Q&A - PSLE English

[Herbie]

Hi! What does "comes of age" mean?? Can someone advise??

tq

[mrswongtuition]

Herbie:

Hi! What does \"comes of age\" mean?? Can someone advise??

tq

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/coming-of-age

As a lit student, I remembered my lit teacher explaining to us that 'coming of age' means to mature into an adult. And in different context, there are different meanings.
In the olden days, coming of age means that a girl is old enough to be 'married off', usually at 15 or 16 years old.
In modern sense, it would mean that the child is old enough to make mature and sound decisions on their own.

Hope this helps.

[Herbie]

Hi Mrswong,


Thanks for yr swift response.
btw, I hv checked the http://www.dictionary.com but cannot find the meaning but got no explanation.

[mrswongtuition]

Herbie:

Hi Mrswong,


Thanks for yr swift response.
btw, I hv checked the http://www.dictionary.com but cannot find the meaning but got no explanation.

Next time, you can try google or yahoo search.
Then type:
Meaning of \"Coming of age\"

Usually it will show good responses. Then pick reliable websites to read.

[Belle2011]

Dear all,

I need some help on S & T:

(1) Susan could not participate in the game, so I took her place and participated in the game.
… in place of …

(2) "Where is the orphanage in this village?" asked the volunteers.
The volunteers asked …

Thank-you.

Cheers,
Belle.

[iFruit]

Belle2011:

Dear all,

I need some help on S & T:

(1) Susan could not participate in the game, so I took her place and participated in the game.
.................... in place of ..........................

(2) \"Where is the orphanage in this village?\" asked the volunteers.
The volunteers asked ..........................

Thank-you.

Cheers,
Belle.

(1) I participated in place of Susan as she could not participate in the game.

(2) The volunteers asked where the orphanage was in that village.

HTH.

[tianzhu]

Belle2011:

(2) \"Where is the orphanage in this village?\" asked the volunteers.
The volunteers asked ..........................

Hi

The volunteers asked where the orphanage in that village was.

Best wishes.

[Belle2011]

Dear all,

Another question on S&T:

Karen was allowed to use the art materials. She must put them back in their original positions after using them.
… provided that…

My answer: Karen was allowed to use the art materials provided that she put them back in their original positions after using them.

Thank-you.

Cheers,
Belle

[tianzhu]

Belle2011:

Karen was allowed to use the art materials. She must put them back in their original positions after using them.
............. provided that.............

My answer: Karen was allowed to use the art materials provided that she put them back in their original positions after using them

Hi Belle2011

Provided that is a connecting word which expresses a condition.
It means if, or only if.

I am more inclined to go for

Karen would be allowed to use the art materials provided that she put them back in their original positions after using them.

Best wishes

[meimeitan]

Hi Everyone,


Can help out the following T & S?

The orchid is the most beautiful flower in the Botanic Gardens.
There is ____________________________________________.

Thanks.