Q&A - P2 English

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mum2010:

Pls help,


Q1. The accused is defending himself as he has no means to ____ an attorney.
a) consult
b) engage
c) employ
d) find

Q2. Which is correct?
a) He does not speak Chinese.
b) He does not speak Mandarin.

Thanks.

Hi mum2010,

The 'Chinese' verses 'Mandarin' debate is an interesting one. Perhaps we could shed some light as to why 'Mandarin' is the correct answer.

Most people use 'Chinese' and 'Mandarin' interchangably. However, 'Chinese' is used to refer to the race and anything related to it (as an adjective).

Example:

- We like Chinese food.

- The Chinese are good in Mathematics.

'Mandarin' is used to describe the official language of the Chinese people. There are many different Chinese dialects. However the Beijing dialect has been chosen to be the langauge used in the government, media and education. This Beijing dialect that is used is now referred to as Mandarin.

That is why we say 'we speak mandarin' and not 'we speak chinese'

TAS

[yvetan2020]

Q1. engage

Q2. Mandarin

[blue_momento]

ditto with yvetan2020

[corneyAmber]

mum2010:

Pls help,


Q1. The accused is defending himself as he has no means to ____ an attorney.
a) consult
b) engage
c) employ
d) find

Q2. Which is correct?
a) He does not speak Chinese.
b) He does not speak Mandarin.

Thanks.

These questions are really a test of how often we speak loosely in our dialogues....

Q1:
(a) consult an attorney in itself is not wrong. but in this case, he is defending himself so it is no longer consult stage, he needs a lawyer to represent him, hence 'engage\" is more appropriate.
(b) engage - the answer
(c) only employer employs.....so it is clear although hire/employ has similar meanings and hire/engage can also be used interchangeably in an informal way.
(d)actually 'find' is a possibility because he may not have the network to connect him to a lawyer. But the possibility is low because there are always phone directories to find law firms, so 'engage' is more appropriate.

Q2:
Mandarin is a spoken language for the Chinese...so clearly it is (b)

[Just4Fun]

Need advise… when to use Make OF, and when to use Make FROM ?


Make of paper ? Make from paper ?
Make of cardboard ? Make from cardboard?
Make of straw ? Make from straw ?

Help !

[nansk]

Just4Fun:

Need advise... when to use Make OF, and when to use Make FROM ?


Make of paper ? Make from paper ?
Make of cardboard ? Make from cardboard?
Make of straw ? Make from straw ?

imo, when giving the instructions, one would say \"make it out of xxx\", whereas when describing an already made thing, one would say, \"it is made of xxx\".

[DragonAxe]

Sarah:

[Original Title: P2 English]


Can anyone help with this:

Rearrange the following words into a sentence.

\"he missed because he late was the bus\"

Answer 1 : He missed the bus because he was late.
Answer 2 : He was late because he missed the bus.

Which answer is correct and why?
Thank you.[/i]

If you choose answer 1 , you are saying that he missed the bus because he was late.

If you choose answer 2 , you are saying that he was late because he missed the bus.

Let me rephrase the answers above in another way


Answer 1 : He was late, so he missed the bus
Answer 2 : He missed the bus, therefore he was late.

You can't be saying that \"The express bus went because I was late.\"
You should be saying \"I was late as the express bus went before i reached the bus stop\"

[briskcross]

Sarah, I think both are grammatically correct, they just express different situations.

[kamponggirl]

Hello to all.....I am now getting concern about DD's progess with English....her school uses Stellar approach, no structured lessons, and with no exams in school. Previously, the worksheets brought back were mostly comprehension, not much on grammar.

and today, there are 4 pages for grammar and I have a great shock when she gave the below answers: :!:
All the children wears
The leader wear
They goes

I think she is confused between plural nouns with the verb, because, she was trying to explain to me that All the children ->plural so followed by plural verb..
Anyone can teach me how to explain to her? :?:

When I asked her how teacher explained in school, she was unable to answer :?

At rate she is going, I am worried that i might have to send her to tuition class, which i am trying to avoid

[GyGy]

kamponggirl:

Hello to all.....I am now getting concern about DD's progess with English....her school uses Stellar approach, no structured lessons, and with no exams in school. Previously, the worksheets brought back were mostly comprehension, not much on grammar.

and today, there are 4 pages for grammar and I have a great shock when she gave the below answers: :!:
All the children wears
The leader wear
They goes

I think she is confused between plural nouns with the verb, because, she was trying to explain to me that All the children ->plural so followed by plural verb..
Anyone can teach me how to explain to her? :?:

When I asked her how teacher explained in school, she was unable to answer :?

At rate she is going, I am worried that i might have to send her to tuition class, which i am trying to avoid

My ds has this problem as well... OMG....