Q&A - PSLE English

[superksmum]

Hi Studious Alien,

May I know why you chose answer A and not answer B?

Thanks

[friendsforever]

Thank you for your help. I think I posted at the wrong thread n yet you still replied so promptly.

[Studious Alien]

superksmum:

Hi Studious Alien,

May I know why you chose answer A and not answer B?

Thanks

The rule for lest is that you always use the base form as given in the question as your answer in the question even if it is past tense (the example given by you).

[verykiasumummy]

welcome…

[jjxy mum]

ximinful:

Robertpattinsonidle:

[quote=\"ximinful\"]A number of break-ins has/have happened..


The answer given was \"have\" , but why? Someone pls help me. Thx

a number of break-ins means that there is definitely more than one. so plural. thanks

I took \"a number\" as a collective term. Why can't it be \"has\"?[/quote]Plural use have, singular use has .Except for \"I\"
E.g.I have a toy/Jane has a book./They have some books.
( comments from my P4 DD)

[balu_priya]

Is this sentence correct?


" Where is your homework," asked Mrs Lee.

[Robertpattinsonidle]

When to use has been and had been? example:

Loo Hong _____________ in London for many years before he met his wife.
(1) had lived
(2) has been living
(3) had been living
(4) have been living

[superksmum]

Studious Alien:

superksmum:

Hi Studious Alien,

May I know why you chose answer A and not answer B?

Thanks

The rule for lest is that you always use the base form as given in the question as your answer in the question even if it is past tense (the example given by you).

:thankyou:

[ET-PH]

Xiao Hu:

ET-PH:

Hi, I have another question on S&T (from Hokkien Prelim 2011), should we use


\"Much to his displeasure, John found out that he was disqualified from the contest\"

Or

\"Much to John's displeasure, he found out that he was disqualified from the contest\"

Hi ET-PH,
I would like to find out more about the \"Hokkien Prelim 2011\" you mentioned. Is this a compilation of the 5 affiliated Hokkien Association schools's Prelim papers? May I know how to get hold of one copy of this?
I asked my friend whose child is in 南桥 P6 now, she said the school did not ask her son to buy any sort of compilation of the 5 schools' prelim papers.

Thanks,
Xiaohu

Hi Xiaohu, I bought it together with the other Top schools' papers.

[Be a mom]

today PSLE synthesis:


Q: Jane frequently argued with her brother over toys.

Answer: Jane’s frequent arguments with her brother were over toys.
Frequently means more than once, so must be plural right?