All About English Creative Writing

[The Alternative Story]

Herbie:

HI TAS,


For comprehension qn.

Shld the answer be phrased as (1) or (2)
(1) The word is \"inadequate\".

or (2) The word is \"adequate.\"

Kindly advise.

Hi Herbie,

The full stop should be outside the bracket (in this instance \"..\")
when asked for 'The word'/'The phrase'.

So the answer should be The word is \"inadequate\".

The full stop is inside the bracket when you are asked to quote
a sentence because you are quoting the entire sentence
including the full stop which comes with the sentence.

Eg: The sentence is \"I quit today.\".

The full stop outside the bracket is actually used to show that you have
finished your own sentence, the full stop inside the bracket is used to
show you have quoted the whole sentence. However, it is also not
wrong to just write the sentence without the full stop outside the bracket.-
The sentence is \"I quite today.\"

TAS

[singapore45]

Hi TAS,


Thank you for your quick response! Very impressed by the quality of your reply.

One more question

What is the difference between Don’t and Doesn’t ?

Is there any specific circumstances where we use Don’t and Doesn’t?

Thank you so much TAS!

[The Alternative Story]

Hi Singapore45,


You are most welcome!

The difference between 'don't' and 'doesn't' is

- don't is the contraction for do not. It is used for subjects
like 'I', 'You' and 'plural' subject nouns like 'We', 'they',
'The girls' etc.

Eg:

They don't like swimming.

- doesn't is the contraction for does not. It is used for subjects
that are 'singular'- 'she', 'he', 'the girl' etc.

Eg:

The girl doesn't like swimming.

TAS

[Fongg]

Hi TAS,


I noticed that there are interesting ways to help in vocab.
I am in need of some help here.

What is the difference between
1. Beside vs Besides

2. Defuse vs Diffuse

Thank you

[The Alternative Story]

Fongg:

Hi TAS,


I noticed that there are interesting ways to help in vocab.
I am in need of some help here.

What is the difference between
1. Beside vs Besides

2. Defuse vs Diffuse

Thank you

Hi Fongg,

Yes, we often use mnemonics to increase the retention rate of the
students learning vocabulary.

Difference between Beside vs Besides

Beside: It means next to. Eg: She is beside me.

How to remember: Be-side, Be by my side. So if you
by my side, it means you are beside me.

Besides: It means in addition to. Eg: Besides, meat, I like fish.

How to remember: BesideS. The extra 's' can stand for
'something else'. So in addition to whatever you have, you want something else.

Difference between Defuse and Diffuse

Defuse: It means to disarm. Eg: The tense situation was
defused by her.

How to remember: De-fuse. You move the 'fuse' away from
the situation,thus calming things down.

Diffuse: It means to spread in all directions. Eg: Smoke
diffused throughout the room.

How ro remember: DI-ffuse. DI can stand for DI-fferent
DI-rections.

TAS

[Fongg]

Hi TAS,


Thanks for the reply abt vocab questions.
Will you set up a centre in the east since you did creative wkshops in the east before? As I have a group of friends who all stay in east…

[singapore45]

Hi TAS,


Do you have a centre in the east?

Please pm me the details as i have a nephew p4 and a niece p1 staying at the east area. I’m afraid they might not be able to travel very far as they have many classes going on.

Also, if you can let me know more about the class details!

Thank you TAS

[concern.027392mum]

Hi TAS, I was at your last workshop for parents at singapore post.

I really like the way how you all use mnemonics to remember spellings and rhythms to help remember the creative writing techniques.
A question about personification and metaphors, sometimes I forget the distinction between the 2, can you elaborate on that again?

I actually recommended 3 kids to yishun. I heard they have improve and like the lesson. However yishun is too far for me, I also stay in the east area. many people in the east are interested. I really hope you an open a centre soon for easterners like me.

[iamyoung]

Hi TAS


I am helping a friend of mine to ask about some things. I heard that there is a special project going on for the children in the area of creative writing. I heard that their work, if chosen, may get a chance to get published in a book, and the children will even get some rewards as well.

I think this will make the children start to take pride in their writing. My friend’s child is very unmotivated to write, she can write reasonably well but her plot is not well developed. She is from a "branded" school, and I think in her school, alot of her friends can write very well, so she gets demotivated.

Your location is abit too far for her, rather inconvenient.
I wonder if you have any holiday programs or one time off program for her to learn and participate in this project, to see whether her work can have a fighting chance of being published, or at least get motivated to write?


Thanks!

[jeestan]

iamyoung:

Hi TAS


I am helping a friend of mine to ask about some things. I heard that there is a special project going on for the children in the area of creative writing. I heard that their work, if chosen, may get a chance to get published in a book, and the children will even get some rewards as well.

Thanks!

Hi iamyoung,

Do you have more information about this project, can pm me?