Q&A - P1 English

[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

[Champion]

elisammom:

Hi


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

Thanks

Hi!
You may like to look at this:-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/p1-show-tell

[micollh]

can i ask… how to pronounce "strawberry" ? i was told by DD teacher that we should not pronounce it as "Straw-B-e-r-r-y" but it shold be pronounce at "straw-bry" she said straw-b-e-r-r-y is singlish… er… i have been saying straw-berry for years… anyone can advise… sorry for my poor english… haizzz…

[elisammom]

:thankyou:

[Sun_2010]

It appears to be more of US/UK versions

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/strawberry?q=strawberry

The UK version is still more like straw-bery ( less stress on r )
PS - Im not an expert but straw-bre as i hear some pronunce sounds wrong

[Lancdad]

Paiseh everyone. Now 2:10 am still haven’t sleep, cos my kid got fixed assessment. Not sure what it is? I have found a link for show and tell, we will be preparing for it according to the tips there.


The website is kind of big, sorry if I am asking dumb questions.

(1) listening and viewing - listen to instructions and identify pictures : how to practice for this? those that are done in class will be tested again, or completely new one will be tested?

(2) penmenship: will this be based on those words that have been written before? or based on all the vocab and spelling words?

(3) grammar MCQ: do i need to buy assessment books from popular to revise? my kid got no english textbook.

(4) maths topical test - no. 1 to 10/ no. bonds: will this be similar to my pals are here workbook questions?

(5) maths performance tasks - hands on activity - no. 1 to 10/ no. bonds: how does the test look like? any video links?

(6) maths topical test - addition within 10/ subtraction within 10: will this be similar to my pals are here workbook questions?

I just got the letter from school. Took me by surprise. After CNY one big ang pao. I asked my kid everything also not sure.

Thanks in advance to any kind souls who can chip in.