Q&A - PSLE English

[ridcully]

Mum1113:

Thanks ridcully..what about this, is this acceptable ?
Ava had declared that she had not have time to prepare for the speech, so she just had to wing it.

No.

The speech verb is not pushed back further into the past, that is you do not change 'declared' to past perfect.

You cannot say 'had not have'. The direct speech uses the past perfect. Your 'had ... have' is not a verb tense.

No need for a comma before the conjunction 'so'.

Rgds
R

[Mum1113]

ridcully:

Mum1113:

Thanks ridcully..what about this, is this acceptable ?
Ava had declared that she had not have time to prepare for the speech, so she just had to wing it.

No.

The speech verb is not pushed back further into the past, that is you do not change 'declared' to past perfect.

You cannot say 'had not have'. The direct speech uses the past perfect. Your 'had ... have' is not a verb tense.

No need for a comma before the conjunction 'so'.

Rgds
R

3 mistakes in a row...really appreciate your sharing

[ridcully]

Mum1113:

3 mistakes in a row...really appreciate your sharing

You need to drink stronger coffee in the morning!
:celebrate:

[Mum1113]

ridcully:

Mum1113:

3 mistakes in a row...really appreciate your sharing

You need to drink stronger coffee in the morning!
:celebrate:

....maybe

[Mum1113]

2 more questions for help :-


Qn: Either your suggestion or mine can be put into practice. It remains to be seen.
Ans : _____________ whether_________or___________ .

Qn:We can be sure that Eileen did her best regardless of her success level.
Ans: Whether____________or_______________ .

TIA

[samX09]

ridcully:

Mum1113:

Hi pls help in this conjunction question:


Qn : \"I hadn't had time to prepare for the speech. Therefore I just had to wing it,\" Ava declared.
Ans : ________________so_______________ .

TIA

Ava declared that she hadn't had time to prepare for the speech so she just had to wing it.

To ridcully:

What about this:

Ava declared that she hadn't had time to prepare for the speech so she just had had to wing it.

[ridcully]

Mum1113:

Qn: Either your suggestion or mine can be put into practice. It remains to be seen.
Ans : _____________ whether_________or___________ .

Qn:We can be sure that Eileen did her best regardless of her success level.
Ans: Whether____________or_______________ .

TIA

It remains to be seen whether your suggestion or mine can be put into practice.

Whether successful or not, we can be sure that Eileen did her best.

Rgds
R

[ridcully]

samX09:

Ava declared that she hadn't had time to prepare for the speech so she just had had to wing it.

I would say no, although I understand your thinking about tense consistency.

The past perfect is mainly used to convey the idea of an earlier event or condition, which in this case is lack of time for preparation. Having to wing it is a subsequent event and does not deserve the past perfect.

Rgds
R

[KRR]

Please help me with this question

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“Mary, which colour do you prefer?” asked Miss Lim.

Miss Lim asked ______________________________

Thank you very much.

KRR

[Mum1113]

Thanks ridcully…