Q&A - PSLE English

[rains]

Herbie:

Hi Tianzhu,


Thanks for the info.

It is correct, if we say \"As Mr Tan was walking towards the lift, he heard the emergency bell ringing.\"

Can advise?

Yes, also can. That's why the word 'ringing' is not given as an option.

[starlight1968sg]

Hi mums,

Anybody using the above assessment, please email me privately at [email protected]
MTIA.

starlight
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[starlight1968sg]

The majority of children ( ) returned.

Is the answer singular ie has?
Thanks.

[ruyu]

I would like to know how to do this type of question get confused if i should put I or me or whatever else. One question i got wrong


May met my sister and_______ for tea yesterday

given answer me
my answer I


Pls elaborate it to me. :?:

Thank you

[For_Pr 2010]

I would like to know how to do this type of question get confused if i should put I or me or whatever else. One question i got wrong


May met my sister and_______ for tea yesterday

given answer me
my answer I


Pls elaborate it to me



Hi Ruyu,

This follows the distractor rule. We should not consider the part "my sister" as it is irrelevant. So, me is the correct answer.

[ruyu]

For_Pr 2010:

I would like to know how to do this type of question get confused if i should put I or me or whatever else. One question i got wrong


May met my sister and_______ for tea yesterday

given answer me
my answer I


Pls elaborate it to me



Hi Ruyu,

This follows the distractor rule. We should not consider the part \"my sister\" as it is irrelevant. So, me is the correct answer.

thank you! by the way you can use quote which is on the top right hand corner of the post you wish to copy once again thanks :thankyou:

[The Alternative Story]

starlight1968sg:

The majority of children ( ) returned.

Is the answer singular ie has?
Thanks.

Hi starlight,

The answer is plural - 'have'.

This is because 'the majority of people' means most of the people.
You talking about the individuals that make up the majority, 'majority'
does not refer to one single group. Hence, the verb is plural.

TAS

[The Alternative Story]

ruyu:

I would like to know how to do this type of question get confused if i should put I or me or whatever else. One question i got wrong


May met my sister and_______ for tea yesterday

given answer me
my answer I


Pls elaborate it to me. :?:

Thank you

Hi ruyu,

I would like to add on to the explanation to help clarify this question

This question is one of the most commonly made mistakes that students
make.

The answer is 'me' because 'May' is the one doing the action and
the character 'me' is the one receiving it. 'I' is only used when
you are the doer of the action.

Eg: I made him cry

'Me' is used when you are the receiver of the action

Eg: He made me cry

In your question:
May met my sister and_______ for tea yesterday

The character 'me' is the receiver and not doer of the action 'met'
and hence the answer should be 'me'.

Hope this helps

TAS

[starlight1968sg]

The Alternative Story:

starlight1968sg:

The majority of children ( ) returned.

Is the answer singular ie has?
Thanks.

Hi starlight,

The answer is plural - 'have'.

This is because 'the majority of people' means most of the people.
You talking about the individuals that make up the majority, 'majority'
does not refer to one single group. Hence, the verb is plural.

TAS

Hi TAS,
I am pretty surprised to know the ans is \"have\" as I thought that majority means a group and is treated as a singular.
Thanks for highlighting my mistake.
So may I say that if the word \"minority\" is used instead of \"majority', the verb is still plural?

[The Alternative Story]

starlight1968sg:

Hi TAS,
I am pretty surprised to know the ans is \"have\" as I thought that majority means a group and is treated as a singular.
Thanks for highlighting my mistake.
So may I say that if the word \"minority\" is used instead of \"majority', the verb is still plural?

Hi starlight,

Yes- the 'majority/minority' question is a very interesting one.

When we say \"A/The majority/minority of students use the internet
daily\", we are talking about the individual students, so it's plural.

However, when we say \"The minority has spoken\"/
\"The government's majority has voted\", we are talking about
one group so it is singular.

TAS