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    Q&A - P2 English

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    • jedamumJ Offline
      jedamum
      last edited by

      Sarah:
      My girl wrote Answer 1 but her teacher marked her wrong. The given answer was Answer 2.

      Any comments?
      Er...maybe because local public buses are seldom on time in reaching their intended bus-stops, so there is no way to cite being late at the bus-stop as a reason to miss the bus? 😛
      Nay..pardon my nonsense. 😛

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      • JenniferJ Offline
        Jennifer
        last edited by

        jedamum:
        Sarah:

        My girl wrote Answer 1 but her teacher marked her wrong. The given answer was Answer 2.

        Any comments?

        Er...maybe because local public buses are seldom on time in reaching their intended bus-stops, so there is no way to cite being late at the bus-stop as a reason to miss the bus? 😛
        Nay..pardon my nonsense. 😛

        I sort of agree with your argument.

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        • corneyAmberC Offline
          corneyAmber
          last edited by

          If there is a ‘school’ prefix for the bus, then ( a ) would be more correct since school bus comes at a designated time.


          However, in the generic sense, ( b ) seems more apt as one usually needs to give a reason for being late.

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          • V Offline
            vkoh
            last edited by

            Answer2 should be correct as he missed the bus ( reason) 1st, that is why he was late.

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            • K Offline
              KSP
              last edited by

              To me,


              Ans1 means : He missed the bus because he was late (to catch the bus).
              Ans2 means : He was late (maybe for school) because he missed the bus.

              So it depends where the word late is referring to in this statement.

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              • ChiefKiasuC Offline
                ChiefKiasu
                last edited by

                KSP:
                To me,


                Ans1 means : He missed the bus because he was late (to catch the bus).
                Ans2 means : He was late (maybe for school) because he missed the bus.

                So it depends where the word late is referring to in this statement.
                Conclusion: Bad question. Need to beat teacher's backside. :evil:

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                • B Offline
                  buds
                  last edited by

                  Heyya all,


                  Probably, one must be late first before one
                  gets to miss the bus, ay…

                  Hence, the logic for Answer 2.

                  Yes, i agree with chief.
                  Go argue with teacher!
                  Hahahaa!

                  Which sch this question came from,
                  can you share?

                  My friend was saying everything is back to language.
                  Even, maths problems now are more of language than
                  being a pure mathematics question on concepts. The
                  language used, why must it induce confusion in child’s
                  brain, my friend sighed out loud?

                  He quoted, even the popular more and less
                  questions in P1 are already so confusing…

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                  • B Offline
                    buds
                    last edited by

                    Heyya Chief,


                    Make that public caning instead.
                    Wuahahahahaa!

                    Crime?
                    Misleading questions leading to
                    confused children. And parents!

                    I'm interested to know the logic
                    behind the answer deemed correct
                    by the teacher...

                    Yeah, English IS wonderful!
                    😉

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                    • Y Offline
                      yvetan2020
                      last edited by

                      Sarah:
                      Can anyone help with this:


                      Rearrange the following words into a sentence.

                      \"he missed because he late was the bus\"

                      Answer 1 : He missed the bus because he was late.
                      Answer 2 : He was late because he missed the bus.

                      Which answer is correct and why?
                      Thank you.
                      II think the answer should be 2: He was late because he missed the bus.

                      Example:
                      He was punished by the teacher because he talked in the class.
                      He was out of breath when he arrived because he had been running.

                      We always describe \"something happen\" because of \"something\"

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                      • K Offline
                        KSP
                        last edited by

                        So was he late for school or late for the bus?


                        What if he was really overslept and late to catch the bus?

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