English - Quoting a Sentence in OE Comprehension

[jedamum]

:thankyou: R :salute:

[AgonyMum]

Very grateful for the responses from all parents and educators.However,after reading through all the mail,I realised that there is no concensus about this issue.I have looked through quite a number of assessment books and all their supposed "model answers" are somewhat different.


Is it possible to approach MOE for clarification?How do I go about doing this?Would really appreciate some advice.
Thanks!

[ridcully]

AgonyMum:

Very grateful for the responses from all parents and educators.However,after reading through all the mail,I realised that there is no concensus about this issue.I have looked through quite a number of assessment books and all their supposed \"model answers\" are somewhat different.


Is it possible to approach MOE for clarification?How do I go about doing this?Would really appreciate some advice.
Thanks!

Also see the discussion about schools having a rule not to allow students to take home the assessment composition paper:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=22481

Rgds
R
:frustrated:

[jedamum]

ridcully:

jedamum:

[quote=\"ridcully\"]
The sentence is \"Did John eat like a pig?\".

Off topic, but
In the case of the above, is the answer,
The sentence is \"did John eat like a pig?\".
acceptable? should the student change the 'D' to lower case?

Not acceptable to change to lower case because it is a quotation.

jedamum:

Similarly, if the passage sentence is something like,

Delighted at the sight of.....

Question: Which word in the passage has the same meaning as 'happy'?
Answer: The word is 'Delighted'.
or The word is 'delighted'.

Here, you are not lifting a quotation but rather stating a word used; consequently, putting 'delighted' is the correct form.

Rgds
R[/quote]R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

[corneyAmber]

jedamum:

R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

:faint:

[jedamum]

ksi:

jedamum:

R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

:faint:

:faint: as in my question is not crucial? :oops:

[PiggyLalala]

What is the difference between ’ ’ and ‘’ ‘’? Are they not interchangeable?

[ridcully]

jedamum:

R,

Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

In primary schools, it would not be the norm for the student to actually ask the teacher to justify his/her assertion. In my own teaching, I invite students to challenge me as much as they want: If I make a mistake - we are all human - then I give them a cookie from Subway!

So, why does the teacher say single quotes, not double? The question:

In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?

uses double quotes. Thus, I would recommend using double quotes in the answer.

More generally, I teach students to look for substance, not superficial style. The important answer is the word \"crucial\". Does it really matter whether it is single or double quotes? Students, and their teachers, must focus on substance.

Single quotes and double quotes have the same meaning; it really does not matter. What matters is consistency. If you use single quotes, then stick to single quotes; if you use double quotes, then stick to them. It would be incorrect to write:

'crucial\"
\"crucial'
The teacher said, 'I know everything.\"
The teacher said, \"I know everything.'

In British English, single quotes are preferred; in American English, double quotes are preferred.

You can use both when you have a quotation within a quotation:

The teacher said, 'As it is not \"crucial\", you are not getting a Subway cookie.'

or

The teacher said, \"As it is not 'crucial', you are not getting a Subway cookie.\"

Hope that helps.

Rgds
R

[ridcully]

ksi:

:faint:

I feel your pain...

[ridcully]

PiggyLalala:

What is the difference between ' ' and '' ''? Are they not interchangeable?

Please see my answer to jedamum.

:celebrate: