Q&A - PSLE English

[tutor_ng]

she0407:

Punctuation Q.


\"It's your fault, Joseph! You have a habit of pressing the snooze button every time (14) Joel lamented, resenting the fact that he had to share the alarm clock with his brother. Answer is [,\"]

I have not learnt this during my school days and I simply don't understand why it is not [.\"].

Can anyone explains why we use the above?

Thank you very much.

[,\"] is the correct answer for the question above. This is because the direct speech is followed by the phrase 'she lamented'.

For example, you can compare and contrast the following:

1) \"We are going to school now,\" said Lily.
2) Lily said, \"We are going to school now.\"

The second sentence is ended by [.\"] as nothing comes after the direct speech.

Hope this helps.

[Michaelia0816]

tutor_ng:

she0407:

Punctuation Q.


\"It's your fault, Joseph! You have a habit of pressing the snooze button every time (14) Joel lamented, resenting the fact that he had to share the alarm clock with his brother. Answer is [,\"]

I have not learnt this during my school days and I simply don't understand why it is not [.\"].

Can anyone explains why we use the above?

Thank you very much.

[,\"] is the correct answer for the question above. This is because the direct speech is followed by the phrase 'she lamented'.

For example, you can compare and contrast the following:

1) \"We are going to school now,\" said Lily.
2) Lily said, \"We are going to school now.\"

The second sentence is ended by [.\"] as nothing comes after the direct speech.

Hope this helps.

To make it simple, actually it haven' t finished the whole sentence yet, example like the sentence the tutor gave!

[ms_lim]

Can help on these S&T?


1) John was a lazy boy. He failed his test again.
a) As a result of John’s laziness, he failed his test again.
b) As a result of his laziness, John failed his test again

Which is correct? a or b?

2) Sam was stunned to see his neighbour’s house. It was on fire.
a) The sight of his neighbour’s house on fire stunned Sam.
b) The sight of Sam’s neighbour’s house on fire stunned him.

Which is correct? a or b?

[hsm]

Which is correct?


1) My parents gave my sister and me a handsome reward.

2) My parents gave my sister and I a handsome reward.

Answer provided : (1) is correct. Is this how it’s interpreted?
My parents gave my sister a handsome reward.
My parents gave me a handsome reward.
==> hence, the answer is "My parents gave my sister and me a handsome reward"?

Thanks.

[tutor_ng]

ms_lim:

Can help on these S&T?


1) John was a lazy boy. He failed his test again.
a) As a result of John's laziness, he failed his test again.
b) As a result of his laziness, John failed his test again

Which is correct? a or b?

2) Sam was stunned to see his neighbour's house. It was on fire.
a) The sight of his neighbour's house on fire stunned Sam.
b) The sight of Sam's neighbour's house on fire stunned him.

Which is correct? a or b?

I feel that for both questions, both a and b are correct? The name is just mentioned once in each sentence so there is no redundancy.

[tutor_ng]

hsm:

Which is correct?


1) My parents gave my sister and me a handsome reward.

2) My parents gave my sister and I a handsome reward.

Answer provided : (1) is correct. Is this how it's interpreted?
My parents gave my sister a handsome reward.
My parents gave me a handsome reward.
==> hence, the answer is \"My parents gave my sister and me a handsome reward\"?

Thanks.

'my sister and me' are the object in the sentence, that's why 'me' is used rather than 'I'.

Let me give examples to compare and contrast again:
1) My sister and I received a reward from our parents.
2) Our parents gave my sister and me a reward.

In the first sentence, 'my sister and I' is the subject of the sentence so 'I' is used rather than 'me'.

Hope this helps

[hsm]

Many thanks tutor_ng

[ms_lim]

tutor_ng:

ms_lim:

Can help on these S&T?


1) John was a lazy boy. He failed his test again.
a) As a result of John's laziness, he failed his test again.
b) As a result of his laziness, John failed his test again

Which is correct? a or b?

2) Sam was stunned to see his neighbour's house. It was on fire.
a) The sight of his neighbour's house on fire stunned Sam.
b) The sight of Sam's neighbour's house on fire stunned him.

Which is correct? a or b?

I feel that for both questions, both a and b are correct? The name is just mentioned once in each sentence so there is no redundancy.

Thank you, tutor_ng.

[Michaelia0816]

Help with this question,


Mary asked Mrs Lee if they were going to Batam during the school holidays.

"________________________________?" Mary asked Mrs Lee.

Pls explain why!

[grammartots]

Michaelia0816:

Help with this question,


Mary asked Mrs Lee if they were going to Batam during the school holidays.

\"________________________________?\" Mary asked Mrs Lee.

Pls explain why!

Answer: \"Are we going to Batam during the school holidays?\" Mary asked Mrs Lee.

This question tests you on converting indirect speech back to direct speech (sort of like reverse engineering).

The sentence \"Mary asked Mrs Lee if they were going to Batam during the school holidays.\" is an indirect or reported speech, and you have to write the direct speech version.

So, you change \"they\" back to \"we\" and \"were\" back to \"are\".