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    PSLE 2009 - English Paper

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Primary Schools - Academic Support
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      caroline3sg
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      YGmama

      grammar: appreciative of

      synthesis: he is worry –> wrong in the first place.
      should be: he is worried
      so I think the ans is: he is worried about his 2 pet birds which refused to eat.

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        pinky88
        last edited by

        caroline3sg:
        YGmama

        grammar: appreciative of

        synthesis: he is worry --> wrong in the first place.
        should be: he is worried
        so I think the ans is: he is worried about his 2 pet birds which refused to eat.
        \"Appreciative of\" shld be correct.
        Synthesis, can it be : He is worried about his two pet birds refusal to eat.?? :?

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          schellen
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          pinky88:
          Synthesis, can it be : He is worried about his two pet birds refusal to eat.?? :?

          If you put it this way, then you have to put it like this: birds'; bird is wrong.

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            mrswongtuition
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            pinky88:
            caroline3sg:

            YGmama

            grammar: appreciative of

            synthesis: he is worry --> wrong in the first place.
            should be: he is worried
            so I think the ans is: he is worried about his 2 pet birds which refused to eat.

            \"Appreciative of\" shld be correct.
            Synthesis, can it be : He is worried about his two pet birds refusal to eat.?? :?

            Shouldn't it be like this?
            He is worried about his two pet birds' refusal to eat.
            Or
            He is worried about his two pet birds which refused to eat. (Caroline's answer)

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              YGmama
              last edited by

              caroline3sg:
              YGmama

              grammar: appreciative of

              synthesis: he is worry --> wrong in the first place.
              should be: he is worried
              so I think the ans is: he is worried about his 2 pet birds which refused to eat.
              Thanks for pointing out the mistake

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                pinky88
                last edited by

                schellen:
                pinky88:

                Synthesis, can it be : He is worried about his two pet birds refusal to eat.?? :?


                If you put it this way, then you have to put it like this: birds'; bird is wrong.

                Yap, you're right. Shld be birds'.

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                  Tang
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                  mrswongtuition:
                  pinky88:

                  [quote=\"caroline3sg\"]YGmama

                  grammar: appreciative of

                  synthesis: he is worry --> wrong in the first place.
                  should be: he is worried
                  so I think the ans is: he is worried about his 2 pet birds which refused to eat.

                  \"Appreciative of\" shld be correct.
                  Synthesis, can it be : He is worried about his two pet birds refusal to eat.?? :?

                  Shouldn't it be like this?
                  He is worried about his two pet birds' refusal to eat.
                  Or
                  He is worried about his two pet birds which refused to eat. (Caroline's answer)[/quote]I understand that the question is:

                  My two pet birds refused to eat. I am worried.
                  ________________about two my pet birds'_________

                  Which answer is correct:

                  a) I am worried about my two pet birds’ refusals to eat.
                  or
                  b) I am worried about my two pet birds' refusal to eat.

                  Should there a \"s' for refusal since it refers to two birds?

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                    caroline3sg
                    last edited by

                    refusal. It does not depend on the no. of birds.

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                      joconde
                      last edited by

                      side-track a bit…for synthesis marking scheme, is it you either get 2 marks or 0 ? I see the way my son’s teacher marks, even the slightest spelling mistake he will get 0 marks, never 0.5 or 1.5 marks.

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                        caroline3sg
                        last edited by

                        yes strictly 0 or 2 marks. Cannot have spelling or grammar or tenses mistake.

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