Q&A - PSLE English

[pebble]

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

[iFruit]

pebble:

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

It should be

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .

After the transformation of the sentence, we should still be referring the subjects/objects in the same manner as the original.

[Tang]

pebble:

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


All the shops. except the restaurant, close at ten at night.

or

All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant.


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except for this grey fish.

or

The fish caught by the fishermen, except this grey fish, are edible.

Thank you !!

Hi,

My suggested answers are in dark blue.

[pebble]

Hi Ifruit and Tang, thank you !

[atutor2001]

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the "for" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

[Mathmaniac]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Yes, you may remove the word 'for'.

[Tang]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi,


I have inadvertently included 'for', but with or without 'for' is ok for this case.

[atutor2001]

Tang:

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi,
I have inadvertently included 'for', but with or without 'for' is ok for this case.

Thanks, but it sound a little funny without \"for\" and yet I can't remember if there is a need for the word \"for\".

[atutor2001]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi Tang, my apology, your answer with \"for\" is more appropriate. When to check my old grammar notes and found this :

\"If \"except\" is used after words such as all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, etc., except and except for can both be used. Otherwise, we usually use except for\".

No wonder it sounded a little funny without \"for\".

[starlight1968sg]

Hi,

2 questions on Synthesis/Transformation.

(1) Tony is not able to enter the judo competition because of his injury. John will take his place instead.
John.................... since...........................

My ans: John will take Tony's place instead since he is not able to enter the judo competition because of his injury.

(2) \"Can you help me buy some photocopy paper?\" asked my sister. \"You are on your way to the shop anyway.\"
My sister ..................

My ans: My sister asked me if I could help her buy some photocopy paper since I was on my way to the shop.

Thanks.