Q&A - PSLE English
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snowball:
whatCan you describe ( how/what) the snatch thief looks like ?
To ( who/ what ) do we owe the pleasure of your company this evening ?
Can you locate the hole through ( where/ which) the air was escaping from the tyre?
what
which -
D3@n:
Yes ! THanks :please:
My take on this...snowball:
TIA
Can you describe ( how/what) the snatch thief looks like ?
***what - here they are asking about the type of look
we can say \"what look/s\" but not \"how look/s\"
To ( who/ what ) do we owe the pleasure of your company this evening ?
***what - here they are asking about the source
we can say \"what reason\" but not \"who reason\"
Note though that we can say \"To WHOM do we owe the pleasure of your company this evening?\"
Can you locate the hole through ( where/ which) the air was escaping from the tyre?
***which - here they are asking about which particular hole
we can say \"which hole\" but not \"where hole\"
Hope it helps. -
Many thanks, D3@n and Joy of Learning 111.
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Need help on another Vocabulary question:
Just after dark, up to 100 little Blue Penguins, the smallest penguins in the sea, waddled their way past the rocky coastline. From there, they climbed out onto the rocks, dried and cleaned themselves and then waddled up the beach to the breeding colony where their parents and babies waited outside their best calling for food.
Why it is \"climbed out onto the rocks\" and not \"climb up\"?
TIA -
"Climb out" means to get out/crawl out/emerge out of a mass of something, and in this case, it refers to the mass of solid rocks.
"Climb up" would refer to a gain in vertical height, which is not the case here.
Hope this helps. -
prisnkc:
We have to visualise the penguins initially waddling in the shallow water as they emerge from the sea onto the land. The land is rocky and hence uneven; therefore, it is a bit tricky finding suitable spots to fully emerge from the sea onto land. ‘Climb out’ captures this idea of the penguins extricating themselves from difficult or confined spaces.Need help on another Vocabulary question:
Just after dark, up to 100 little Blue Penguins, the smallest penguins in the sea, waddled their way past the rocky coastline. From there, they climbed out onto the rocks, dried and cleaned themselves and then waddled up the beach to the breeding colony where their parents and babies waited outside their best calling for food.
Why it is \"climbed out onto the rocks\" and not \"climb up\"?
The term ‘rocks’ here does not mean boulders, which would imply the need to climb up, that is, gain vertical height. -
My niece’s answer to this synthesis question is wrong. What should be the correct answer?
Question: Marvin said, “I am not sure how to solve this Mathematics question. I shall ask Mr Chong tomorrow.”
My niece’s answer: Marvin said that he was not sure how to solve that Mathematics question and he should ask Mr Chong the next day.
What should be the correct answer?
Thank you! -
ELFan:
Why is your niece’s answer to this question wrong and who says so? I commend your niece’s knowledge.My niece’s answer to this synthesis question is wrong. What should be the correct answer?
Question: Marvin said, “I am not sure how to solve this Mathematics question. I shall ask Mr Chong tomorrow.”
My niece’s answer: Marvin said that he was not sure how to solve that Mathematics question and he should ask Mr Chong the next day.
What should be the correct answer?
Thank you!
It is formally correct. However, many local teachers will insist upon ‘would’ rather than ‘should’, for they feel that ‘should’ implies an ‘ought to’ instead of a simple declaration of intent. To be on the safe side, ask your niece to use ‘would’.
So the correct answer would be:
Marvin said that he was not sure how to solve that Mathematics question and would ask Mr Chong the next day.
Note that you can remove the redundancy of 'he'. -
Thank you very much, @Joy of Learning 111
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Hi ,
The boys enjoy playing badminton. They do not enjoy playing computer games at home.
My ds Ans:- The boys prefer playing badminton to computer games at home.
Teacher ans:- The boys prefer playing badminton to playing computer games at home.
I thought verb which is repeat must be omitted but i came across both types of answers. Very confusing
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