Q&A - PSLE English

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Q69

The old lady was confused after the fall. She still managed to find her way home.
In spite .................................................................................................................

Answer given:
In spite of her confusion after the fall, the old lady still managed to find her way home.

DYS's answer
In spite of the fact that the old lady was confused after the fall, she still managed to find her way home.

Q70
The salesgirl admitted to the theft because of the footage captured on the security camera.
The salesgirl would not have .................................................................................................

Answer given:
The salesgirl would not have admitted to the theft if there had not been any footage captured on the security camera.

DYS's answer
The salesgirl would not have admitted to the theft if not for the footage captured on the security camera.

Pls help to review the given answers and DYS's answers. Pls advise which are the correct answers or if there are other correct answers. TIA for your time and effort.

PS: DYS means \"Dear Younger Sister\".

[KRR]

Hi…

Can somebody please clarify.
The question is from Comrpehension (MCQ)

“I’ve been a newsvendor for forty years,” Aiming said. “I began when I was ten years old and I have never had a real holiday in all these years. Even during the Chinese New Year, I have to deliver English, Malay and Tamil newspapers. Life for me is really tough.”

What does the sentence “Life for me is really tough” mean?

(1)\tAiming has to work very hard everyday.
(2)\tAiming finds it difficult to live his life.
(3)\tAiming does not go for holidays.
(4)\tAiming’s life is terrible.\t\t\t\t\t\t
Is the answer (1) or (3)

Thank you very much.
KRR

[ZXmum]

Hi TAS, can u please advise the following question:

Q:I worked too hard and fell sick with exhaustion.
Answer given: As a result of my working too hard, I fell sick with exhaustion.

Is it possible to answer as : As a result of working too hard, I fell sick with exhaustion.

thanks

[Muffins]

Yes, your answer is perfectly alright

[Hifive]

Hi everyone


Need advice on this grammar question:

Please pass me __________ so that I can sketch the diagram for you.
1. a paper
2. some paper
3. a few papers
4. some papers

The answer given by the book (EPH Grammar - P6) is 2.
Why is the answer not 4 in this case? Pls advise.

Thanks in advance.

[iFruit]

Hifive:

Hi everyone


Need advice on this grammar question:

Please pass me __________ so that I can sketch the diagram for you.
1. a paper
2. some paper
3. a few papers
4. some papers

The answer given by the book (EPH Grammar - P6) is 2.
Why is the answer not 4 in this case? Pls advise.

Thanks in advance.

If you not referring to some specific set of papers, the common usage is to use \"some paper\" (uncountable).

So the common usage will be in this form.

Please pass me some paper so that I can sketch the diagram for you.
Please pass me a few pieces of paper so that I can sketch the diagram for you.

So the best option in the given answers is (2)
HTH

[sharmila]

Dear friends


Can someone help me to explain the following.

Jill is such____ honest girl that she can be trusted to look after my wallet.
1) a
2)an
3)the
4)some

Ans is 2) an honest girl

My question is that why is an used here instead of a?

Usually an is used when the next word begins with a,e,i,ou but in this case its h

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sharmila:

Dear friends


Can someone help me to explain the following.

Jill is such____ honest girl that she can be trusted to look after my wallet.
1) a
2)an
3)the
4)some

Ans is 2) an honest girl

My question is that why is an used here instead of a?

Usually an is used when the next word begins with a,e,i,ou but in this case its h

Yes, the ans is \"an honest girl\".
We say an hour, a university etc.

[pecalis]

sharmila:

Dear friends


Can someone help me to explain the following.

Jill is such____ honest girl that she can be trusted to look after my wallet.
1) a
2)an
3)the
4)some

Ans is 2) an honest girl

My question is that why is an used here instead of a?

Usually an is used when the next word begins with a,e,i,ou but in this case its h

The \"h\" here is silent and we are pronouncing the \"o\" sound.
A uniform, though start with \"u\" as we are pronouncing the long \"u\" sound instead of the short \"uh\" sound. Hope this helps but me no English expert

[Hifive]

iFruit:

If you not referring to some specific set of papers, the common usage is to use \"some paper\" (uncountable).

So the common usage will be in this form.

Please pass me some paper so that I can sketch the diagram for you.
Please pass me a few pieces of paper so that I can sketch the diagram for you.

So the best option in the given answers is (2)
HTH

Hi iFruit

Thank you for your advice. Have a nice day!