Q&A - PSLE English

[fxchow]

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

[fxchow]

fxchow:

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

Hi,

Anyone get the answer? :?

[tianzhu]

fxchow:

Hi,


Please help with this Synthesis question. TIA

Question:
Mrs Ong was very annoyed as her son had broken another antique vase.

Answer:
Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son HAD OR HAS broken another antique vase.

Hi
I gave this question to my son last night and his answer was -----

Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son has broken another antique vase.

But, he couldn’t offer much explanation about his choice.
I think we should use the Present Perfect Tense in this question because it is about an action which happened in the past, but still have an effect in the present.

Hope I am right.

[Tang]

ChiefKiasu:

fxchow:

... Question:

Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

I feel that the 1st answer is definitely the proper statement, and the 2nd is not really acceptable.

If we have a question: \"Who did not play well in the match?\", the 1st version will provide the correct answer, which is: Steve, while also providing the reason why he did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is ambiguous. While it says that Steve is anxious, it doesn't explicitly imply that it was Steve that did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is crystal clear. \"He\" refers to Steve and not anyone else.

[Tang]

ChiefKiasu:

fxchow:

Hi,


Can someone help. TIA

Comprehension Cloze:

Peter was left bloodied with __________ that required 180 stitches - 140 stitches to close six wounds on his neck and a further 40 stitches on his neck and underarm area.

Answer provided is wounds.
Can use injuries?

\"wounds\" is the most appropriate answer. \"injuries\", however, should be acceptable, although not as good.

How about \"cuts\"?

[ChiefKiasu]

Tang:

ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"fxchow\"]... Question:

Steve did not play well in the match because he was too anxious.

Answer:
As a result of his anxiety, Steve did not play well in the match.

Can someone tell me if this answer is acceptable? TIA
As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.

I feel that the 1st answer is definitely the proper statement, and the 2nd is not really acceptable.

If we have a question: \"Who did not play well in the match?\", the 1st version will provide the correct answer, which is: Steve, while also providing the reason why he did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is ambiguous. While it says that Steve is anxious, it doesn't explicitly imply that it was Steve that did not do well in the match.

The 2nd version is crystal clear. \"He\" refers to Steve and not anyone else.[/quote]I beg to differ. Consider the following:
\"Steve badly wanted his son, John, to win the football match, as he has placed a huge bet on the game. He kept shouting instructions to John during the game and it distracted the poor boy. As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.\"

In the above, \"he\" refers to \"John\". In any case, this example only shows the weakness of the 2nd statement.

[fxchow]

tianzhu:

Hi

I gave this question to my son last night and his answer was -----

Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son has broken another antique vase.

But, he couldn’t offer much explanation about his choice.
I think we should use the Present Perfect Tense in this question because it is about an action which happened in the past, but still have an effect in the present.

Hope I am right.

Hi,

Yup, the answer is \"HAS\". Thanks for your explanation.

[Tang]

ChiefKiasu:

I beg to differ. Consider the following:

\"Steve badly wanted his son, John, to win the football match, as he has placed a huge bet on the game. He kept shouting instructions to John during the game and it distracted the poor boy. As a result of Steve's anxiety, he did not play well in the match.\"

In the above, \"he\" refers to \"John\". In any case, this example only shows the weakness of the 2nd statement.

Based on the question given, the 2nd version will be an acceptable answer. There is no ambiguity as no 3rd party is involved.

[fxchow]

Hi,


Can someone help to explain this question? TIA

The couple who saw a robber shot dead in front of them was traumatized.

Why the answer is not shoot as after saw ?

[Tang]

fxchow:

Hi,


Can someone help to explain this question? TIA

The couple who saw a robber shot dead in front of them was traumatized.

Why the answer is not shoot as after saw ?

Sentences:

The couple was traumatised.

a robber shot dead

Phrases:

in front of them

who saw


He saw the robber.
He saw the robber rob the bank.

He fainted in front of the bank.
the robber robbed the bank
He who saw the robber robbed the bank fainted in front of the bank.