PSLE English Grammar and Vocabulary 5

Question 1

What is the difference between 'fewer' and 'less'?

Accepted Answer

'Fewer' is for countable nouns; 'less' is for uncountable nouns

Answer

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (fewer books, fewer people) and 'less' is used with uncountable nouns (less water, less time).

Question 2

Which sentence contains a relative clause?

Accepted Answer

The boy who won the race is my friend.

Answer

'Who won the race' is a relative clause that gives more information about 'the boy'. It begins with the relative pronoun 'who'.

Question 3

What is the correct spelling?

Accepted Answer

Occasion

Answer

'Occasion' is the correct spelling — one 'c', one 's', and ending in '-sion'.

Question 4

Which word means 'to make something better'?

Accepted Answer

Improve

Answer

'Improve' means to make something better or to enhance its quality.

Question 5

In the sentence 'Having finished her homework, Mei went out to play', what is 'Having finished her homework'?

Accepted Answer

A participial phrase

Answer

It is a participial phrase — it begins with the participle 'having finished' and acts as an adjective modifying 'Mei'.

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