All About English Creative Writing
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[quote]Hi TAS,
Thanks for yr reply.
I have the following questions. Kindly assist.
Synthesis and Transformation.
1. Jenny's baby brothers is very naughty. She enjoys playing with him.
______________________________ although ___________________.
Ans: She enjoys playing with Jenny's baby brother although he is very naughty.[/quote]Hi Herbie,
The 'she' in the questions seems most likely to be 'Jenny'. Hence the
answer should be:
- Jenny enjoys playing with her baby brother although he is very
naughty.
[quote]2. This sack of potates and that carton of oranges have the same weight.
_________________________________ as __________________
Ans: This sack of potates have the same weight as that carton of oranges[/quote]Since 'sack of potatoes' refers to the 'sack' and not the 'potatoes'
the answer should be:
-This sack of potatoes has the same weight as that carton of
oranges.
[quote]3. He is diligent. He will do extremely well in the examinations.
Owing to ______________________________________.
Ans: Owing to this diligence, he will do extremely well in the examinations.[/quote]The answer should be:
- Owning to his diligence, he will do extremely well in the examinations.
(The boy is diligent so the diligence 'belongs' to him, hence it should
be his diligence and not this diligence)
[quote]Grammar
1. The first thing the children noticed about the two new cats ________
their bright blue paws.
Ans: were[/quote]In this sentence, we are referring to 'the first thing' and not the 'cats'
or 'their bright blue paws', hence the answer should be singular
- 'was'
[quote]2. \"We ______ our Social Studies project!\" the girls announced.
Ans: finished[/quote]The answer can be 'finished' or 'have finished'. Both are possible
as there is not enough information in the sentence to know for
sure which tense to use.
For more information on the use of present perfect tense, you
can refer to the information below:
It is used in these situations:
1) a situation that has started in the past but is still continuing .
This refers to a state of being (not an action). In this structure, 'for' and 'since' is often used.
Eg:
I have lived here for 2 years.
I have worked in this company since 1998.
(Started in the past and is still continuing)
OR
2) a situation that started in the past but just ended in the present.
Eg:
We have done our work. Let us go and play!
(The action of 'doing' the work started in the past but just
ended in the present, that is why they can go and play)
[quote]Your timeline on Past Perfect Tenses is very useful, do you have any other timeline which you can share with us?[/quote]For timelines, the Past Perfect one was given as it is one of the most
confusing aspects of English.
There is another confusing aspect, which is on active and
passive voice.
If you are interested, we could provide more information on it.
[quote]Thanks![/quote]No problem, the questions you ask brings out the common
mistakes that many children make and I think this helps many
children and parents to be clearer on the 'murky' areas of
English
TAS -
Can anyone recommen any gd tutor or centre for P3 and P2 (Eng, Math and Science).
Thanks -
Hi parents,
There was a question posted to us via email that we thought was
interesting and we would like to answer it here so that more
parents and children might benefit in case they have similar
queries like this:D
Qn: Read the passage carefully
-Qn a:Which is the subject?
-Qnb:The object is 'passage' Why is this so?
Ans: This sentence is an instruction, so the subject is
implied.
Another Eg: Go to school now!
This sentence is an order so the subject is implied as well.
It is implied that 'you' are the recipient of the instruction/order
When you read an instruction or order, it is implied that the
instruction or order is meant for the reader i.e 'you'
The subject is something that 'does' the action (verb),
and it is implied that the reader-'you' are the one to
'read' the passage, hence 'you' are the implied subject.
Qn 2: Why is the object 'passage'
Ans:
The object denotes something that 'receives' the action (verb).
-In 'Read the passage carefully' the verb is 'read' and
the thing that must be read is the 'passage', hence the object
is 'passage'.
TAS -
Hi
Does this mean that a sentence must have subject-verb agreement, but not necessarily subject-object agreement? I guess if it is an instruction, then the subject is implied, i.e., "Go to bed, now!" - meaning "(You) Go to bed, now!" -
[quote]Hi
Does this mean that a sentence must have subject-verb agreement, but not necessarily subject-object agreement? [/quote]Hi optimistforum,
A sentence must have a subject-verb agreement. For subject-object
agreements, it is not as clear cut.
I will divide the answer into 2 parts-
a) examples with subject-object agreement
b) examples with NO subject-object agreement
a) Below are some examples of subject-object agreements:
1) Singaporeans (subject) usually stay in HDB flats (object)
- different Singaporeans stay in different flats
2) Most teenagers (subject) have handphones (object)
- different teenagers have different handphones
(The subject and object are both in the plural form- there is subject
object agreement)
b) Below are examples of cases where there is no
subject-object agreement
1) Teenagers(subject) can drive a car(object) at 18
-In this case the subject is plural but the object is
singular, this is because this sentence means that the
teenagers can drive their own car when they are 18
2) Women (subject) can have a job (object) and bring up children (object) at the same time
-In this case, the subject is plural but one object is singular and the other is plural.
This is because the sentence means that women in general can
have a job (they hold down one job at a time) and yet have children (more than 1 child)
Hence, in short this means:
- If there is a subject-object agreement, the emphasis is on the different objects that the different subjects have
- If there is NO subject-object agreement, the emphasis is on the subjects
owning their OWN object.
[quote] I guess if it is an instruction, then the subject is implied, i.e., \"Go to bed, now!\" - meaning \"(You) Go to bed, now!\"[/quote]Yes the subject is implied and the subject is 'you'
TAS -
Hi TAS
Do u have any Challenging English test papers to recommend for pri six student?(Other than past year school papers)
thanks alot.
regards
Joy -
Joy:
Hi Joy,Hi TAS
Do u have any Challenging English test papers to recommend for pri six student?(Other than past year school papers)
thanks alot.
regards
Joy
We come up with our own papers that compartmentalize different learning
points.
For example: for the comprehension cloze passage section,
we do a teaching on key words for accidents in newspaper reports/
environmental issues before giving the children the worksheets
on comprehension cloze passages that focus on these topics.
The children will then be using what they had learnt and they will also be taught how to use clues to get the answers.
The way our worksheets are structured is usually to give input to the child before expecting output.
It is a little difficult to explain what we mean, but in our next
creative writing workshop for parents, we can show
some samples of our worksheets for parents like yourself to
get a better idea. Having an idea of what kind of worksheets
they are, maybe you could source out for assessment books
that are like that.
We have not confirmed a date for our next creative writing workshop but
will let you know (if you are interested) when we do post it up on the forum.
We do know of a few assessment books that are quite good. But they do
not cover the full range of what is covered in English. However, if you are
interested, we could recommend some to you.
TAS -
Hi TAS
Thanks for info.
Sure, would love to hear from u what are the good english assessment books from you.
JoyThe Alternative Story:
Hi Joy,Joy:
Hi TAS
Do u have any Challenging English test papers to recommend for pri six student?(Other than past year school papers)
thanks alot.
regards
Joy
We come up with our own papers that compartmentalize different learning
points.
For example: for the comprehension cloze passage section,
we do a teaching on key words for accidents in newspaper reports/
environmental issues before giving the children the worksheets
on comprehension cloze passages that focus on these topics.
The children will then be using what they had learnt and they will also be taught how to use clues to get the answers.
The way our worksheets are structured is usually to give input to the child before expecting output.
It is a little difficult to explain what we mean, but in our next
creative writing workshop for parents, we can show
some samples of our worksheets for parents like yourself to
get a better idea. Having an idea of what kind of worksheets
they are, maybe you could source out for assessment books
that are like that.
We have not confirmed a date for our next creative writing workshop but
will let you know (if you are interested) when we do post it up on the forum.
We do know of a few assessment books that are quite good. But they do
not cover the full range of what is covered in English. However, if you are
interested, we could recommend some to you.
TAS -
Hi TAS
I have to S&T qn which need yr help.
1. Muthu tried very hard to reason with Mrs Tan but she refused to listen to him.
Ans; No matter
No matter how hard Muthu tried to reason, Mrs Tan refused to listen to him.
2. Mr Yong last saw his neighbour fifteen years ago.
______ since __________________.
Mr Yong had not seen his neighbour since fifteen years ago.
Kindly assist.
Please kindly provide info on active and passive voice too.
Many thanks! -
Joy:
Hi Joy,Hi TAS
Thanks for info.
Sure, would love to hear from u what are the good english assessment books from you.
Joy
These are some of the books that we find good. For the primary school
books, the questions may not be very challenging. However, the
questions are classified according to different categories which
makes learning easier for the kids.
Primary School Books:
1) Practice Makes Perfect: Vocabulary MCQ
by Kit Lee (EPH publishing)
2) Practice Makes Perfect: Grammar MCQ
by Kit Lee (EPH publishing)
3) The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Comprehension
by Shaheed Salim
All these are primary 6 books. ( I assumed you are asking for
upper primary kids)
We have one secondary book to recommend as you can use some
questions that are relevant for primary 6.
This book also classifies the questions. It also teaches the
vocabulary questions well. They get the children to identify
the root form of the word and also to identify which
part of speech (noun, verb etc) the word belongs to. This
helps the children to figure out the meaning of the vocabulary
words.
Secondary book:
1) Distinction in English Lower Secondary Comprehension
by Marife Cruz Yap
TAS
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