vidhyalog:

Hi -- cd you help me with these Synthesis and Transformation question from Rosyth Prelim 2011 (available online).


The referee blew the whistle when the striker scored a goal.

No sooner _____________________________.

My answer: No sooner had the striker scored a goal than the referee blew the whistle.

The answer in the key is slightly different -- No sooner had the striker scored a goal than the referee blown the whistle.

Would appreciate if I could get help on this.

TIA
vidhyalog's Son.

Your answer is correct. Answer keys are often riddled with errors.

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P5G:

Tim rarely forgets to do his homework, ____?


(1) does he
(2) doesn't he

Please advise which is correct?

Ans (1) because 'rarely' is negative.

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r2010:

1. The new teacher's pupils may have a problem during her lessons as she speaks----------- than the other teachers.


1. softer
2. softest
3. most softly
4. more softly

The answer is 4. I thought it should be 1.

Yes, the answer is 4. Here we need a comparative adverb. Answer 1 is a comparative adjective.

r2010:

My mother reported the matter to the police. My aunt did not report it.

It--------------------------------------------------------

It was my mother who reported the matter to the police, not my aunt.

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chrisu:

This is from the 2010 SA2 Hokkien Huay Kuan Combined Sch English paper;

Q7. Last night, we watched Jennifer ____________ at the Victoria Concert Hall.
(1) sing
(2) sang
(3) sung
(4) sings

My daughter is wondering why the book answer is (1) sing? Her answer is (2) sang.
Thank you.

Verb of perception + object + base form/gerund format again.

English has finite and non-finite verbs. Your daughter's homework after the PSLE is to swot up on these.

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Vanilla Cake:

Q66

The car is regularly maintained. It has been kept in tip-top condition.
The regular ________________________________________________.

The regular maintenance of the car has kept it in tip-top condition.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q67\"Don't the children like ice-cream?\" She asked in surprise.
She was surprised that ____________________________.

She was surprised that the children did not like ice-cream.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q68[/u]We do not believe what Peter says.
Neither of _____________________.

Neither of us believes what Peter says.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q69He has not secured any job. He is an unemployed man.
____________________because ___________________.

He is an unemployed man because he has not secured any job.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q70Rahmad lied about his qualifications. Rahmad has admitted
____________________________to _____________________.

Rahmad has admitted to lying about his qualifications.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Thks for your response and have a great weekend break.

You're welcome! Have a great weekend too.

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Vanilla Cake:

Q66The manager was negligent. The construction worker was seriously injured.

Due to _________________________________________________________.

Due to the manager's negligence, the construction worker was seriously injured.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q67The tourist did not know the way to the library so he asked the guide.
Not ________________________________________________________.

Not knowing the way to the library, the tourist asked the guide.

Correct.

Vanilla Cake:

Q68All the children are interested in attending the overseas immersion programme, John is not interested.
All _____________________________________________________________________________________.

All the children but John are interested in attending the overseas immersion programme.

Acceptable, but I prefer 'except'.

Vanilla Cake:

Q69I visited May at the hospital yesterday although it was raining heavily.
In spite of __________________________________________________.

In spite of the heavy rain, I visited May at the hospital yesterday.

Correct.

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ms_lim:

The referee blew the whistle when the striker scored a goal.

No sooner _______________________________________

Answer key provided :
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My dd's answer is :
No sooner has the striker scored a goal than the referee blew the whistle.
Please advise if my dd's answer is acceptable.
Anyone can explain why answer key is \"blown\" instead of \"blew\" for the option (2)?

For option 2, it should be 'blew'.

Your dd's answer is incorrect. Should be past perfect 'had ... scored'.

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chrisu:

Sorry for getting back to you again Ridcully but just to be sure about the answer for this question;

Mandy ________ on her comfortable bed and rested after completing her project.
(1) lie
(2) lay
(3) lain
(4) laid

So can I said the answer is (2) lay as it's past tense of lie. Pls correct me again if I'm wrong.

Correct!

P5G:

Q1. As a school boy, he was an outstanding athlete, but now he is so out of _____ that he can scarcely run fifty metres without panting heavily.


(1) health
(2) fitness
(3) strength
(4) condition

Ans (4)

P5G:

Q2. The courageous trucker said that it was a small price to pay for preventing an innumerable number of deaths.

(1) slew
(2) untold
(3) incalculable
(4) immeasurable

Ans (3)

P5G:

Q3. The pupils, one of _____ was Martin, represented the school in the scrabble competiton.

(1) who
(2) which
(3) whom
(4) whose

Ans (3)

P5G:

Q4. Jane does not have a red pen. Neither does Mary.
Neither of ______________________________ .

Neither of the girls has a red pen.

P5G:

Q5. Jim eats a lot. He is still underweight.
However ________________________ .

However much he eats, Jim is still underweight.

P5G:

Q6. Mala is a perfectionist who will only be satisfied with the best results.
Nothing but ________________________ .

Nothing but the best results will satisfy Mala, who is a perfectionist.

P5G:

Q7. Despite the hazards to their health, many came forward to help the survivors of the disaster.
_____________ although ______________ .

Many came forward to help the survivors of the disaster although there were hazards to their health.

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indigoblue:

ridcully:

[quote=\"P5G\"]8. Alice was cycling at East Coast Park with her family where she saw her classmate, Susan ___________ a picnic with her family.


(1) has
(2) had
(3) have
(4) is having

'Saw' is a verb of perception. We normally have this pattern of usage:

verb of perception + object + base form/gerund

Therefore, the answer is (3)

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hi
shouldn't it be ' ..... saw her classmate, Susan having a picnic with her family.'?[/quote]The forward slash '/' in my answer means alternative. I wrote that you can use base form (have) or gerund (which would be 'having' as you say). However, answer (4) 'is having' is present continuous tense, not a gerund.

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