Q&A - PSLE English

[TheWriter]

jwxh:

plse help:


I will let you drive my car if you pass your driving test.
Once __________________________________________.

My mother reported the matter to the police. My aunt did not report it.
It ___________________________________________________________.

tks

Once you pass your driving test, I will let you drive my car.

The second one is strange. The best I can come up with is,

It was reported to the police, but my mother, not my aunt, was the one who reported the matter.

Typically, this S&T should have started with

The matter was reported to the police by my mother, not my aunt

[S-H]

PollutedS:

S-H:

Hi, can someone help the following T&S qtn, thanks!


Mrs Tan was very annoyed as her helper had broken another plate.
Much ____________________________________________.

Much to her annoyance, Mrs Tan's helper had broken another plate.

:thankyou:

[PollutedS]

S-H:

PollutedS:

[quote=\"S-H\"]Hi, can someone help the following T&S qtn, thanks!


Mrs Tan was very annoyed as her helper had broken another plate.
Much ____________________________________________.

Much to her annoyance, Mrs Tan's helper had broken another plate.

:thankyou:[/quote]
:welcome:

[jwxh]

tks, pollutedS and theWriter

[vk2kv]

Please help.


Jun lied without battling an eyelid. Noraini was shocked.
What shocked Noraini ___________________________________

[sharonkhoo]

vk2kv:

Please help.


Jun lied without battling an eyelid. Noraini was shocked.
What shocked Noraini ___________________________________

What shocked Noraini was that Jun lied without batting an eyelid.
What shocked Noraini was Jun lying without batting an eyelid.

I think either would be acceptable. Note that it's 'batting', not 'battling'.

[vk2kv]

Please help.


Jun lied without battling an eyelid. Noraini was shocked.
What shocked Noraini ___________________________________

What shocked Noraini was that Jun lied without batting an eyelid.
What shocked Noraini was Jun lying without batting an eyelid.

I think either would be acceptable. Note that it’s ‘batting’, not ‘battling’.

Thank you, slmkhoo.

[Kangkangteo]

vk2kv:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"vk2kv\"]Please help.


Jun lied without battling an eyelid. Noraini was shocked.
What shocked Noraini ___________________________________

What shocked Noraini was that Jun lied without batting an eyelid.
What shocked Noraini was Jun lying without batting an eyelid.

I think either would be acceptable. Note that it's 'batting', not 'battling'.

Thank you, slmkhoo.[/quote]Should it be “Jun's lying'?

[isetan]

Hi,

Can some experts help with this question–

About an hour into the hike, I heard rustling in the trees and ____ face to face with the elusive red leaf monkeys.

Answer is "come". Our answer is "came".

[TheWriter]

Came is correct. You cannot have "heard" (past tense) and "come" (present tense) within the same sentence.


TheWriter