter
TheWriter
For Q2, the given answer is wrong. I prefer the questioner's answer even with the punctuation issue. Maybe a comma before 'hence' would help. -
Pl help.
Work on the building will stop for two months. The company lacks funds.
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slmkhoo:
I agree with your analysis of Q 1, 3 & 4.
Q1. Your answer is correct.TheWriter:
[quote=\"Jamesbond\"]Pl help.
1) Jerry exercises in the gymnasium daily. Jerry wishes to lose some pounds.
---------------------- so -------------------------
My Answer
Jerry wishes to lose some pounds so he exercises in the gymnasium daily.
Given Answer
Jerry exercises in the gymnasium daily so he will lose some pounds.
2) Please check it. We need to use fabric that will not shrink.
----------------- hence -----------------
My answer
We need to use fabric that will not shrink hence please check it.
Given Answer
Please check hence that we use fabric that will not shrink.
Pl let me know whether my answers are correct. TIA.
Q2. Your answer is not correct, as you would have needed a full-stop before hence for your answer to make sense.
TheWriter
TheWriter
For Q2, the given answer is wrong. I prefer the questioner's answer even with the punctuation issue. Maybe a comma before 'hence' would help.[/quote]The given answer uses 'hence' in the sense of \"from this point on\", so there isn't technically anything wrong with that answer. There is nothing in the original question to indicate which meaning of \"hence\" should be used in this case.
I thought about the comma but it still ended up sounding odd to me, because the phrase that comes after the word \"hence\" is a request and not an explanation of a consequence.
TheWriter -
Jamesbond:
Work on the building, supposing the company lacks funds, will stop for two months.Pl help.
Work on the building will stop for two months. The company lacks funds.
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TheWriter -
The question under discussion from Jamesbond:
2) Please check it. We need to use fabric that will not shrink.
----------------- hence -----------------
My answer
We need to use fabric that will not shrink hence please check it.
Given Answer
Please check hence that we use fabric that will not shrink.TheWriter:
I don't think that is the way to use 'hence' for this meaning. The usage should state the beginning of the time period followed by 'hence'.The given answer uses 'hence' in the sense of \"from this point on\", so there isn't technically anything wrong with that answer. There is nothing in the original question to indicate which meaning of \"hence\" should be used in this case.
I thought about the comma but it still ended up sounding odd to me, because the phrase that comes after the word \"hence\" is a request and not an explanation of a consequence.
TheWriter
Oxford dictionary: From now (used after a period of time):
'two years hence they might say something different'.
Merriam-Webster: later than the present time:
'a week hence' [=a week from now]
'What will life be like a century hence?'
What about:
We need to use fabric that will not shrink; hence please check it. -
slmkhoo:
That astute observation regarding the 2nd meaning of 'hence' totally escaped me! I concede :oops:The question under discussion from Jamesbond:
I don't think that is the way to use 'hence' for this meaning. The usage should state the beginning of the time period followed by 'hence'.
2) Please check it. We need to use fabric that will not shrink.
----------------- hence -----------------
My answer
We need to use fabric that will not shrink hence please check it.
Given Answer
Please check hence that we use fabric that will not shrink.TheWriter:
The given answer uses 'hence' in the sense of \"from this point on\", so there isn't technically anything wrong with that answer. There is nothing in the original question to indicate which meaning of \"hence\" should be used in this case.
I thought about the comma but it still ended up sounding odd to me, because the phrase that comes after the word \"hence\" is a request and not an explanation of a consequence.
TheWriter
Oxford dictionary: From now (used after a period of time):
'two years hence they might say something different'.
Merriam-Webster: later than the present time:
'a week hence' [=a week from now]
'What will life be like a century hence?'
What about:
We need to use fabric that will not shrink; hence please check it.
I think the semicolon would work, though if I'm not wrong the PSLE kids aren't required to know how to use a semicolon. I wish question-setters would exercise more care in their S&T!
TheWriter -
Hi,
"You really must let me pay the rent this month" Tom said.
Tom insisted ā¦
Pl help. -
"I need your help to weed the garden," I said to Helen.
I told Helen ā¦
I told Helen that I needed her help in weeding the garden
OR
I told Helen that I needed her help to weed the garden. -
Jamesbond:
Tom insisted that I should let him pay the rent that month.Hi,
\"You really must let me pay the rent this month\" Tom said.
Tom insisted .............................
Pl help. -
Jamesbond:
I would use the 2nd one as it's closer to the original. Not sure if the first would be considered 'wrong'.\"I need your help to weed the garden,\" I said to Helen.
I told Helen ...............
I told Helen that I needed her help in weeding the garden
OR
I told Helen that I needed her help to weed the garden.
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