Q&A - PSLE English

[whywhy]

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[xian_kai]

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[Ahchoo]

Hi, appreciate it if anyone could help me with the following synthesis question using "Apart from".


Q: The talented boy plays the piano well and is a good soccer player.\t\t\t\t\t

May I know which of the following answers given is correct?
(1) Apart from playing the piano well, the talented boy is a good soccer player.
(2) Apart from playing the piano well, the talented boy is a good soccer player too.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
(3) Apart from playing the piano well, the talented boy is also a good soccer player.

My personal view is (1).

Thank you.

[Resilience]

Hi there. Can any advise where to go to for a good compo-writing class. My son is P6 this year, and truly needs to brush up on his writing. And hopefully the tutor/ center can advise the various strategies to tackle the compos based on current syllabus/ exam format. Thanks!

[swortionery]

Resilience:

Hi there. Can any advise where to go to for a good compo-writing class. My son is P6 this year, and truly needs to brush up on his writing. And hopefully the tutor/ center can advise the various strategies to tackle the compos based on current syllabus/ exam format. Thanks!

That's what I do. PM me if you're keen.

BTW, in what area does your son need to 'brush up on his writing'? I might be able to share a few strategies with you here.

[Estéema]

Resilience:

Hi there. Can any advise where to go to for a good compo-writing class. My son is P6 this year, and truly needs to brush up on his writing. And hopefully the tutor/ center can advise the various strategies to tackle the compos based on current syllabus/ exam format. Thanks!

Hi Resilence,

Just chanced on this thread. Hope not too late to share leads with you.

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* he will assess your child's strengths & weaknesses. Depending on child's learning speed & ability focus, teacher shld be able to help yr child improve markedly by PSLE exams
* only at Sin Ming Plaza II
* 9170 2867

Writers @ Work - teacher Agnes
* they hv Centre's both at Clementi Ave 2 & Bt Timah King's Arcade
* 9841 3975 (centre Mgr Kym)
* they do target learning either compo writing sessions or Main paper (grammar, vocab, S&T, OE Compre, cloze...)

All the Best to PSLE candidates!

[Supercat]

Hi, may I know is it a requirement to indicate date for email writing in paper 1? :scratchhead:

[nicnac]

No. For emails, no need to write date.

[Supercat]

nicnac:

No. For emails, no need to write date.

But my child is penalised 1 mark for not writing date for this SA1... how to convince the teacher on this?

[nicnac]

Supercat:

nicnac:

No. For emails, no need to write date.

But my child is penalised 1 mark for not writing date for this SA1... how to convince the teacher on this?

HOD EL taught them that there is no need to write the date in emails. This has been taught to both my kids. The rationale is that the email sent would have already been dated automatically by the computer.