WASSCE English Language · Paper 1 style

Plurals

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The plural of 'child' is

Achildren
Bchilds
Cchildrens
Dchildes

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Answer: A

Children.

Trap B Over-applies a grammar rule: Learn the exceptions with the rule: long adjectives take 'most'; 'look forward to' + -ing; only auxiliaries invert in modern English.

Trap C Marks the same thing twice: Mark comparison, negation and plurality once. 'Unless' already means 'if not'; '-er' already means 'more'.

Trap D Misspells commonly confused words: Learn the rule families: double the final consonant after a short stressed vowel (beginning, occurred); 'i before e except after c' (receive, believe) with exceptions; memorise -ance/-ence words (maintenance, existence, occurrence, accommodation).

Traps in Plurals

Over-applies a grammar rule
Learn the exceptions with the rule: long adjectives take 'most'; 'look forward to' + -ing; only auxiliaries invert in modern English.
Marks the same thing twice
Mark comparison, negation and plurality once. 'Unless' already means 'if not'; '-er' already means 'more'.
Misspells commonly confused words
Learn the rule families: double the final consonant after a short stressed vowel (beginning, occurred); 'i before e except after c' (receive, believe) with exceptions; memorise -ance/-ence words (maintenance, existence, occurrence, accommodation).
Uses the wrong form of the verb or word
Identify the structure the frame demands (past perfect after 'by the time … arrived'; passive 'will be + past participle'; 'refuse to + verb') and check the option fills it exactly.

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