Q&A - PSLE English

[Muffins]

it's \"was\". focus on mary. once there is a comma there, it's called a \"distractory phrase\" as my teacher put it.


So the answer is \"was\"

[pebble]

Thank Muffins ! This is what I told my girl, to concentrate on Mary and she wrote \" was\" but her tuition teacher told her that it should be \" were\" , :slapshead:

[jtoh]

pebble:

Thank Muffins ! This is what I told my girl, to concentrate on Mary and she wrote \" was\" but her tuition teacher told her that it should be \" were\" , :slapshead:

The answer is 'was'. Maybe you should check on your tutor.

[meimeitan]

Hi All,


I am also confused with the following question. Anyone can help?

The management insisted that Mr Ong ____ the company immediately.

(1) left
(2) leave
(3) leaves
(4) would be leaving

Thanks

meimeitan

[meimeitan]

Oh! I forget the other:


Bala ______ the library when I got there.

(1) was leaving
(2) had left
(3) left
(4) has left

Thks for kind help.

meimeitan

[Tang]

meimeitan:

Oh! I forget the other:


Bala ______ the library when I got there.

(1) was leaving
(2) had left
(3) left
(4) has left

Thks for kind help.

meimeitan

Hi,

The answer is (2)


I got there. Past tense
Bala had left. Past Perfect (or I call it past past - the past of past tense)

[iFruit]

meimeitan:

Hi All,


I am also confused with the following question. Anyone can help?

The management insisted that Mr Ong ____ the company immediately.

(1) left
(2) leave
(3) leaves
(4) would be leaving

Thanks

meimeitan

It is \"leave\" (2).

words like insist, suggest always take this form.

[atutor2001]

Tang:

meimeitan:

Oh! I forget the other:


Bala ______ the library when I got there.

(1) was leaving
(2) had left
(3) left
(4) has left

Thks for kind help.

meimeitan

Hi,

The answer is (2)


I got there. Past tense
Bala had left. Past Perfect (or I call it past past - the past of past tense)

Hi

I think (1) should also be ok.

However, the meaning will be different i.e. when \"I\" reached the office, I saw Bala leaving the library.

I got there. Past tense
Bala had left. Past Continuous

[iFruit]

atutor2001:

Tang:

[quote=\"meimeitan\"]Oh! I forget the other:


Bala ______ the library when I got there.

(1) was leaving
(2) had left
(3) left
(4) has left

Thks for kind help.

meimeitan

Hi,

The answer is (2)


I got there. Past tense
Bala had left. Past Perfect (or I call it past past - the past of past tense)

Hi

I think (1) should also be ok.

However, the meaning will be different i.e. when \"I\" reached the office, I saw Bala leaving the library.

I got there. Past tense
Bala had left. Past Continuous[/quote]atutor2001 is correct. the answer should be \"was leaving\".


Past perfect is used when referring to certain event before a past moment.

Foe example,

Bala had left the library before I got there.
Bala had left the library by the time I got there.
Bala had already left when I got there.

When events/actions refer to a single moment like in this case, past continuous, \"was leaving\" is the appropriate choice.

Bala was leaving the library when I got there.

[P5G]

Please help.



http://www.orlesson.org/orp/09En/P5-English-SA2-CHS.pdf


Q40) Should the answer be 'and' instead of 'but' as given in the worksheet.

The storm was not as bad as feared (40) _____ the people were glad that they had taken action in time.

But 'and' has been used for Q36.



Q59) Is 'the' acceptable? The worksheet answer is 'his'.