Q&A - PSLE English

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vidhyalog:

Hi - Would appreciate assistance with this S&T.


Mala is a perfectionist who will be satisfied only the best results.

Nothing but _________________________________________

Ans : Nothing but the best results satisfy Mala who is a perfectionist.

or

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

I think the second one as it is best to try as much as possible to retain the words in the original sentence.

[ridcully]

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vidhyalog:

I think it should be does she . Since there is already a negative implied in the neither, so the question should be does she? ( it is like saying - She does not like either of the twins, does she?)

I think there was another query using 'rarely' - which was similar.

John is rarely late for school, isn't he?

In this case - John is rarely late - implies something positive - as in he is always early for school . In other words it would be - John is always early for schoolm, isn't he?

Makes sense?

Hmm....yes, it does make sense. Thanks!

I was the one who previously answered about 'rarely'.

The issue is grammatical: Implying something positive is not what determines the question tag.

'Rarely' is grammatically negative. It means 'not often'. Thus, the sentence 'John is rarely late for school can be rewritten:

John is not often late for school.

Now you can see that the question tag has to be positive:

John is not often late for school, is he?

John is rarely late for school, is he?

Rgds
R

[ridcully]

Some unusual question tags:


Ridcully hardly ever complains, does he?

Mr and Mrs Ridcully rarely eat at the Raffles Hotel, do they?

I am a grammarian, aren’t I?

Let’s enjoy the PSLE, shall we?

This is good fun, isn’t it?

That is even more entertaining, isn’t it?

Rgds
R

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ridcully:

The issue is grammatical: Implying something positive is not what determines the question tag.

'Rarely' is grammatically negative. It means 'not often'. Thus, the sentence 'John is rarely late for school can be rewritten:

John is not often late for school.

Now you can see that the question tag has to be positive:

John is not often late for school, is he?

John is rarely late for school, is he?

Rgds
R

I must say it's a little bit confusing :scratchhead:

Taking the sentence 'John is rarely late for school'
can also be written as

1) John is not often late for school - in which case then the answer is 'is he'.

2) John is often early for school - in which case the answer is 'isn't he'.

pls correct me if i'm wrong - we should not use no. 2) but use no. 1) is that right?

[ridcully]

Verysuperkiasu:

I must say it's a little bit confusing :scratchhead:


Taking the sentence 'John is rarely late for school'
can also be written as

1) John is not often late for school - in which case then the answer is 'is he'.

2) John is often early for school - in which case the answer is 'isn't he'.

pls correct me if i'm wrong - we should not use no. 2) but use no. 1) is that right?

The source sentence uses 'late', not 'early'. Do not change stated adjectives after adverbs in S&T otherwise you will end up in a quagmire.

Rgds
R

[indigoblue]

ridcully:

I was the one who previously answered about 'rarely'.

The issue is grammatical: Implying something positive is not what determines the question tag.

'Rarely' is grammatically negative. It means 'not often'. Thus, the sentence 'John is rarely late for school can be rewritten:

John is not often late for school.

Now you can see that the question tag has to be positive:

John is not often late for school, is he?

John is rarely late for school, is he?

Rgds
R

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thanks, it clears my doubt

Teacher Ridcully is rarely wrong,is he? :rahrah: :rahrah:

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ridcully:

The source sentence uses 'late', not 'early'. Do not change stated adjectives after adverbs in S&T otherwise you will end up in a quagmire.


Rgds
R

Thank you so much, Ridcully. Will 'impart' that knowledge to my son.... hope it'll come into good use this Thursday.

:thankyou:

[blitz]

Thanks Niedino and Ridcully for answering.

[ck123]

Hi


What is the difference between among and amongst and how to use them ?

Thanks

[Vanilla Cake]

Hi All,

Pls assist to answer these 2 questions from 2011 Nanyang Pri Sch P6 Prelim English and thks in advance.

Q19
Novak Djokovic, winner of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2011, waved as he ________ the rostrum to receive his trophy.

(1) scaled
(2) hoisted
(3) mounted
(4) clambered

Q22
Night was beginning to fall. William walked out of his makeshift hut and decided to venture further than usual. He planted flagged bamboo poles in the snow to mark the route. After putting in the last pole, he walked in what he thought was a circle before turning back. Retracing his footsteps, he found no flags or bamboo poles.

(1) trace
(2) chart
(3) identify
(4) inscribe