Q&A - PSLE English

[ridcully]

indigoblue:

ridcully:

[quote=\"P5G\"]8. Alice was cycling at East Coast Park with her family where she saw her classmate, Susan ___________ a picnic with her family.


(1) has
(2) had
(3) have
(4) is having

'Saw' is a verb of perception. We normally have this pattern of usage:

verb of perception + object + base form/gerund

Therefore, the answer is (3)

Rgds
R

hi
shouldn't it be ' ..... saw her classmate, Susan having a picnic with her family.'?[/quote]The forward slash '/' in my answer means alternative. I wrote that you can use base form (have) or gerund (which would be 'having' as you say). However, answer (4) 'is having' is present continuous tense, not a gerund.

Rgds
R

[indigoblue]

indigoblue:

ridcully:

[quote=\"P5G\"]8. Alice was cycling at East Coast Park with her family where she saw her classmate, Susan ___________ a picnic with her family.


(1) has
(2) had
(3) have
(4) is having

'Saw' is a verb of perception. We normally have this pattern of usage:

verb of perception + object + base form/gerund

Therefore, the answer is (3)

Rgds
R

hi
shouldn't it be ' ..... saw her classmate, Susan having a picnic with her family.'?[/quote]The forward slash '/' in my answer means alternative. I wrote that you can use base form (have) or gerund (which would be 'having' as you say). However, answer (4) 'is having' is present continuous tense, not a gerund.

Rgds
R[/quote]


thank you for your explanation ridcully!

i agree that (4) is having , is definitely not the answer, but somehow 'have' doesnt seem right also.
'was cycling' is past continuous, Susan's picnic is also past action happenning at the same time,so i thought Susan should be 'having a picnic....' ?
:? now i am confused!

[P5G]

Please help.



Q1. As a school boy, he was an outstanding athlete, but now he is so out of _____ that he can scarcely run fifty metres without panting heavily.

(1) health
(2) fitness
(3) strength
(4) condition


Q2. The courageous trucker said that it was a small price to pay for preventing an innumerable number of deaths.

(1) slew
(2) untold
(3) incalculable
(4) immeasurable


Q3. The pupils, one of _____ was Martin, represented the school in the scrabble competiton.

(1) who
(2) which
(3) whom
(4) whose


Q4. Jane does not have a red pen. Neither does Mary.
Neither of ______________________________ .


Q5. Jim eats a lot. He is still underweight.
However ________________________ .


Q6. Mala is a perfectionist who will only be satisfied with the best results.
Nothing but ________________________ .


Q7. Despite the hazards to their health, many came forward to help the survivors of the disaster.
_____________ although ______________ .


TIA.

[Mdm Koh]

indigoblue:

thank you for your explanation ridcully!

i agree that (4) is having , is definitely not the answer, but somehow 'have' doesnt seem right also.
'was cycling' is past continuous, Susan's picnic is also past action happenning at the same time,so i thought Susan should be 'having a picnic....' ?
:? now i am confused!

Agree with Ridcully that \"have\" is correct, because \"saw\" is an example of a catenative verb --> a verb which can be followed directly by another verb.

However, the second verb that follows a catenative verb can only be in one of the following forms:

1. to-infinitive (verb with \"to\" before it)

E.g. Mother helped me to pack the room.

2. bare infinitive (verb without a \"to\")

E.g. Mother helped me pack the room.

I heard the telephone ring just now.

3. gerund (verb used as a noun by adding \"-ing\").

E.g. I heard the telephone ringing just now.

I saw Susan having a picnic.

All the sentences are grammatically correct, and according to rule 2, \"I saw Susan have a picnic\" is also correct.

[ridcully]

P5G:

Q1. As a school boy, he was an outstanding athlete, but now he is so out of _____ that he can scarcely run fifty metres without panting heavily.


(1) health
(2) fitness
(3) strength
(4) condition

Ans (4)

P5G:

Q2. The courageous trucker said that it was a small price to pay for preventing an innumerable number of deaths.

(1) slew
(2) untold
(3) incalculable
(4) immeasurable

Ans (3)

P5G:

Q3. The pupils, one of _____ was Martin, represented the school in the scrabble competiton.

(1) who
(2) which
(3) whom
(4) whose

Ans (3)

P5G:

Q4. Jane does not have a red pen. Neither does Mary.
Neither of ______________________________ .

Neither of the girls has a red pen.

P5G:

Q5. Jim eats a lot. He is still underweight.
However ________________________ .

However much he eats, Jim is still underweight.

P5G:

Q6. Mala is a perfectionist who will only be satisfied with the best results.
Nothing but ________________________ .

Nothing but the best results will satisfy Mala, who is a perfectionist.

P5G:

Q7. Despite the hazards to their health, many came forward to help the survivors of the disaster.
_____________ although ______________ .

Many came forward to help the survivors of the disaster although there were hazards to their health.

Rgds
R

[chrisu]

Sorry for getting back to you again Ridcully but just to be sure about the answer for this question;

Mandy ________ on her comfortable bed and rested after completing her project.
(1) lie
(2) lay
(3) lain
(4) laid

So can I said the answer is (2) lay as it's past tense of lie. Pls correct me again if I'm wrong.

ridcully:

chrisu:

This question is from PSLE English Model Exam Papers by EPH;
Exam Paper 5 Q.11)
The hostages ______________ their arms down on the ground and surrendered to the police.
(1) lie
(2) lay
(3) laid
(4) lain

Book answer is (3) laid

I think I have read here;
Human : Lie (present tense), Lay (past tense), Lain (past participle)
Chicken : Lay (present tense), Laid (past tense), Laid (past participle)

My daughter answer is lain.
Anyone can help to verify? Thank you.

The distinction between human and chicken is not quite a grammatical explanation! However, your listing of the base forms, past tenses and past participles is correct.

The distinction is between a transitive and an intransitive verb. 'Lay' is transitive, that is it takes an object, and means to put something down or spread something on something. 'Lie' is intransitive, that is it does not take an object [the action stops with the subject] and means to recline.

Humans can lay objects too. For instance:
We laid the table.
We laid the Ming Dynasty vase onto the soft cloth.

Therefore, the correct answer is (3) because the hostages put down their arms. However, I wonder why hostages are carrying arms? Shouldn't it be the kidnappers laying down arms? :scratchhead:

As for 'lain', you can use it like this:

Teacher Ridcully has lain on his sofa for two hours.

Rgds
R

[ms_lim]

The referee blew the whistle when the striker scored a goal.

No sooner _______________________________________

Answer key provided :
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My dd's answer is :
No sooner has the striker scored a goal than the referee blew the whistle.
Please advise if my dd's answer is acceptable.
Anyone can explain why answer key is \"blown\" instead of \"blew\" for the option (2)?

[Vanilla Cake]

Dear Teacher ridcully,


Much appreciated and thks for your help in answering my previous posts. Again, pls help to check the answers worked out for the following S&T questions and correct them if there are any mistakes.

Q66
The manager was negligent. The construction worker was seriously injured.
Due to _________________________________________________________.

Due to the manager's negligence, the construction worker was seriously injured.

Q67
The tourist did not know the way to the library so he asked the guide.
Not ________________________________________________________.

Not knowing the way to the library, the tourist asked the guide.

Q68
All the children are interested in attending the overseas immersion programme, John is not interested.
All _____________________________________________________________________________________.

All the children but John are interested in attending the overseas immersion programme.

Q69
I visited May at the hospital yesterday although it was raining heavily.
In spite of __________________________________________________.

In spite of the heavy rain, I visited May at the hospital yesterday.

[Vanilla Cake]

Dear Teacher ridcully,

Another set of S&T questions from Nanyang Pri Sch 2011 P6 Prelim English that need your verification:

Q66
The car is regularly maintained. It has been kept in tip-top condition.
The regular ________________________________________________.

The regular maintenance of the car has kept it in tip-top condition.

Q67
\"Don't the children like ice-cream?\" She asked in surprise.
She was surprised that ____________________________.

She was surprised that the children did not like ice-cream.

Q68
We do not believe what Peter says.
Neither of _____________________.

Neither of us believes what Peter says.

Q69
He has not secured any job. He is an unemployed man.
____________________because ___________________.

He is an unemployed man because he has not secured any job.

Q70
Rahmad lied about his qualifications. Rahmad has admitted
____________________________to _____________________.

Rahmad has admitted to lying about his qualifications.

Thks for your response and have a great weekend break.

[Vanilla Cake]

ms_lim:

The referee blew the whistle when the striker scored a goal.

No sooner _______________________________________

Answer key provided :
http://i56.tinypic.com/2s632fb.jpg\">

My dd's answer is :
No sooner has the striker scored a goal than the referee blew the whistle.
Please advise if my dd's answer is acceptable.
Anyone can explain why answer key is \"blown\" instead of \"blew\" for the option (2)?

Hi ms_lim,

Is it possible for you to share the answer key for Q1 to Q65 from the Rosyth School 2011 P6 Prelim English Paper 2?

Thanks for your feedback in this request.