2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[wsywin2012]

DoDo Bird:

Laurenwkids:

[quote=\"DoDo Bird\"]Can someone help with this synthesis and transformation for today paper :


Jane frequently argumented with her brother over toys.

Jane's frequent ______________________

Is it Jane's frequent arguments with her brother was over toys?

That's why my DS wrote but some of his classmates wrote \"... is over toys\"[/quote]... Were over toys.
Plural since it's argumentS
Past tense cos in the qn thy say arguED

[verykiasumummy]

Crystal_2911:

I put: Jane's frequent arguments with her brother are over toys. Not sure if it is the right one.


Does anyone know how to do qns 12:The report said that the huge sum of money sent to the flood victims _______ mostly by Singaporeans?(the qns is something along this line)

1) had been donated
2)were being donated
3)have been donated
4)ws being donated

should be 4) was being donated.

huge sum of money = singular
said = past tense

[Crystal_2911]

Sorry,if I offend you but I thought that the question was:Jane frequently argues with her brother over toys. :imsorry:

[Fat Mama]

Jane’s frequent argument with her brother was over toys.

[Be a mom]

Laurenwkids:

DoDo Bird:

Can someone help with this synthesis and transformation for today paper :


Jane frequently argumented with her brother over toys.

Jane's frequent ______________________

Is it Jane's frequent arguments with her brother was over toys?

I thought it was supposed to be:
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.

[wsywin2012]

cccleo:

My DS said paper 2 was generally easy and compre was ok, it was about burglary. But sad thing is he spelt 'filial' as 'feeler' and 'sufficient' as ' suffisent'

I spelt sumptuous as sumptious

[wsywin2012]

Be a mom:

Laurenwkids:

[quote=\"DoDo Bird\"]Can someone help with this synthesis and transformation for today paper :


Jane frequently argumented with her brother over toys.

Jane's frequent ______________________

Is it Jane's frequent arguments with her brother was over toys?

I thought it was supposed to be:
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.[/quote]Yep I wrote that

[wsywin2012]

verykiasumummy:

Crystal_2911:

I put: Jane's frequent arguments with her brother are over toys. Not sure if it is the right one.


Does anyone know how to do qns 12:The report said that the huge sum of money sent to the flood victims _______ mostly by Singaporeans?(the qns is something along this line)

1) had been donated
2)were being donated
3)have been donated
4)ws being donated

should be 4) was being donated.

huge sum of money = singular
said = past tense

It's 1. The money alrwdy sent so it means that money was alreay donated

[DoDo Bird]

Be a mom:

Laurenwkids:

[quote=\"DoDo Bird\"]Can someone help with this synthesis and transformation for today paper :


Jane frequently argumented with her brother over toys.

Jane's frequent ______________________

Is it Jane's frequent arguments with her brother was over toys?

I thought it was supposed to be:
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.[/quote]yes yes... Jane's frequent arguments with her brother were over toys. I DS corrected me.

[Be a mom]

Crystal_2911:

I put: Jane's frequent arguments with her brother are over toys. Not sure if it is the right one.


Does anyone know how to do qns 12:The report said that the huge sum of money sent to the flood victims _______ mostly by Singaporeans?(the qns is something along this line)

1) had been donated
2)were being donated
3)have been donated
4)ws being donated

dd put were being donated.