Q&A - PSLE English

[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'.

[starlight1968sg]

I am often confused with the words \"alternate\" and \"alternative\" despite checking with the dictionary.


Maintenance is scheduled on every Wednesday of the month, with the following day (Thursday) as an alternate day.

Is the above correct?

MTIA.