PSLE 2009 - English Paper

[Funguy71]

atutor2001:

Last time I attended an English course and the lecturer told us that \"would and wouldn't\" can be used for future. It carries a more \"polite\" tone. I really don't know which is which.

Your lecturer is correct!

\"Won't it be great that grandfather will be coming to stay with us\"
Or the sentence can be restructured like this:

1) Won't it be great if grandfather comes to stay with us?
2) Wouldn't it be great if grandfather were to come to stay with us?
3) Wouldn't it be great if grandfather came to stay with us?

The 2nd and the 3rd are more hypothetical/doubtful and thus less direct and more polite.

Pls note we have future conditionals too:
1/ Future Real Conditional - if.... will / won't
The Future Real Conditional describes what we think we will do in a specific situation in the future. Although this form is called \"real\", we are usually imagining or guessing about the future. It is called \"real\" because it is still possible that the action might occur in the future.

Example:

==> If I go to my friend's house for dinner tonight, I will take a bottle of wine.
(I am still not sure if I will go to his house or not.)

2/ Future Unreal Conditional - if.... (or if ...were + present participle).... would / wouldn't
The Future Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the future. It is only used when we need to emphasize that something is impossible.

Examples:

==> If I had a day off from work next week, I would go to the beach.
(I don't have a day off from work.)
==> If I were not visiting my friend tomorrow, I would play with you
(I am going to visit my friend tomorrow.)

[Jetplane]

I thought the question was:


I’ll be great if grandfather comes to stay with us, _____ it?

I chose won’t it as It’ll stands for It will,

As wouldn’t it is only used if the sentence is It would be great instead of It will be great.

Am I right?

[Funguy71]

Jetplane:

I thought the question was:


I'll be great if grandfather comes to stay with us, _____ it?

I chose won't it as It'll stands for It will,

As wouldn't it is only used if the sentence is It would be great instead of It will be great.

Am I right?

Yes!

Btw, are you a student? :?

[Randomer]

Funguy71:

atutor2001:

Last time I attended an English course and the lecturer told us that \"would and wouldn't\" can be used for future. It carries a more \"polite\" tone. I really don't know which is which.

Your lecturer is correct!

\"Won't it be great that grandfather will be coming to stay with us\"
Or the sentence can be restructured like this:

1) Won't it be great if grandfather comes to stay with us?
2) Wouldn't it be great if grandfather were to come to stay with us?
3) Wouldn't it be great if grandfather came to stay with us?

The 2nd and the 3rd are more hypothetical/doubtful and thus less direct and more polite.

Pls note we have future conditionals too:
1/ Future Real Conditional - if.... will / won't
The Future Real Conditional describes what we think we will do in a specific situation in the future. Although this form is called \"real\", we are usually imagining or guessing about the future. It is called \"real\" because it is still possible that the action might occur in the future.

Example:

==> If I go to my friend's house for dinner tonight, I will take a bottle of wine.
(I am still not sure if I will go to his house or not.)

2/ Future Unreal Conditional - if.... (or if ...were + present participle).... would / wouldn't
The Future Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the future. It is only used when we need to emphasize that something is impossible.

Examples:

==> If I had a day off from work next week, I would go to the beach.
(I don't have a day off from work.)
==> If I were not visiting my friend tomorrow, I would play with you
(I am going to visit my friend tomorrow.)

Agreed. Won't is for present tense, wouldn't is for past tense. The question is \"grandfather COMES\" so it should be wont.

[Randomer]

There’s a question like:


The robber, who was _______ for several robberies, had given the police the slip repeatedly (something like that)

I put known but a bit dubious. My friend put culprit.

What’s the answer? Can anyone provide an explanation?

[ChiefKiasu]

Randomer:

There's a question like:


The robber, who was _______ for several robberies, had given the police the slip repeatedly (something like that)

I put known but a bit dubious. My friend put culprit.

What's the answer? Can anyone provide an explanation?

\"Responsible\" comes to mind.

[turquoise]

Randomer:

There's a question like:


The robber, who was _______ for several robberies, had given the police the slip repeatedly (something like that)

I put known but a bit dubious. My friend put culprit.

What's the answer? Can anyone provide an explanation?

The robber who was wanted for several robberies...

[Funguy71]

Randomer:

There's a question like:


The robber, who was _______ for several robberies, had given the police the slip repeatedly (something like that)

I put known but a bit dubious. My friend put culprit.

What's the answer? Can anyone provide an explanation?

I'd say \"wanted\" too. \"Responsible\" works as well.

(But, do you think \"responsibility\" is assessed only by a court, once he's arrested and accused?)

[atutor2001]

Funguy71:

Your lecturer is correct! ........

Thank you very much for your explanation. Please come on-line more often to help us with our English.

Rgds

[Funguy71]

atutor2001:

Funguy71:

Your lecturer is correct! ........

Thank you very much for your explanation. Please come on-line more often to help us with our English.

Rgds

Welcome and thanks.