Q&A - PSLE English

[sharon1234]

Her father sent telegrams to all the police inspectors in the country telling them to watch out for a nine-year-old boy ________ (who or whom?) had probably been kidnapped.


answer given is ‘who’, but I thought it should be ‘whom’ because it refers to the object of the sentence. i.e. the boy.

thanks.

[GoopPwr]

XXXX:

GoopPwr:

.....since or after the industrial revolution ?


should the answer be since or after ?

any difference in usage ?

thanks for any help

Without more context, \"since\" is correct.
You could say, \"since the ind rev, mankind has improved its standard of living but only after child labour laws were introduced.\"

Thank you , the model answer is after. My son use \"since\" and I think it should be acceptable , but it is marked as wrong .

Do Teachers use a answer script ??? And anything outside of the answer script is automatically wrong ? Just thinking out loud

[GoopPwr]

XXXX:

GoopPwr:

this is the spelling component of a English paper -



......rlytheems of the climate...

so the correct answer is - rhythm . BUT, since the wrong word used ends with an \"S\",
wouldn't it be implied or correct to end the correct word with an \"S\"?
i.e. rhythms ?

or, is there no such phrase as rhythms of the climate ?

can I have your teaching on this , thanks .

\"Rhythms of the climate\" sounds fine to me (as climate is the result of many different cycles over different time frames).

What is this exercise? Spot the misspelling in the context of a sentence?

yes it is to spot the spelling mistakes.

my son is telling me that since the error is in plural, the corrected answer should be in plural as well.

but I have no clue what so ever, and have not heard of rhythms of the climate, but have heard of rhythm of the climate.

my son is correct ?

Any clue ?

Thanks so much XXXX.

[GoopPwr]

Lieu:

GoopPwr:

Mr Pang chose to keep quiet _______ his memory failed him and he gave an inaccurate account of the events that unfolded that fateful day.


1- as
2- lest
3- held off
4- held over

given answer is 2 - lest

I need help to explain to my son why lest is the best answer.

Thanks very much

Lest means \"for fear or in case\". This is the only word that fits in the sentence as others do make sense to fit in. However, the verb after lest should be in base form and not past tense as in this case. This is not a good question. See http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/lest?q=Lest

thanks very much !

His form Teacher remarked the same, that it is not a good question.

[Jennifer]

After WHO, we use a verb


After WHOM, we use a pronoun, usu. a human being, eg brother, sister, etc

After WHOSE, we use an object, eg bag, book, etc

I remember these by heart n taught ah boy to do is too.

[jjxy mum]

Jennifer:

After WHO, we use a verb


After WHOM, we use a pronoun, usu. a human being, eg brother, sister, etc

After WHOSE, we use an object, eg bag, book, etc

I remember these by heart n taught ah boy to do is too.

Good answer, later must show my children.

[Lbetter]

The flock of birds _________ chirping loudly on the window ledge now.

1) is 2) are 3) was 4) were

My DD chose ‘is’. I also think it should be ‘is’. Could someone confirm this? TIA!

[XXXX]

Lbetter:

The flock of birds _________ chirping loudly on the window ledge now.

1) is 2) are 3) was 4) were

My DD chose 'is'. I also think it should be 'is'. Could someone confirm this? TIA!

Yes!

The birds are / were chirping.
The flock of birds is / was chirping.
Subject [descriptive modifier] verb in agreement with subject.

[notredame]

S&T question:

The warlord conquered many nations. This made him a hero.

The warlord’s ______________________________________.

Please help. TIA.

[XXXX]

notredame:

S&T question:

The warlord conquered many nations. This made him a hero.

The warlord's ______________________________________.

Please help. TIA.

The warlord's conquering of many nations made him a hero.

Possibly.