Q&A - PSLE English

[ThomasEnglish]

Repeated post

[Clairechubbyhubby]

Phrasal Verb:

Refrain (from)

That's what we were taught

[KRR]

HI,

Can you please help me with this question.
My neighbours had not been to Geylang Serai before, They lost their way.
Not ___________________________________________________

The Given Answer: Not been to Geylang Serai before, my neighbours lost their way.

My answer: NOt having been to Geylang Serai before, my neighbours lost their way.

May I know which is correct and why.
Thanks in advance.

[OwlSmart]

KRR:

HI,

Can you please help me with this question.
My neighbours had not been to Geylang Serai before, They lost their way.
Not ___________________________________________________

The Given Answer: Not been to Geylang Serai before, my neighbours lost their way.

My answer: NOt having been to Geylang Serai before, my neighbours lost their way.

May I know which is correct and why.
Thanks in advance.

Hello, your answer is spot on. Good work.
The concept tested here is the perfect gerund in its negative form.
The perfect gerund refers to a time before that of the verb in the main clause.

Main clause - My neighbours lost their way.
Verb in the main clause - lost
Perfect gerund in negative form - Not having been to *A gerund is simply a verb in its '-ing' form.

Hence, the perfect gerund in your question refers to the fact that your neighbours have never been to Geylang Serai before they lost their way.

[KRR]

Thank you very much for your very clear explanation!

[OwlSmart]

KRR:

Thank you very much for your very clear explanation!

Hello there,
Welcome :boogie:

[Ran1977]

fxchow:

tianzhu:

Hi

I gave this question to my son last night and his answer was -----

Much to Mrs Ong's annoyance, her son has broken another antique vase.

But, he couldn’t offer much explanation about his choice.
I think we should use the Present Perfect Tense in this question because it is about an action which happened in the past, but still have an effect in the present.

Hope I am right.

Hi,

Yup, the answer is \"HAS\". Thanks for your explanation.

Hi why is it not HAD broken?

[phtthp]

Mr Tan praised Suzie and (I / me) for being honest to return the wallet found to the police station.


should it be I or me ?

[laughingcat]

meeeee…

[OwlSmart]

Hi why is it not HAD broken?[/quote]


Hello there,

We only use past perfect when we mention two different past actions, that occurred separately at two different points in time, in one sentence.
E.g. Tim had broken the vase before he left the house this morning.
(We use past perfect for the action/event that occurred further back in the past.)