Q&A - P1 English

[mother777]

Hi,


actually both "All is fine" and "All are fine" are grammatically correct.

Just need to realize that "All is fine" will be answer if we refer to 1 single person.

"All are fine" will mean that we are talking about a group of people.

[mother777]

Sorry i don't want to confuse anyone. But all can be singular or plural based on its usage.


refer to website Rule 9 which clearly highlights when All is singular or when it is plural.

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp

What we need to understand is in what context \"ALL\" is used.

[michyms]

mother777, thanks for your feedback.


I think generically, when the sentence doesn't have a noun, then we should probably stick to \"All is fine\".

But if it will be plural when the sentence is \"All the people are fine\" because now there is a plural noun.

[mother777]

no issues michyms, glad to be of help.


yet to teach my daughter on usage of All, everybody, somebody etc. will try to teach her today. SA2 is coming soon…

[michyms]

mother777, good luck to your dd for SA2! May I check on how your dd’s school teach English? Is it in terms of topics - past tense, present tense, future tense etc or is it by themes etc. My dd still in K2, and I’m just hoping to get a sense of how it works in P1.

[mother777]

My DD school teaches grammar in terms of topics- nouns, verbs etc.


wow your DD is in K2 and you are preparing her for P1, that is real good

[michyms]

mother777, thanks for sharing, i just wanted to build in some foundation so that my dd doesn't struggle in P1, and she can enjoy school life :rahrah:

[Callie Tan]

mother777:

Sorry i don't want to confuse anyone. But all can be singular or plural based on its usage.


refer to website Rule 9 which clearly highlights when All is singular or when it is plural.

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp

What we need to understand is in what context \"ALL\" is used.

Hi, have checked out the link and they are very informative! Thanks!

However, a bit puzzled about the following:

He is one of the men who does/do the work.
The word in front of who is men, which is plural. Therefore, use the plural verb do

I thought the subject is \"he\"? So should use singular?
Please advise.

[mrswongtuition]

michyms:

mother777, thanks for your feedback.


I think generically, when the sentence doesn't have a noun, then we should probably stick to \"All is fine\".

But if it will be plural when the sentence is \"All the people are fine\" because now there is a plural noun.

\"All is fine.\" --> \"All\" is this case is UNCOUNTABLE. Therefore we use singular form.

\"All the people are fine.\" --> \"All\" in this case refers to people, which are COUNTABLE. Therefore we use plural form.

Using the example from Rule 9 of this website: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp

All of the pie is gone. --> The parts of the pie (only 1 pie mentioned) are uncountable unless they mention 'slices'.

All the slices of pie are gone. --> Slices of pie can be counted.

All of the pies are gone. --> The PIES (many pies) can be counted (COUNTABLE). So we use the plural form 'are'.

I think we need to teach our children that the rules are general rules. We need to learn to accept exceptions or apply another rule or a few rules together.
Long term, children will remember exceptions based on EXPOSURE. Therefore, a lot of reading and highlighting of such exceptions will help your child to understand and remember better in the long run.

Regards,
Mrs Wong
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[elisammom]

Hi


Can any share what is the assessment rubric for "Show and Tell"? How can I have to prepare for my DS?

Thanks