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Synthesis & Transformation — PSLE Format

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1.
Rewrite: 'Tom is taller than Jerry.' Begin with: Jerry...
Answer: ____________________________________
2.
Rewrite using 'so...that': 'The bag was very heavy. She could not carry it.'
3.
Combine using 'although': 'She was tired. She finished her homework.'
4.
Rewrite using 'unless': 'If you don't hurry, you will miss the bus.'
(a) Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.(b) Unless you don't hurry, you will miss the bus.(c) You will miss the bus unless you don't hurry.(d) Unless you miss, you will hurry the bus.
5.
Rewrite in passive voice: 'The maid cleans the house every day.'
6.
Rewrite using 'not only...but also': 'He is clever. He is also hardworking.'
7.
Rewrite using reported speech: '"I will visit you tomorrow," said Ali.'
8.
Rewrite: 'No one in the class is smarter than Wei Ming.' Begin with: Wei Ming...
(a) Wei Ming is the smartest in the class.(b) Wei Ming is smarter than no one.(c) Wei Ming is not smart in class.(d) Wei Ming the smartest class is.
9.
Rewrite using 'despite': 'Although it was raining, the match continued.'
10.
Rewrite using 'too...to': 'He was so tired that he could not study.'
Answer: ____________________________________
11.
Rewrite: 'Both Ali and Bala are good at football.' Begin with: Not only...
12.
Rewrite using 'had better': 'You should see a doctor immediately.'
13.
Rewrite using a question tag: 'She is a doctor.'
(a) She is a doctor, isn't she?(b) She is a doctor, is she?(c) She is a doctor, wasn't she?(d) She is a doctor, doesn't she?
14.
Rewrite: 'As soon as she reached home, it started to rain.' Begin with: No sooner...
15.
Rewrite using 'so as not to': 'She whispered because she did not want to wake the baby.'
16.
Rewrite: 'I regret not studying harder.' Begin with: I wish...
(a) I wish I studied harder.(b) I wish I had studied harder.(c) I wish I will study harder.(d) I wish I study harder.
17.
Rewrite using 'seldom': 'He hardly ever arrives late.' Begin with: Seldom...
Answer: ____________________________________
18.
Rewrite: 'She said to me, "Please close the window."' in reported speech.
19.
Rewrite: 'The moment he left, it started raining.' Begin with: Hardly...
(a) Hardly had he left when it started raining.(b) Hardly he left when it started raining.(c) Hardly had he left it started raining.(d) Hardly leaving when raining started.
20.
Rewrite: 'If she had not reminded me, I would have forgotten.' Begin with: Had...

Answer key — P6 English: Synthesis & Transformation — PSLE Format

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1.Jerry is shorter than Tom.
2.The bag was so heavy that she could not carry it.
3.Although she was tired, she finished her homework.
4.(a) Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.
5.The house is cleaned by the maid every day.
6.He is not only clever but also hardworking.
7.Ali said that he would visit me the next day.
8.(a) Wei Ming is the smartest in the class.
9.Despite the rain, the match continued.
10.He was too tired to study.
11.Not only Ali but also Bala is good at football.
12.You had better see a doctor immediately.
13.(a) She is a doctor, isn't she?
14.No sooner had she reached home than it started to rain.
15.She whispered so as not to wake the baby.
16.(b) I wish I had studied harder.
17.Seldom does he arrive late.
18.She asked me to close the window.
19.(a) Hardly had he left when it started raining.
20.Had she not reminded me, I would have forgotten.

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Answer key — P6 English: Synthesis & Transformation — PSLE Format

For parents. Step-by-step explanations for every question are free on brightbit.net.

1.Jerry is shorter than Tom.

2.The bag was so heavy that she could not carry it.

3.Although she was tired, she finished her homework.

4.(a) Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.

5.The house is cleaned by the maid every day.

6.He is not only clever but also hardworking.

7.Ali said that he would visit me the next day.

8.(a) Wei Ming is the smartest in the class.

9.Despite the rain, the match continued.

10.He was too tired to study.

11.Not only Ali but also Bala is good at football.

12.You had better see a doctor immediately.

13.(a) She is a doctor, isn't she?

14.No sooner had she reached home than it started to rain.

15.She whispered so as not to wake the baby.

16.(b) I wish I had studied harder.

17.Seldom does he arrive late.

18.She asked me to close the window.

19.(a) Hardly had he left when it started raining.

20.Had she not reminded me, I would have forgotten.

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