O-Level English
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Hello everyone,
I’m opening this thread for anyone on this forum to ask questions related to English (click on the profile button to view my background). I’m happy to share my knowledge and experience as a member of the KSP community. I may not be able to respond immediately as I have quite a few teaching commitments to attend to every day, but I’ll try my best to answer every query posted here. -
Thank you.
I need help with the use of "when" in joining two sentences together.
I know that the sentence that comes after "when" shows the time during which the sentence before "when" is true or it’s used when two events happen at the same time or right after the first sentence.
I am having problem with these sentences.
The telephone rang. At that time, I had just fallen asleep.
Aini accidentally cut her finger with a knife. At that moment, she was chopping up the vegetables for dinner.
I can’t decide which sentence serves as the time dictator and which sentence serves as the information.
Thank you. -
SAHM_TAN:
Hi SAHM_TAN,Thank you.
I need help with the use of \"when\" in joining two sentences together.
I know that the sentence that comes after \"when\" shows the time during which the sentence before \"when\" is true or it's used when two events happen at the same time or right after the first sentence.
I am having problem with these sentences.
The telephone rang. At that time, I had just fallen asleep.
Aini accidentally cut her finger with a knife. At that moment, she was chopping up the vegetables for dinner.
I can't decide which sentence serves as the time dictator and which sentence serves as the information.
Thank you.
You appear to be asking about how to use the word \"when\" as a subordinating conjunction to join two clauses into a single sentence. There are several situations to use the word \"when\" as a subordinating conjunction.
Situation One
Event A was happening when Event B happened.
Using one of your examples (which I modified slightly):
[list]- [*]Aini was chopping vegetables for dinner. (Event A)
- [*]Aini accidentally cut her finger with the knife she was using. (Event B)
[/list]Combining both sentences with the subordinating conjunction \"when\", we get the following:
Aini was chopping vegetables for dinner when she cut her finger with the knife she was using.
Here are a few more examples:
[list]- [*]I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
- [*]The Titanic was sailing to New York when it struck an iceberg.
[/list]Situation Two
Event A happened at a certain time when Event B happened at a certain time (and both times are very closely related)
Example:
[list]- [*]I felt a sharp pain in my neck. (Event A)
- [*]I turned my head to see who was calling me. (Event B)
[/list]Here are a few more examples:
Combining both sentences with the subordinating conjunction \"when\", we get the following:
I felt a sharp pain in my neck when I turned my head to see who was calling me.
[list]- [*]I phoned my sister when I got home.
- [*]The robber fell when the police shot him in the leg.
[/list]Situation Three
Event A will happen when Event B has/have happened.
Example:
[list]- [*]I will call you. (Event A)
- [*]I have finished my dinner. (Event B)
[/list]Here are a few more examples:
Combining both sentences with the subordinating conjunction \"when\", we get the following:
I will call you when I have finished my dinner.
[list]- [*]The flight will depart when all the passengers have boarded the plane.
- [*]The police will release a statement when they have finished investigating the case.
[/list] -
Thank you Teacher Aaron.
I have a better understanding now. -
SAHM_TAN:
You're welcome! I'm happy that parents clarify their doubts because I've seen cases where even though the family is supposedly English speaking, the children end up with poor English because their parents don't use grammatically correct English at home. The best way to help your child's English is to correct your own.Thank you Teacher Aaron.
I have a better understanding now. -
I need help with writing numbers in sentences.
I told my dd1 to spell out numbers in sentences except for dates (15th of March), year (2012) and when time is written as 6:00 P.M.
Am I correct to tell her that ? Should I have included anything else?
Thank you. -
SAHM_TAN:
It really depends on whether you are following any particular style guide as they vary. However, the general rule is that numbers ten and under should be spelled out, but numerals are used for anything over ten. Dates, year and time are expressed in numerals. Also money amounts ($8), percentages (8%), ratios (8:1). There are probably more rules, but these are the basic ones.I need help with writing numbers in sentences.
I told my dd1 to spell out numbers in sentences except for dates (15th of March), year (2012) and when time is written as 6:00 P.M.
Am I correct to tell her that ? Should I have included anything else?
Thank you. -
SAHM_TAN:
In English, there are no grammatical rules governing the use of numerals. The use of numerals is more of a matter of style, and most stylebooks recommend spelling out the numbers one to nine and anything 10 and above, the recommendation is to write in numerals.I need help with writing numbers in sentences.
I told my dd1 to spell out numbers in sentences except for dates (15th of March), year (2012) and when time is written as 6:00 P.M.
Am I correct to tell her that ? Should I have included anything else?
Thank you.
However, there is an overriding rule, which is to be consistent. If there is a quantity less than 10 and another quantity that is greater than 10 in the same sentence, you have to either spell every number out, or you have to use the numeral form for all of them.
Examples
[list]- [*]There are eight cows on a farm.
- [*]He has been playing computer games for more than 12 hours.
- [*]Please bring along 5 pails and 10 pieces of rags OR Please bring along five pails and ten pieces of rags. (Both are acceptable)
[/list]If there is an associated unit, we write in numerals too, such as 8 cm, 5 kg or $25, unless the choice is made to spell everything out, such as eight centimetres, five kilograms or twenty-five dollars.
For dates, years and time, yes, we use the numeral form too. And of course, nobody spells out decimals.
Finally, as a general rule, we do not start a sentence with numerals. It is best to spell out or to rewrite the sentence such that you do not start with numerals. The reason is because readers are used to sentences starting with a word instead of a numeral, and it can be confusing to start with a number, especially if the previous sentence ended with a numeral.
Example
John Tan was born on 15 August 1984. 50 years later, he became the nation's first Nobel price winner.
The bunching of the numerals 1984 and 50 can appear confusing to some people, so most stylebooks caution against starting sentences with numerals -
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