Q&A - PSLE English

[match3frog]

Hi please help with this:


I could have done better for the examination if I ___ more time.
1) had
2) had had
3) have had
4) would have had

Is the answer 1 or 3?

Thanks!

[charsen]

match3frog:

Hi please help with this:


I could have done better for the examination if I ___ more time.
1) had
2) had had
3) have had
4) would have had

Is the answer 1 or 3?

Thanks!

Hi
The answer is 1.The clue is have.Since have appeared,you'll have to use the past perfect,which is had only.
Cheers

[mumworks]

Hi


Anyone can help me with these S&T Qs with explanations ?

Q He did not let her in. He refused to tell her the reason.
A1 He did not let her in, yet refused to tell her the reason.
A2 He did not let her in, yet refusing to tell her the reason.

Q I Woke up. I had breakfast. I went to work.
A1 After I woke up, I had my breakfast and went to work.
A2 After waking up, I had my breakfast and then I went to work.

Q I know Jessie. He knows Jessie. Sally does not know Jessie.
A1 Both he and I know Jessie, but Sally does not.
A2 Both he and I know Jessie, but Sally does not know her.

Q He graduated from Harvard. This raised him above many men of his own age and rank.
A _____which

Q You did not cook. I did not cook. She cooked.
A Neither you nor I cooked, but she cooked.

Q He was very hard working. He was humble.
A1 He was very hard working and humble.
A2 He was hard working and humble.

Q The mangos are not suitable for this recipe. The blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.
A1 Neither the mangos nor the blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.
A2 Neither mangos nor blueberries are not suitable for this recipe.

Thank you in advance.

[match3frog]

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) "Come here! Didn’t you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

[Rhhn]

Any compo plots which are interesting? Not those clichè ones.

[charsen]

match3frog:

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) \"Come here! Didn't you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?\" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

Question 1 answer is 4 and question 2 answer is 4.
Cheers

[Zhu99]

charsen:

match3frog:

Thanks, charsen for the answer.


What about these:

A) \"Come here! Didn't you realise that I ____for you for the past hour?\" exclaimed Mrs Ho.

1) waited
2) was waiting
3) have waited
4) had been waiting

B) Mr Lee ______ far when he realised that he did not lock his house door.

1) did not drive
2) has not driven
3) had not driven
4) was not driving

Thanks!

Question 1 answer is 4 and question 2 answer is 4.
Cheers

I am not sure should the correct answer for B be 3.

[match3frog]

Thanks charsen and zhu99

[jewelbox]

Hi, I need help on:

My mother scolded me. my siblings scolded me too.
Not only …
Ans : Not only did my mother scold me, but also my sibling.
The scold in the ans shldnt be a past tense right?

[AdvancedAcademia]

jewelbox:

Hi, I need help on:

My mother scolded me. my siblings scolded me too.
Not only ...
Ans : Not only did my mother scold me, but also my sibling.
The scold in the ans shldnt be a past tense right?

Yes. It shouldn't be in past tense as the verb that \"holds\" the tense in this case is 'did' thus the following verb 'scold' should be in the infinitive form.