Q&A - PSLE English

[Tinkerbelle]

vidhyalog:

Hi Could I check what would the acceptable asnwer to the following:


1. John's father asks, \"Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?\"
2. The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother.

Hi vidhyalog,
Are these synthesis & transformation questions?
What are the key words for the transformed sentences?

[Alchemist]

Tinkerbelle:

vidhyalog:

Hi Could I check what would the acceptable asnwer to the following:


1. John's father asks, \"Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?\"
2. The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother.

Hi vidhyalog,
Are these synthesis & transformation questions?
What are the key words for the transformed sentences?

Ok - that was not very clever of me. Yes they are synthesis and transformation.

1) John's father asks, \"Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?\"
John's father asks __________________________________________
2) The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother
A card ______________________________________________

Thanks

[PiggyLalala]

Daddy Ridcully, where are you? We need your help to explain the difficult and complicated grammar rules. Hope you are fine and will be back to KSP soon.

[mrswongtuition]

Hope this helps:


1) John’s father asks, "Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?"
John’s father asks if he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.
John’s father asks whether he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.

Note: Reporting verb ‘says’ is in present tense, therefore there is no change in tenses.

2) The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother
A card to express their appreciation and love for their mother was made by the brothers.

[P5G]

mrswongtuition:

Hope this helps:


1) John's father asks, \"Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?\"
John's father asks if he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.
John's father asks whether he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.

Note: Reporting verb 'says' is in present tense, therefore there is no change in tenses.

2) The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother
A card to express their appreciation and love for their mother was made by the brothers.

Mrs Wong,

Will my answers below be acceptable? Please advise. TIA.


1) John's father asks if John knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.

2) A card of appreciation and love was made by the brothers for their mother.

[ms_lim]

Please advise if my dd’s answers are acceptable :


1) Yong Sheng was diligent. He did not pass his test with flying colours.
DD’s Ans : In spite of Yong Sheng’s diligence, he did not pass his test with flying colours.
Ans key : In spite of the fact that he was diligent, Yong Sheng did not pass his test with flying colours.

2) Helen drank her coffee. The waitress offered to refill the cup.
DD’s Ans : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee than the waitress offered to refill the cup.
Ans key : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee, the waitress offered to refill the cup.

3) The children raced downhill, screaming with excitement.
DD’s Ans : As the children raced downhill, they screamed with excitement.
Ans key : As they raced downhill, the children screamed with excitement.

[Alchemist]

mrswongtuition:

Hope this helps:


1) John's father asks, \"Do you know where your mother keeps the telephone bill?\"
John's father asks if he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.
John's father asks whether he knows where his mother keeps the telephone bill.

Note: Reporting verb 'says' is in present tense, therefore there is no change in tenses.

2) The brothers made a card to express their appreciation and love for their mother
A card to express their appreciation and love for their mother was made by the brothers.

Thanks mrswongtuition. For 2 - I suppose the key is to write in passive voice.

So would - \"A card expressing their appreciation and love for their mother was made by the brothers.' be ok?

[Alchemist]

ms_lim:

Please advise if my dd's answers are acceptable :


1) Yong Sheng was diligent. He did not pass his test with flying colours.
DD's Ans : In spite of Yong Sheng's diligence, he did not pass his test with flying colours.
Ans key : In spite of the fact that he was diligent, Yong Sheng did not pass his test with flying colours.

_____My son't teacher remarked both are correct. My son's answer was same as your daughter's.


2) Helen drank her coffee. The waitress offered to refill the cup.
DD's Ans : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee than the waitress offered to refill the cup.
Ans key : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee, the waitress offered to refill the cup.

------------Your daughter's answer is correct.

3) The children raced downhill, screaming with excitement.
DD's Ans : As the children raced downhill, they screamed with excitement.
Ans key : As they raced downhill, the children screamed with excitement.



__---------- there seems to be a debate about this. My son's teacher has advised them to put the pronoun (their) in the phrase and the noun (common or proper like children here or John) in the clause (ie after the comma). I don't understand why it must be like that. Anybody who can enlighten would be appreciated.

[tisha]

Need help with S & T:


Tom won the gold medal in the swimming competition. He persevered during the arduous training sessions.

Due to _______________________________________________

Answer Key: Due to the fact that Tom persevered during the arduous training sessions he won the gold medal.

DS's Answer: Due to his perseverance during the arduous training sessions Tom won the gold medal in the swimming competition.


David was determined to do well for his examination. In the end, he passed with flying colours.

As a result of _______________________________________________

Answer Key: As a result of his determination to do well for his examination, David passed with flying colours.

DS's Answer: As a result of being determined to do well for his examination, David passed with flying colours.

Is DS's ans acceptable? If not, can explain grammar rule pls. :please:

[ms_lim]

vidhyalog:

ms_lim:

Please advise if my dd's answers are acceptable :


1) Yong Sheng was diligent. He did not pass his test with flying colours.
DD's Ans : In spite of Yong Sheng's diligence, he did not pass his test with flying colours.
Ans key : In spite of the fact that he was diligent, Yong Sheng did not pass his test with flying colours.

_____My son't teacher remarked both are correct. My son's answer was same as your daughter's.


2) Helen drank her coffee. The waitress offered to refill the cup.
DD's Ans : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee than the waitress offered to refill the cup.
Ans key : No sooner had Helen drunk her coffee, the waitress offered to refill the cup.

------------Your daughter's answer is correct.

3) The children raced downhill, screaming with excitement.
DD's Ans : As the children raced downhill, they screamed with excitement.
Ans key : As they raced downhill, the children screamed with excitement.



__---------- there seems to be a debate about this. My son's teacher has advised them to put the pronoun (their) in the phrase and the noun (common or proper like children here or John) in the clause (ie after the comma). I don't understand why it must be like that. Anybody who can enlighten would be appreciated.

Dear vidhyalog, :thankyou: