Q&A - PSLE English

[PiggyLalala]

ridcully:

pixiedust:

I answer is (3) too but my reason is that \"saw\" is a verb of preception so the following verb should be gerund form (or infinitive). Is my guiding rule correct ? or maybe the same as you explained but expressed differently ?

It is a common mistake to confuse gerunds and present participles.

You usually have the following pattern after verbs of perception:
verb + object + present participle

Remember that gerunds act as nouns whereas present participles act as adjectives. For example:

I heard singing. ['singing' is a gerund acting as object to verb 'heard']
I heard Ridcully. ['Ridcully' is a noun acting as object to verb 'heard']
I heard Ridcully singing. ['Ridcully' is a noun acting as object to verb 'heard' but 'singing' is a present participle describing the noun 'Ridcully'.]

[quote]Further, I am having great difficulties trying to explain when to use who and when to use whom, to my son. I checked various websites and books but it seems in \"modern\" English, often both are acceptable?

In informal English 'who' is often used instead of 'whom', but formal English requires more rigour.

'Who' is a subject pronoun and 'whom' is an object pronoun.

Ridcully, who is a lousy singer, looks prettier than Lady BaBa.
['who' is a subject governing 'is']

Ridcully, whom we met on stage yesterday, looks prettier than Lady Baba.
['whom' is object of 'met'; 'we' is a subject governing 'met']

Who is Ridcully?
['Who' is a subject interrogative governing 'is']

Whom were you talking to on the phone?
['Whom' is an object interrogative acting as object of ' talking to']

Hope that helps.

I am taking a little break for a few days from kiasuparents. Best wishes to all.

Rgds
R[/quote]Have a good break. Do come back. We need your clear explanation to the complicated Grammar in English. :thankyou:

[Vanilla Cake]

Pls kindly help to provide answers for these 2 P6 English S&T qns from:


Catholic High Sch (Pri) 2010 P6 Prelim Q66
Samuel studies hard and is also active in sports.
Not only ____________________________________

Anglo-Chinese Sch (Junior/Pri) 2010 P6 Prelim Q69
My father rarely shows any sadness.
Rarely ______________________________________

Thks in advance for your response.

[jamestancx997]

Hi,


Not only does Samuel study hard, but he is also active in sports. ("but" optional, to reduce "stiffness" in prose). The question is testing the use of the correlative conjunction "not only… but also".

Rarely does my father show any sadness. This question is not testing much except rearranging phrasal order, with the inclusion of the linking verb "do".

[meimeitan]

Hi


Anyone can help?

The salesgirl admitted to the theft because of the footage captured on the security camera.
The salesgirl would not have ____________________.

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

Thanks.

[yingxuan0806]

meimeitan:

Hi


Anyone can help?

The salesgirl admitted to the theft because of the footage captured on the security camera.
The salesgirl would not have ____________________________________.

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

Thanks.

-the salesgirl would not have admitted to the theft if the footage was not captured on the security camera.
-karen is allowed to use the art materials provided that she put them back in their original positions after using them.

i think its like that. im just trying to help. im p6

[jamestancx997]

Hello yingxuan


your 2nd one is correct.

for the first, you need the past perfect.

The salesgirl would not have admitted to the theft if the footage had not been captured on the security camera.

[yingxuan0806]

jamestancx997:

Hello yingxuan


your 2nd one is correct.

for the first, you need the past perfect.

The salesgirl would not have admitted to the theft if the footage had not been captured on the security camera.

thx for telling

[meimeitan]

thanks for prompt reply.

[meimeitan]

Hi


This one is difficult, anyone can help?

Melvin was offered a high salary. Yet he was not tempted to take up the job.
Even the _______________________________________________________

thanks.

[jamestancx997]

Sentence conjugation and rephrasing skills. Testing if your child can rearrange the subjects and predicates in a sentence, or a series of sentences. Testing also if your child can switch between active and passive voices.


Even the offer of a high salary did not tempt Melvin to take up the job.