Q&A - P4 English

[grammartots]

bluesclue:

Dino mummy:

Hi

Qns: The gentleman _________ you were talking to was my former teacher.
MCQ: 1) who (2) whom (3) whose (4) which
Ans (1) is wrong ....

Both my boy and myself are stuck...dun noe why the ans he chose was wrong. Pls help to provide answer as well as explanation. Thanks.

Hi, for a explanation on when to use whom or who, you may check the following link:
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/who-versus-whom.aspx

It helps to rephrase the sentence to (which is the more formal version):

1) The gentleman to ____ you were talking was my former teacher.

Because to is a preposition, you need the objective pronoun \"whom\". Here's another example involving the preposition with:

2) With whom did you have dinner last night?

I've discussed this topic at greater length at http://grammartots.blogspot.com/2012/03/who-or-whom.html

[grammartots]

AgonyMum:

Hi jamesbond,

Thanks for your response
We have some discrepancies regarding the first 2 questions.Can any other mummy or daddy explain the correct answers?
Thanks!

Jamesbond:

[quote=\"AgonyMum\"]Hi, please help-

1.It has been announced ___________the news.
Is the answer \"in\" or \"on\" ? My guess:on

2. good __________Math
Is the answer \"in\" or \"at\"? My guess: in

3. None of them __________happy.
Is the answer \"is\" or \"are\"? My guess: is

4. Not everyone ___________ happy.
Is the answer \" is\" or \"are\" My guess: is

TIA!

My answers are

1. in
2. at
3. is
4. is

:imcool:

[/quote]For (1), because of the word \"announced\", the preposition on may be more appropriate - announced on the news means announced over a television or radio programme.

For (2), \"good at\" is a fixed phrase which means clever or skilful e.g. she is good at languages. I would use in as follows:

She did well in Mathematics last year.

According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv8.shtml, good in and good at are often interchangeable.

[Charnic]

Pls advise on the following synthesis and transformation.


May says : " We have eaten our lunch just now "
May said that …

Do we change just now to earlier on ? TIA

[AgonyMum]

Thanks Grammartots

[babyJC]

Reading widely!

[weatherbee]

Mio:

my kid reads alot but simply cannot score in her compo exam. I thinking of sending her to compo writing class. any feedback on Mindstretcher writing class ? Thanks.

Same! My boy can read but just can't write. Headache. Don't know how to help him improve in compo writing. He is ok with his compre.

[grammartots]

CNS:

Pls advise on the following synthesis and transformation.


May says : \" We have eaten our lunch just now \"
May said that .............................

Do we change just now to earlier on ? TIA

Since the time adverbial (\"just now\") is present, it may be better to use the simple past for the question:

1) We ate our lunch just now.

(http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/usage/just.htm - near the end of the page and http://www.grammaring.com/present-perfect-with-just)

And use the present perfect as follows:

2) We have just eaten our lunch.

Personally, I think the closest replacement for \"just now\" is \"a moment ago\" or \"a moment before\".

[Blur Baby]

I am stuck at my school homework. Can someone please help?



How do i change the sentences below from Active to Passive Voice?

1) The police were very frustrated that they could not catch the drug smugglers.

2) Did anyone tell him the good news?


Thank you.

[grammartots]

Blur Baby:

I am stuck at my school homework. Can someone please help?



How do i change the sentences below from Active to Passive Voice?

1) The police were very frustrated that they could not catch the drug smugglers.

2) Did anyone tell him the good news?


Thank you.

Active to Passive voice? Did you mean from direct to indirect speech? The two are different concepts.

[Blur Baby]

grammartots:

Active to Passive voice? Did you mean from direct to indirect speech? The two are different concepts.

Yes, active to passive.
I know, indirect and direct speech is different from passive and active.