Q&A - PSLE English

[tutor_ng]

notfreemom:

Hi can someone help please

Henry Park Pri 2011 Prelim
Q 8. Alicia was cycling at East Coast Park with her family when she saw her classmate, Susan( ) a picnic with her family.

1. has
2. had
3. have
4. is having

The answe given is 4. my dd felt that it should be 'having'.

Q12. Banking hours in Singapore (. ) to accommodate to customers's differing schedules.
1. has changed
2. have changed
3. has been changed
4. have been changed

My question- Banking hours countable or uncountable noun?
Thanks in advance

Actually I would think that (3) is the closest answer for Q8 because after the word 'saw', the closest verb must be in either root form (infinitive) or -ing form (gerund). So either 'have' or 'having'.

[tutor_ng]

notfreemom:

Hi can someone help please

Henry Park Pri 2011 Prelim


Q12. Banking hours in Singapore (. ) to accommodate to customers's differing schedules.
1. has changed
2. have changed
3. has been changed
4. have been changed

My question- Banking hours countable or uncountable noun?
Thanks in advance

In this case, banking hours are considered as countable noun as the hour has a 's' behind (plural form). Uncountable nouns ie salt, sugar, food, etc. will not have plural form (for example, you don't put 's' behind the word 'salt').

Hence it is in plural form and is a countable noun, the answer should be
4. have been changed. Option 2 is ruled out because banking hours cannot change on their own and are changed by someone.

[notfreemom]

Thanks tutor_ng for your help. Appreciate it !

[shurley197323]

Hi, pls help.

My father took Clement and _________ to Canada for a vacation last month.

Is the answer "me" or" I" . I remember seeing somewhere that the answer should be "I", but it is wrong.

[Xiao Hu]

shurley197323:

Hi, pls help.

My father took Clement and _________ to Canada for a vacation last month.

Is the answer \"me\" or\" I\" . I remember seeing somewhere that the answer should be \"I\", but it is wrong.

Hi,
Where did you see the answer that it should be \"I\"?

Answer should be \"me\". My father took Clement. My father took me. My father took Clement and me.

Please see those links posted by Tianzhu, or search the internet on usage of I and me.
This question looks more like a P4 question than a PSLE question.

Thanks,
Xiaohu.

[shurley197323]

This q is from my DD P6 worksheet.

Pls look at this
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=25117&start=60.

Bcos I got a P3 & P6, so sometimes really confusing :scratchhead:

[Xiao Hu]

shurley197323:

This q is from my DD P6 worksheet.

Pls look at this
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=25117&start=60.

Bcos I got a P3 & P6, so sometimes really confusing :scratchhead:

Hi,

Thanks for the link.
For this question, \"My father\" is the subject, the objects are \"Clement\" and \"me\". Not \"I\", which is a subject pronoun.

Hope it helps.
Xiaohu.

[mumworks]

Hi,


Are the ans correct to these S&T ? If incorrect, can help to explain ? Thanks.

(1) A lady spoke to you a minute ago. She is my teacher.
Ans : The lady who you spoke to a minute ago is my teacher.

(2) Only Paul paid attention to the instructor. No one else paid attention to the
instructor
Ans : No one else except Paul paid attention to the instructor.

[lucylee]

mumworks:

Hi,


Are the ans correct to these S&T ? If incorrect, can help to explain ? Thanks.

(1) A lady spoke to you a minute ago. She is my teacher.
Ans : The lady who you spoke to a minute ago is my teacher.

(2) Only Paul paid attention to the instructor. No one else paid attention to the
instructor
Ans : No one else except Paul paid attention to the instructor.

(1) A lady spoke to you a minute ago. She is my teacher.
Ans : The lady who spoke to you a minute ago is my teacher.

The grammar rule here is 'who' comes before a verb, whereas 'whom' is usually sandwiched between 2 nouns.

(2) Only Paul paid attention to the instructor. No one else paid attention to the
instructor
Ans : No one else except Paul paid attention to the instructor.
This is correct.

[php]

shurley197323:

Hi, pls help.

My father took Clement and _________ to Canada for a vacation last month.

Is the answer \"me\" or\" I\" . I remember seeing somewhere that the answer should be \"I\", but it is wrong.

there is a simple way to remember...

identify the verb ...i.e. took
before the verb...use I
after the verb....use me....