Common Mistake for 

Synthesis & 
Transformation. 

 
Name: ________________________( ) 
Class: _____________ 
Made from Aqil Subendi. 
 
 
 
 

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Agreement Rule: 
Example: 

​ ​(Singular Verb) 
One​ of the convicts ​was​ hiding in the building 
before the war ​broke out​.   
The ​team​ that ​scores​ the most number of goals  
​ ↙ 
wins​ the match. 
 
 

Rule of proximity: 
Rule of proximity means ​involves a choice​. 
Example: 
​(Singular Verb) 
Either the children or ​Mrs Lee​ ​is​ going. 
   
Neither Betty nor her​ friends​ ​are​ going. 
​(Plural Verb) 
 

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In Addition: 
Example: 
​(Plural) 
Betty and Aminah ​are ​here. 
 
Both​ Siti and Kat ​were​ eating. 
​(Plural) 
 
 

Additional points that are not 

the main focus: 
Example: 
​(Extra Information)​ ❌ 
Jane​, ​together with her mother,​ ​is​ going to the 
Cinema now. 
 
Alison​, ​like her siblings​, ​has​ big eyes. 
​(Extra Information) ❌ ​(Plural) 
The boys​, ​as well as the teacher​, ​like​ to eat the 
durian. ​(Extra Information) ❌ 
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Reported Speech: 
Key points on how to do Reported Speech in 
Synthesis & Transformation. 
Am, has, may  Was, had, 
​T​enses 
might 
This, here,  That, there, 
​A​dverbs & 
last night  the previous 
Adverbial 
night 
Phrases 

P​ronouns  I, me   he/she, 

him/her 

S​tructure     
 

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