Q&A - PSLE English

[softcoach]

May I seek your help on these questions? Thanks


Q : We cannot enter the zoo. We have not purchased the admission tickets.

------------------------------ unless ---------------

A1 : We cannot enter the zoo unless we have purchased the admission tickets. OR
A2 : We cannot enter the zoo unless we purchase the admission tickets.


Q : We were late for the concert. We missed the opening act.

Owing to -----------------------------------------------------------.


Q : Meiping was beautiful. She was intelligent too.

----------------------------- not only -----------------------------.

A1: Meiping was not only beautiful but she was also intelligent.
A2 : Meiping was not only beautiful but also intelligent.

[tianzhu]

Hi


1)We cannot enter the zoo unless we purchase the admission tickets.

2)Owing to the fact that we were late for the concert, we missed the opening act.

3)Meiping was not only beautiful but also intelligent.

Best wishes

[softcoach]

:thankyou: tianzhu

[whitety]

Hi tianzhu,


You are such a helpful person. Not only can you help with Maths questions, you can also help in English. Keep up the good work. We need people like you to help us parents!

Thanks!

[portal]

Go to old school for online testpapers

[anneshirleygilbert]

Hello Tianzhu,


I’m just a little curious … why do you choose (2) for your answer?

Q : We cannot enter the zoo. We have not purchased the admission tickets.

------------------------------ unless ---------------

A1 : We cannot enter the zoo unless we have purchased the admission tickets. OR
A2 : We cannot enter the zoo unless we purchase the admission tickets.

(2)We cannot enter the zoo unless we purchase the admission tickets.

Rgds
Anne

[whitety]

Hi anneshirleygilbert,


What’s your answer ? I think I would choose A1 as the answer.

Thanks!

[anneshirleygilbert]

Hi Whitety,


Actually, I think both are acceptable.... simply because there's no context.

Let me explain.

If I were standing in front of Mandai Zoo, I'd tell use (1) to tell my husband why I'm standing there waiting.

If I were casually telling a friend new to the country, I'd use (2).

I do understand grammar rules must be carefully adhered to, but sometimes, I think the marking for S&T is a little too stiff.

I'm trying to understand the system and what the examiners are looking for. I've not always been successful.

[whitety]

Hi anneshirleygilbert,


I asked my daughter the question yesterday and she gave the same answer as me.

I tested her the previous tag question and this time she recalled her P5 teacher taught her about positive statement, negative tag and vice versa. She said the teacher did not mention about about the special features on positive statement positive tag. So let’s hope this kind of question doesn’t come out in PSLE.

[tianzhu]

whitety:

Hi tianzhu,


You are such a helpful person. Not only can you help with Maths questions, you can also help in English. Keep up the good work. We need people like you to help us parents!

Thanks!

Hi

Alamak, so paiseh.

Actually, I’ve benefitted more from answering those questions as it gives me an opportunity to find out more about grammar.

The English thread is relatively quiet as compared to the others; hopefully we can see more participation from members.

Best wishes