All About English Creative Writing

[Herbie]

Hi TAS,


Can share examp;e 2 for S&T?

[The Alternative Story]

Herbie:

Hi TAS,


Can share examp;e 2 for S&T?

Sure

S&T example 2

BECAUSE OF

'Because of' links result to the reason. It is used in the same
way 'because' would be used. However, the main
difficulty for children would be the need to change
the clause after 'because of' to a noun phrase.

Qn1: She was scolded because she was rude (adjective) to her teacher.

Ans1: She was scolded because of her rudeness (noun) to her teacher.


Qn2: He kept perspiring because it was warm (adjective) in the room.

Ans2: Because of the warmth (noun) in the room, he kept perspiring.

Hence, children need to know what are the common abstract nouns.
(Abstract nouns are nouns that a person cannot use their 5 senses
to interact with. Concrete nouns - eg: dog- are nouns that one
can interact with by using their 5 senses)

You can list them out for your child by grouping them under common
headings.

Eg:

- NESS (ending with 'ness')

Kindness
Sadness
Fondness
Happiness
Madness

- TY (ending with 'ty')

Cruelty
Gaiety
Ability
Anxiety

- ment (ending with 'ment')

Enjoyment
Agreement
Achievement

- ion (ending with 'ion')

Competition
Exhaustion
Communication

- er (words ending with 'er')

Hunger
Anger

- th (words ending with 'th')

Warmth
Strength

- x (we call them x because they do not fall into any particular category)

Grandeur
Belief
Relief
Hatred

Once children are very familiar with abstract nouns, this question would
not be a problem for them.

TAS

[Herbie]

Hi TAS,


Thanks for example no.2.

Can share the S&T for ‘unlike’?

Thanks!

[The Alternative Story]

Herbie:

Hi TAS,


Thanks for example no.2.

Can share the S&T for 'unlike'?

Thanks!

Hi Herbie,

Sure

S&T example 3

UNLIKE

Things to note:

- the clause following 'unlike' is a subordinate clause, it is not the
main clause of the sentence. It acts as extra information

QN: Sally and Mindy like rambutans. Jasmine does not like them.

ANS: Unlike Jasmine, Sally and Mindy like rambutans. (Your main
emphasis is on Sally and Mindy)

QN: Tim is intelligent. However, James is not.

ANS: Tim unlike James is intelligent (Your main emphasis is on Tim)

Common mistake:

Children would make mistakes in their punctuation-

Tim unlike James, is intelligent.

- This is wrong because whenever you have extra information or a
subordinate clause, the way to identify is to put a comma before
it and a comma after it-

Tim, unlike James, is intelligent.

- You can also leave out the commas so usually we tell
children not to put in any commas so they do not make any
careless mistake.

Tim unlike James is intelligent.

Common mistake:

Children can be unsure which is the main clause and this will be
their mistake:

Tim unlike James is stupid

Hence, it is important to tell the children to identify the main
clause and tell them that 'unlike James' is extra information
so the sentence is talking about Tim.

TAS

[Poohbear]

Hi,


Like to ask abt the usage of \"picnic\" . :?

Can \"picnic\" be used as a verb as in
\" The family like to picnic at the beach\"

Or

\"picnic\" should be used as a noun as in
\"The family like to have picnic at the beach\"

:?:

Thks :love:

[The Alternative Story]

Poohbear:

Hi,


Like to ask abt the usage of \"picnic\" . :?

Can \"picnic\" be used as a verb as in
\" The family like to picnic at the beach\"

Or

\"picnic\" should be used as a noun as in
\"The family like to have picnic at the beach\"

:?:

Thks :love:

Hi Poohbear,

for the usage of picnic, it can be used as both a VERB and a NOUN.

Here are some NOUNS which can be used as VERBS too!
1) Impact
(noun) The impact of the president's assassination was widespread.
(verb) The news of the president's assassination impacted me.
2) Paint
(noun) We apply paint to the room.
(verb) We paint the room.
3) Walk
(noun) We take a walk in the park.
(verb) We walk in the park.
4) Escort
(noun) I will be her escort.
(verb) I will escort her there.
5) Insult
(noun) That comment was an insult to her.
(verb) How can you insult your parents?
6) Conduct
(noun) She has a great conduct in school.
(verb) She will conduct the Symphony Band tonight.
**To note: In this case, 'conduct' has different meanings in the above
2 examples.

TAS

[The Alternative Story]

Hi parents,


We will be posting some assessment books that we feel are quite
good for a primary 3 level. We had a parent asking us about it
through pm and we thought it would be good if we could post it
here as there might be other parents who might want to know
as well.

1) Practice Makes Perfect (EHP publishing)

Comprehension/Cloze Passages/Grammar

(The Practice Makes Perfect series is quite good)

2) Complete Practice Book (EPH publishing)

3) Ultimate Guide to Mastering Comprehension (Pri 3)
by Shaheed Salim

TAS

[Poohbear]

The Alternative Story:

for the usage of picnic, it can be used as both a VERB and a NOUN.

TAS

Hi TAS,

Thks for the sharing :celebrate:

[The Alternative Story]

Hi Poohbear,


No problem!

TAS

[Herbie]

Hi TAS,


I have the following questions which need yr help.

1. A large number of monkeys ________ captured and sent abroad every year.

(1) is
(2) are

Why is the answer are and not is? Since it is stated as \"A large no\" can the large no be treated as collective noun.

2. Some of the equipment in the PE store _________ store yesterday?

(1) was
(2) were

Why is the answer was? I tot \"some\" is plura?

S&T qn
1. Ahmad asked, \"How do you know Sally met with an accident yesterday, Osman?\"

Ans: Oman asked Osman how he knew that Sally met with an accident the day before.

2. John was present at the ceremony. His brother, Jack was also present.
John as well as his brother, Jack was present at the ceremony

3. You cannot watch television. You must finish your homework.

You cannot watch television until you finish your homework.


4. These children are going on an excursion to the zoo. Aileen is not going.

These children except Aileen, are going on an excursion to the zoo.

Thanks and regards,