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    Q&A - P2 English

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    • corneyAmberC Offline
      corneyAmber
      last edited by

      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)

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        Just4Fun
        last edited by

        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 !

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          nansk
          last edited by

          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\".

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            DragonAxe
            last edited by

            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\"

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            • B Offline
              briskcross
              last edited by

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

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                kamponggirl
                last edited by

                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

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                  GyGy
                  last edited by

                  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....

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                    youngtay
                    last edited by

                    Hi, Pls help


                    " The shark is coming _____Swim for your lives!

                    What is the missisng punctuations?

                    TIA

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                    • janet88J Offline
                      janet88
                      last edited by

                      youngtay:
                      Hi, Pls help


                      \" The shark is coming _____Swim for your lives!

                      What is the missisng punctuations?

                      TIA
                      The answer. ! (exclamation mark). There should be a 'close inverted' comma at the end of Swim for your lives!\"

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                        atutor2001
                        last edited by

                        youngtay:
                        Hi, Pls help


                        \" The shark is coming _____Swim for your lives!

                        What is the missisng punctuations?

                        TIA
                        It is either full stop or exclamation mark. Most students will put full stop. However, I think it should be exclamation mark - a shout in fear, \"The shark is coming!\"

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