Q&A - PSLE English

[PiggyLalala]

vk2kv:

Another question.

Pls help and explain.

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

[PiggyLalala]

Questions.

1. Mary is as tall as I.
2. Mary is as tall as me.
Which is correct?

3.Mary is taller than I.
4.Mary is taller than me.
Which is correct?

Thanks.

[htn]

Kangkangteo:

htn:

Hi, please help.


I _____ my ex-classmate whom I have not met for many years.

a) ran into b) ran across

May I know what is the answer? And why?

TIA

The answer is (a).

Thank you.

[sharonkhoo]

vk2kv:

Please help and explain.

Thank you.


The teacher reminded us not to be greedy. She wanted us to only take five buns or ________________ per group.

(1) few
(2) less
(3) fewer
(4) lesser

(3) fewer. Buns are countable, so 'lesser' would be incorrect. (1) and (2) would not be correct as you need a comparative term.

[sharonkhoo]

PiggyLalala:

Questions.

1. Mary is as tall as I.
2. Mary is as tall as me.
Which is correct?
(1). If you expand the sentence, it would read \"Mary is as tall as I (am tall). The pronoun should be a subject pronoun.

3.Mary is taller than I.
4.Mary is taller than me.
Which is correct?
(3). Same reason as above.
Thanks.

[sharonkhoo]

PiggyLalala:

vk2kv:

Another question.

Pls help and explain.

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

Should be \"fulfil\", not \"fulfils\".

[vk2kv]

slmkhoo:

PiggyLalala:

[quote=\"vk2kv\"]Another question.

Pls help and explain.

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

Should be \"fulfil\", not \"fulfils\".[/quote]
Thank you, PiggyLalala and slmkhoo.....


Btw, is this acceptable?

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that her parents' conditions are fulfilled.

[vsk]

slmkhoo:

PiggyLalala:

[quote=\"vk2kv\"]Another question.

Pls help and explain.

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

Should be \"fulfil\", not \"fulfils\".[/quote]Hi, Just curious why it is not 'fulfils' ?. Thanks.

[jetsetter]

vsk:

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

Hi, Just curious why it is not 'fulfils' ?. Thanks.

The thing is, the answer should be: \"fulfils\".

Why? Because \"provided that\" (though \"conditional\" in nature) doesn't quite trigger the SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Use the INDICATIVE MOOD, which takes the 's', as Piggylala has suggested.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/provided-that

I've seen this in legal docs, so it's ok.

[vsk]

jetsetter:

vsk:

Karen is allowed to use the computer. She must fulfil the conditions set by her parents.

____________________________________ provided that

_______________________.

Karen is allowed to use the computer provided that she fulfils the conditions set by her parents.

Hi, Just curious why it is not 'fulfils' ?. Thanks.

The thing is, the answer should be: \"fulfils\".

Why? Because \"provided that\" (though \"conditional\" in nature) doesn't quite trigger the SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Use the INDICATIVE MOOD, which takes the 's', as Piggylala has suggested.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction%20...%20vided-that

I've seen this in legal docs, so it's ok.

:thankyou: for the clarification.