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    Q&A - PSLE English

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    • T Offline
      ThomasEnglish
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      taobaby:
      phtthp:

      Retreat


      Out of fear of thunder, the cat hid under the sofa.

      Mr Hamid invited the author to give a talk, whose book had won an award.

      My dd wrote that too -
      Mr Hamid invited the author to give a talk, whose book had won an award.

      Is it wrong? Thanks

      It is best to write \"Whose\" after the word Author\".
      the author whose xxx

      Otherwise you will have the problem of a dangling modifier.

      Simply put, it means...
      This raises the issue of who won the award? The author or the talk? If \"whose\" appears after that word \"talk\", you have that problem.

      Tt is the reason why commas are recommended for whose qn. However, you will not be penalised for not using them.

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        yap_susan
        last edited by

        BTSfaith05:
        There was a question that goes like this,

        She wanted to (move away) but.....
        1) exit
        2) retreat
        3) relocate
        4) vacate

        What do you think is the correct answer?

        Synthesis and transformation

        The cat feared the thunder. It hid under the sofa.
        Out of_________________________.

        The author's book had won an award. Mr Hamid invited the author to give a talk.

        ______________________whose____________________
        Retreat
        Out of fear of the thunder, the cat hid under the sofa.

        Mr Hamid invited the author whose book had won an award to give a talk.

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        • phtthpP Offline
          phtthp
          last edited by

          How does one know won’t be penalized, if don’t put in comma appropriately ?


          Is there any PSLE English rule, that state or document this :
          Is it True that "No need any comma, won’t be penalized. Comma is optional " ?

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            ThomasEnglish
            last edited by

            https://www.lilbutmightyenglish.com/blog/2015/9/24/sentence-synthesis-who-whom-whose


            Check this out.

            The other synthesis qn that parents might need to know is that for the BUT question, you won't be penalised for not using the comma too.

            Same with
            Who whom whose.

            Do check with your DD DS el teachers and Hod. It is one of the most commonly asked questions.

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              BTSfaith05
              last edited by

              Will you get lesser marks if you have written lesser words for compo? Are 203 words too less?

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                ThomasEnglish
                last edited by

                yap_susan:
                BTSfaith05:

                There was a question that goes like this,

                She wanted to (move away) but.....
                1) exit
                2) retreat
                3) relocate
                4) vacate

                What do you think is the correct answer?

                Synthesis and transformation

                The cat feared the thunder. It hid under the sofa.
                Out of_________________________.

                The author's book had won an award. Mr Hamid invited the author to give a talk.

                ______________________whose____________________

                Retreat
                Out of fear of the thunder, the cat hid under the sofa.

                Mr Hamid invited the author whose book had won an award to give a talk.

                Yes, you MUST use the article \"the\". You can't take away info from the given sentence. 😄

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                  BTSfaith05
                  last edited by

                  Synthesis and transformation


                  Arun had not washed clothes before. He made a mess out of it.

                  Not_______________.

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                  • phtthpP Offline
                    phtthp
                    last edited by

                    BTSfaith05:
                    Synthesis and transformation


                    Arun had not washed clothes before. He made a mess out of it.

                    Not_______________.
                    Earlier on, susan_yap had given the correct answer, on page here :-


                    https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=2074&start=2580

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                      ThomasEnglish
                      last edited by

                      BTSfaith05:
                      Synthesis and transformation


                      Arun had not washed clothes before. He made a mess out of it.

                      Not_______________.

                      Not having washed clothes before, Arun made a mess out of it.

                      Possible pitfalls are
                      1. Students mistake this as a NOT ONLY, BuT ALSO qn.
                      2. Students forgot to write the name Arun in the second part of the question.

                      And yes, u need a comma for this sentence. 😂

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                        boringmum
                        last edited by

                        Is SW formal or informal? I heard it is written to a cousin. Is it correct?

                        If my child had written formal instead of informal, will she get penalized?

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