Q&A - P4 English

[tianzhu]

angelineosh:

For open-ended comprehension question, how do we need to put comma in front of the quotation marks? My child's teacher taught her to put the comma.


Qn 1: What word in the passage is the opposite of the word 'strong'?
Answer 1: The word is, \"frail\".

Qn 2: Which sentence tells you that Norah did not enjoy the durian\"?
Answer 2: The sentence is, \"Sorry Ning, NOT loving this awful-smelling treat!\".

Thank you.

Hi

I am wondering why we need to place the commas for these two sentences.

Perhaps, you may want to clarify with the school teacher.

Best wishes

[CayennePepper]

tianzhu:

angelineosh:

For open-ended comprehension question, how do we need to put comma in front of the quotation marks? My child's teacher taught her to put the comma.


Qn 1: What word in the passage is the opposite of the word 'strong'?
Answer 1: The word is, \"frail\".

Qn 2: Which sentence tells you that Norah did not enjoy the durian\"?
Answer 2: The sentence is, \"Sorry Ning, NOT loving this awful-smelling treat!\".

Thank you.

I checked teachers' answer keys for several school papers, and did not see a comma being used before quoted elements
But, in another thread, I've just learnt that the comma is required. Perhaps the rationale is that commas are used to separate quoted material from the rest of the sentence that explains/introduces the quotation?

[tianzhu]

CayennePepper:

I checked teachers' answer keys for several school papers, and did not see a comma being used before quoted elements

But, in another thread, I've just learnt that the comma is required. Perhaps the rationale is that commas are used to separate quoted material from the rest of the sentence that explains/introduces the quotation?

Hi

Thank you for your response.

I am not familiar with PSLE English.

I went to Popular and looked at three books.

All three books showed no comma after a linking verb and before quoted text.

The word is “XXXXX”.
The word is ‘XXXXX’.

Two books used single quotation marks instead of double quotation marks.

I think the best person to check is your kid’s school teacher; just send them an email to clarify.

Best wishes

[janicelhl]

Hi, can someone help with this question:


Jenny walked-----the door.
1)over
2)into
3)onto
4)through


Thank you

[tianzhu]

janicelhl:

Hi, can someone help with this question:


Jenny walked-----the door.
1)over
2)into
3)onto
4)through


Thank you

Hi

Option (4) --- through

Best wishes

[Champion]

tianzhu:

janicelhl:

Hi, can someone help with this question:


Jenny walked-----the door.
1)over
2)into
3)onto
4)through


Thank you

Hi

Option (4) --- through

Best wishes

Just to add on
through
door/passage etc\t: into one side or end of an entrance, passage, hole etc and out of the other side or end:
She smiled at him as he walked through the door.

[janicelhl]

Thank you. So, I think the answer sheet is wrong as my answer is also ’ through’ instead of ‘into’

[Mdm Koh]

The question has two correct answers. "Walked into the door" is also possible. It refers to someone banging into a closed door.

[janicelhl]

Thank you. Mdm Koh

[zapple]

hi to all, needed an answer for this qn.



qn: None of the students ____ full marks
1) gets
2) get