Q&A - PSLE English

[tianzhu]

Hi Fat Mama


Good Afternoon.

You may wish to follow this link. It’ll help to answer your questions.
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp

Best wishes

[Fat Mama]

Hi Tianzhu,


Tks for ur reply. It is indeed v useful.

Rule 5.\t
When a singular and plural subject are connected by either/or or neither/nor, put the plural subject last and use a plural verb.
Example:\tNeither Jenny nor the others are available.

Sometimes, the qn has singular subject last so we must use singular verb? So it means that the verb must follow the last subject, rite?

Tks

[Fat Mama]

My DD came back n ask me this qn from her CA.


Mary and Jane have the same height.

Ans : ___________ as _________ as _____________.

DD's ans : Mary as well as Jane has the same height.

DD's friend : Mary is as tall as Jane.

Wat is the correct ans? Tks

[Muffins]

My answer would be "Mary is as tall as Jane"

[wkong]

Hi All,


Wanted to ask if there are any tips to improve Synthesis and Transformation?

Thanks,
Wkong

[Vincent Chua]

hi wkong

guess your child is in the upper primary? for my child, i made him practise over many questions. basically for primary levels the questions are rather similar or i would say repetitive. for eg. they usually ask for xxx prefers… to… Both xxx and xxx are…
I bought the new assessment books from Just Education Publishers for my nieces. Whole book on synthesis and transformation. heard from my sister that the questions are quite well-structured.

[wkong]

Vincent Chua:

hi wkong

guess your child is in the upper primary? for my child, i made him practise over many questions. basically for primary levels the questions are rather similar or i would say repetitive. for eg. they usually ask for xxx prefers... to.... Both xxx and xxx are...
I bought the new assessment books from Just Education Publishers for my nieces. Whole book on synthesis and transformation. heard from my sister that the questions are quite well-structured.

Hi Vincent,

Thanks for the info. I find is not easy to get them to do those esp kids in p6 are having loads of hw given. But I'll to get him to practice. Hopefully it helps.

Thanks,
wkong

[Mum1113]

Hi may I get help on this Grammer MCQ :


Sally is one of my few friends I know who _______ uninterested in computer games.
1. are
2. were
3. is
4. am

MTIA

[ppnqq]

Need to double check on this :


________ of the children was at the playground when the fire broke out.
1. None
2. Most
3. All
4. Some

Which is the most appropriate ans? TIA.

[ADoc]

ppnqq:

Need to double check on this :


________ of the children was at the playground when the fire broke out.
1. None
2. Most
3. All
4. Some

Which is the most appropriate ans? TIA.

Hi there! Most appropriate answer would be (1) since \"was\" refers to singular in this sentence.

In other words \"none\" = \"not one ...\"

If we were to use options (2), (3) & (4), it would be \"were\".