- Mét sè danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc nh food, meat, money, sand, water, ®«i lóc ®îc dïng nh c¸c danh tõ ®Õm ®îc ®Ó chØ c¸c d¹ng kh¸c nhau cña lo¹i danh tõ ®ã.

VÝ dô:

This is one of the foods that my doctor has forbidden me to eat.

(chØ ra mét lo¹i thøc ¨n ®Æc biÖt nµo ®ã)

He studies meats

( ch¼ng h¹n pork, beef, lamb. vv...)

B¶ng sau lµ c¸c ®Þnh ng÷ dïng ®îc víi danh tõ ®Õm ®îc vµ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc.

Danh tõ ®Õm ®îc (with count noun)

Danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc (with non-count noun)

a (an), the, some, any

this, that, these, those, none,one,two,three,...

many

a lot of

plenty of

a large number of

a great number of, a great many of.

(a) few

few ... than

more ... than

the, some, any

this, that

non

much (thêng dïng trong c©u phñ ®Þnh hoÆc c©u hái

a lot of

a large amount of

a great deal of

(a) little

less ... than

more ... than

- Danh tõ time nÕu dïng víi nghÜa thêi gian lµ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc nhng nÕu dïng víi nghÜa sè lÇn hoÆc thêi ®¹i l¹i lµ danh tõ ®Õm ®îc.

VÝ dô:

We have spent too much time on this homework.

She has been late for class six times this semester.

1.2 Qu¸n tõ a (an) vµ the

1- a vµ an

an - ®îc dïng:

- tríc 1 danh tõ sè Ýt ®Õm ®îc b¾t ®Çu b»ng 4 nguyªn ©m (vowel) a, e, i, o

- hai b¸n nguyªn ©m u, y

- c¸c danh tõ b¾t ®Çu b»ng h c©m.

vÝ dô: u : an uncle.

h : an hour

- hoÆc tríc c¸c danh tõ viÕt t¾t ®îc ®äc nh 1 nguyªn ©m.

VÝ dô: an L-plate, an SOS, an MP

a : ®îc dïng:

- tríc 1 danh tõ b¾t ®Çu b»ng phô ©m (consonant).

- dïng tríc mét danh tõ b¾t ®Çu b»ng uni.

a university, a uniform, a universal, a union.

- tríc 1 danh tõ sè Ýt ®Õm ®îc, tríc 1 danh tõ kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ mÆt ®Æc ®iÓm, tÝnh chÊt, vÞ trÝ hoÆc ®îc nh¾c ®Õn lÇn ®Çu trong c©u.

- ®îc dïng trong c¸c thµnh ng÷ chØ sè lîng nhÊt ®Þnh.

VÝ dô : a lot of, a couple, a dozen, a great many, a great deal of.

- dïng tríc nh÷ng sè ®Õm nhÊt ®Þnh, ®Æc biÖt lµ chØ hµng tr¨m, hµng ngµn.

VÝ dô: a hundred, a thousand.

- tríc half khi nã theo sau 1 ®¬n vÞ nguyªn vÑn.

VÝ dô: a kilo and a half vµ còng cã thÓ ®äc lµ one and a half kilos.

Chó ý: 1 /2 kg = half a kilo ( kh«ng cã a tríc half).

- dïng tríc half khi nã ®i víi 1 danh tõ kh¸c t¹o thµnh tõ ghÐp.

VÝ dô : a half-holiday nöa kú nghØ, a half-share : nöa cæ phÇn.

- dïng tríc c¸c tû sè nh 1/3, 1 /4, 1/5, = a third, a quarter, a fifth hay one third, one fourth, one fifth .

- Dïng trong c¸c thµnh ng÷ chØ gi¸ c¶, tèc ®é, tû lÖ.

VÝ dô: five dolars a kilo; four times a day.

- Dïng trong c¸c thµnh ng÷ tríc c¸c danh tõ sè Ýt ®Õm ®îc, dïng trong c©u c¶m th¸n.

VÝ dô: Such a long queue! What a pretty girl!

Nhng: such long queues! What pretty girls.

- a cã thÓ ®îc ®Æt tríc Mr/Mrs/Miss + tªn hä (surname):

VÝ dô: a Mr Smith, a Mrs Smith, a Miss Smith.

a Mr Smith nghÜa lµ ‘ ngêi ®µn «ng ®îc gäi lµ Smith’ vµ ngô ý lµ «ng ta lµ ngêi l¹ ®èi víi ngêi nãi. Cßn nÕu kh«ng cã a tøc lµ ngêi nãi biÕt «ng Smith.

2- The

- §îc sö dông khi danh tõ ®îc x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ tÝnh chÊt, ®Æc ®iÓm, vÞ trÝ hoÆc ®îc nh¾c ®Õn lÇn thø 2 trong c©u.

- The + noun + preposition + noun.

VÝ dô : the girl in blue; the man with a banner; the gulf of Mexico; the United States of America.

- The + danh tõ + ®¹i tõ quan hÖ + mÖnh ®Ò phô

VÝ dô: the boy whom I met; the place where I met him.

- Tríc 1 danh tõ ngô ý chØ mét vËt riªng biÖt.

VÝ dô: She is in the garden.

- The + tÝnh tõ so s¸nh bËc nhÊt hoÆc sè tõ thø tù hoÆc only way.

VÝ dô : The first week; the only way.

- The + dt sè Ýt tîng trng cho mét nhãm thó vËt hoÆc ®å vËt th× cã thÓ bá the vµ ®æi danh tõ sang sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô: The whale = Whales, the shark = sharks, the deep-freeze = deep - freezes.

Nhng ®èi víi danh tõ man (chØ loµi ngêi) th× kh«ng cã qu¸n tõ (a, the) ®øng tríc.

VÝ dô: if oil supplies run out, man may have to fall back on the horse.

- The + danh tõ sè Ýt chØ thµnh viªn cña mét nhãm ngêi nhÊt ®Þnh.

VÝ dô: the small shopkeeper is finding life increasingly difficult.

- The + adj ®¹i diÖn cho 1 líp ngêi, nã kh«ng cã h×nh th¸i sè nhiÒu nhng ®îc coi lµ 1 danh tõ sè nhiÒu vµ ®éng tõ sau nã ph¶i ®îc chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô: the old = ngêi giµ nãi chung; The disabled = nh÷ng ngêi tµn tËt; The unemployed = nh÷ng ngêi thÊt nghiÖp.

- Dïng tríc tªn c¸c khu vùc, vïng ®· næi tiÕng vÒ mÆt ®Þa lý hoÆc lÞch sö.

VÝ dô: The Shahara. The Netherlands. The Atlantic.

- The + East / West/ South/ North + noun.

VÝ dô: the East/ West end.

The North / South Pole.

Nhng kh«ng ®îc dïng the tríc c¸c tõ chØ ph¬ng híng nµy, nÕu nã ®i kÌm víi tªn cña mét khu vùc ®Þa lý.

VÝ dô: South Africal, North Americal, West Germany.

- The + tªn c¸c ®å hîp xíng, c¸c dµn nh¹c cæ ®iÓn, c¸c ban nh¹c phæ th«ng.

VÝ dô: the Bach choir, the Philadenphia Orchestra, the Beatles.

- The + tªn c¸c tê b¸o lín/ c¸c con tÇu biÓn/ khinh khÝ cÇu.

VÝ dô: The Titanic, the Time, the Great Britain.

- The + tªn hä ë sè nhiÒu cã nghÜa lµ gia ®×nh hä nhµ ...

VÝ dô: the Smiths = Mr and Mrs Smith (and their children) hay cßn gäi lµ gia ®×nh nhµ Smith.

- The + Tªn ë sè Ýt + côm tõ/ mÖnh ®Ò cã thÓ ®îc sö dông ®Ó ph©n biÖt ngêi nµy víi ngêi kh¸c cïng tªn.

VÝ dô: We have two Mr Smiths. Which do you want? I want the Mr Smith who signed this letter.

- Kh«ng dïng the tríc 1 sè danh tõ nh Home, church, bed, court, hospital, prison, school, college, university khi nã ®i víi ®éng tõ vµ giíi tõ chØ chuyÓn ®éng (chØ ®i tíi ®ã lµm môc ®Ých chÝnh).

VÝ dô: He is at home. I arrived home before dark. I sent him home.

to bed ( ®Ó ngñ)

to church (®Ó cÇu nguyÖn)

to court (®Ó kiÖn tông)

We go to hospital (ch÷a bÖnh)

to prison (®i tï)

to school / college/ university (®Ó häc)

T¬ng tù

in bed

at church

We can be in court

in hospital

at school/ college/ university

We can be / get back (hoÆc be/ get home) from school/ college/university.

leave school

We can leave hospital

be released from prison.

Víi môc ®Ých kh¸c th× ph¶i dïng the.

VÝ dô:

I went to the church to see the stained glass.

He goes to the prison sometimes to give lectures.

Student go to the university for a class party.

· Sea

Go to sea (thñy thñ ®i biÓn)

to be at the sea (hµnh kh¸ch/ thuû thñ ®i trªn biÓn)

Go to the sea / be at the sea = to go to/ be at the seaside : ®i t¾m biÓn, nghØ m¸t.

We can live by / near the sea.

· Work and office.

Work (n¬i lµm viÖc) ®îc sö dông kh«ng cã the ë tríc.

Go to work.

nhng office l¹i ph¶i cã the.

Go to the office.

VÝ dô:

He is at / in the office.

NÕu to be in office (kh«ng cã the) nghÜa lµ ®ang gi÷ chøc.

To be out of office - th«i gi÷ chøc.

· Town

The cã thÓ bá ®i khi nãi vÒ thÞ trÊn cña ngêi nãi hoÆc cña chñ thÓ.

VÝ dô:

We go to town sometimes to buy clothes.

We were in town last Monday.

Go to town / to be in town - Víi môc ®Ých chÝnh lµ ®i mua hµng.

B¶ng dïng the vµ kh«ng dïng the trong mét sè trêng hîp ®Æc biÖt.

Dïng the

Kh«ng dïng the

· Tríc c¸c ®¹i d¬ng, s«ng ngßi, biÓn, vÞnh vµ c¸c hå ë sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô:

The Red sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the Great Lackes.

· Tríc tªn c¸c d·y nói.

VÝ dô:

The Rockey Moutains.

· Tríc tªn 1 vËt thÓ duy nhÊt trªn thÕ giíi hoÆc vò trô.

VÝ dô:

The earth, the moon, the Great Wall

· Tríc School/college/university + of + noun

VÝ dô:

The University of Florida.

The college of Arts and Sciences.

· Tríc c¸c sè thø tù + noun.

VÝ dô:

The first world war.

The third chapter.

· Tríc c¸c cuéc chiÕn tranh khu vùc víi ®iÒu kiÖn tªn c¸c khu vùc ®ã ph¶i ®îc tÝnh tõ ho¸.

VÝ dô:

The Korean war.

· Tríc tªn c¸c níc cã tõ 2 tõ trë lªn. Ngo¹i trõ Great Britain.

VÝ dô:

The United States, the United Kingdom, the Central Africal Republic.

· Tríc tªn c¸c níc ®îc coi lµ 1 quÇn ®¶o.

VÝ dô: The Philipin.

· Tríc c¸c tµi liÖu hoÆc sù kiÖn mang tÝnh lÞch sö.

VÝ dô: The constitution, the Magna Carta.

· Tríc tªn c¸c nhãm d©n téc thiÓu sè.

VÝ dô:

The Indians, the Aztecs.

· Nªn dïng tríc tªn c¸c nh¹c cô.

VÝ dô:

To play the piano.

· Tríc tªn c¸c m«n häc cô thÓ.

VÝ dô:

The applied Math.

The theoretical Physics.

· Tríc tªn 1 hå (hay c¸c hå ë sè Ýt).

VÝ dô:

Lake Geneva, Lake Erie

· Tríc tªn 1 ngän nói

VÝ dô:

Mount Mckinley

· Tríc tªn c¸c hµnh tinh hoÆc c¸c chïm sao

VÝ dô:

Venus, Mars, Earth, Orion.

· Tríc tªn c¸c trêng nµy khi tríc nã lµ 1 tªn riªng.

VÝ dô:

Cooper’s Art school, Stetson University.

· Tríc c¸c danh tõ mµ sau nã lµ 1 sè ®Õm.

VÝ dô:

World war one

chapter three.

· Kh«ng nªn dïng tríc tªn c¸c cuéc chiÕn tranh khu vùc nÕu tªn khu vùc ®Ó nguyªn.

· Tríc tªn c¸c níc cã 1 tõ nh : Sweden, Venezuela vµ c¸c níc ®îc ®øng tríc bëi new hoÆc tÝnh tõ chØ ph¬ng híng.

VÝ dô: New Zealand, South Africa.

· Tríc tªn c¸c lôc ®Þa, tiÓu bang, tØnh, thµnh phè, quËn, huyÖn.

VÝ dô: Europe, California.

· Tríc tªn bÊt cø m«n thÓ thao nµo.

VÝ dô:

Base ball, basket ball.

· Tríc tªn c¸c danh tõ mang tÝnh trõu tîng trõ nh÷ng trêng hîp ®Æc biÖt.

VÝ dô: Freedom, happiness.

· Tríc tªn c¸c m«n häc chung.

VÝ dô:

Mathematics, Sociology.

· Tríc tªn c¸c ngµy lÔ, tÕt.

VÝ dô:

Christmas, thanksgiving.

1.3 C¸ch sö dông Other vµ another.

Hai tõ nµy tuy gièng nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ nghÜa nhng kh¸c nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p.

Dïng víi danh tõ ®Õm ®îc

Dïng vãi danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc

· another + dt®² sè it = 1 c¸i n÷a, 1 c¸i kh¸c, 1 ngêi n÷a, 1 ngêi kh¸c.

VÝ dô: another pencil

· other + dt®² sè nhiÒu = mÊy c¸i n÷a, mÊy c¸i kh¸c, mÊy ngêi n÷a, mÊy ngêi kh¸c.

VÝ dô: other pencils = some more.

· the other + dt®² sè nhiÒu = nh÷ng c¸i cuèi cïng, nh÷ng ngêi cuèi cïng cßn l¹i.

VÝ dô: the other pencils = all remaining pencils

· the other + dt ®²sè Ýt = ngêi cuèi cïng, c¸i cuèi cïng cña 1 bé, 1 nhãm.

· other + dt kh«ng ®² = 1 chót n÷a.

VÝ dô: other water = some more water.

other beer = some more beer.

· the other + dt kh«ng ®² = chç cßn sãt l¹i.

VÝ dô:

The other beer = the remaining beer. (chç bia cßn l¹i)

- Another vµ other lµ kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh trong khi the other lµ x¸c ®Þnh. NÕu danh tõ hoÆc chñ ng÷ ë trªn ®· ®îc hiÓu hoÆc ®îc nh¾c ®Õn, chØ cÇn dïng another vµ other nh 1 ®¹i tõ lµ ®ñ.

VÝ dô:

I don’t want this book. Please give me another.

- NÕu danh tõ ®îc thay thÕ lµ sè nhiÒu th× other ®îc sö dông theo 1 trong 2 c¸ch (other + nouns hoÆc others) mµ kh«ng bao giê ®îc sö dông (others + DTSN).

- Cã thÓ dïng ®¹i tõ thay thÕ one hoÆc ones cho danh tõ sau another, the other vµ other.

Lu ý r»ng this vµ that cã thÓ dïng víi ®¹i tõ one nhng these vµ those tuyÖt ®èi kh«ng dïng víi ones.

1.4 C¸ch sö dông litter/ a litter, few/ a few

- Little + dt kh«ng ®Õm ®îc : rÊt Ýt, hÇu nh kh«ng.

VÝ dô:

There is little water in the bottle.

I have little money, not enough to buy groceries.

- A little + dt kh«ng ®Õm ®îc: cã 1 chót, ®ñ ®Ó dïng.

VÝ dô:

I have a little money, enough to buy a ticket.

- few + dt ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu : cã rÊt Ýt, kh«ng ®ñ.

VÝ dô:

She has few books, not enough for references.

- a few + dt ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu : cã mét Ýt, ®ñ ®Ó.

VÝ dô:

She has a few books, enough to read.

- NÕu danh tõ ë trªn ®· ®îc nh¾c ®Õn th× ë díi chØ cÇn dïng (a) few vµ (a) little nh 1 ®¹i tõ lµ ®ñ.

VÝ dô:

Are you ready in money? Yes, a little.

- quite a few = quite a lot = quite a bit = kh¸ nhiÒu.

- only a few = only a little = cã rÊt Ýt ( nhÊn m¹nh).

1.5 Së h÷u c¸ch

The + noun’s + noun.

- ChØ ®îc dïng trong c¸c danh tõ chØ ngêi hoÆc ®éng vËt, kh«ng dïng cho bÊt ®éng vËt.

VÝ dô:

The student’s book.

The cat’s legs.

- NÕu cã 2 danh tõ cïng ®øng ë së h÷u c¸ch th× danh tõ nµo ®øng gÇn danh tõ bÞ së h÷u nhÊt sÏ mang dÊu së h÷u.

VÝ dô:

Tom and Mark’s house.

- §èi víi nh÷ng danh tõ sè nhiÒu ®· cã s th× chØ cÇn ®Æt dÊu ‘ lµ ®ñ.

VÝ dô:

The students’ books.

- Nhng ®èi víi nh÷ng danh tõ cã sè nhiÒu ®Æc biÖt kh«ng cã s t¹i ®u«i vÉn ph¶i dïng nguyªn dÊu së h÷u.

VÝ dô:

The children’s toys.

- Nã ®îc dïng cho thêi gian (n¨m th¸ng, thÕ kû, thiªn niªn kû.)

VÝ dô:

The 1980’ events.

The 21 ^st century’s prospect.

- Nã ®îc dïng cho c¸c mïa trong n¨m ngo¹i trõ mïa Xu©n vµ mïa Thu. NÕu dïng së h÷u c¸ch cho mïa Xu©n vµ mïa Thu tøc lµ ta ®ang nh©n c¸ch ho¸ mïa ®ã.

VÝ dô:

The summer’s hot days.

The winter’s cold days.

The spring’s coming back = Nµng Xu©n ®ang trë vÒ.

The autunm’s leaving = sù ra ®i cña Nµng Thu.

Trêng hîp nµy hiÖn nay Ýt dïng. §èi víi mét sè danh tõ bÊt ®éng vËt chØ dïng trong 1 sè trêng hîp thËt ®Æc biÖt khi danh tõ ®ã n»m trong c¸c thµnh ng÷.

VÝ dô:

A stone’s throw.

- §«i khi ®èi víi nh÷ng danh tõ chØ n¬i chèn hoÆc ®Þa ®iÓm chØ cÇn dïng së h÷u c¸ch cho danh tõ ®ã mµ kh«ng cÇn danh tõ theo sau.

VÝ dô:

At the hairdresser’s

At the butcher’s

1.6 Some, any

some vµ any nghÜa lµ “1 sè hoÆc 1 lîng nhÊt ®Þnh”. Chóng ®îc sö dông víi (hoÆc thay thÕ) c¸c danh tõ sè nhiÒu hoÆc danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc.

+ Some lµ d¹ng sè nhiÒu cña a/an vµ one:

VÝ dô: Have a biscuit/some biscuits. I ate a date/ some dates.

+ some, any of + the/ this/ these/ those/ ®¹i tõ riªng/ ®¹i tõ së h÷u.

VÝ dô: Some of the staff can speak Japaneses.

Did any of your photos come out well?

+ some ®îc sö dông víi :

- C¸c ®éng tõ ë thÓ kh¼ng ®Þnh.

VÝ dô:

They bought some honey.

- Trong c¸c c©u hái mµ cã c©u tr¶ lêi lµ ‘yes’.

VÝ dô:

Did some of you sleep on the floor? ( Ngêi nãi chê ®îi c©u tr¶ lêi lµ yes)

- Trong c¸c c©u ®Ò nghÞ vµ yªu cÇu:

VÝ dô:

Would you like some wine?

Could you do some typing for me?

+ any ®îc sö dông:

- Víi ®éng tõ ë thÓ phñ ®Þnh

VÝ dô:

I haven’t any matches.

- Víi hardly, barely, scarely ( c¸c phã tõ nµy ®Òu mang nghÜa phñ ®Þnh)

VÝ dô:

I have hardly any spare time.

- Víi without khi without any ... = with no ...

VÝ dô:

He crossed the frontier without any difficulty/ with no difficulty.

- Víi c¸c c©u hái

Have you got any fish?

Did he catch any fish?

- Sau if/ whether c¸c thµnh ng÷ mang tÝnh nghi ngê.

VÝ dô:

If you need any more money, please let me know.

I don’t think there is any petrol in the tank.

2. §éng tõ ( verb)

§éng tõ trong tiÕng Anh chia lµm 3 thêi chÝnh:

- Qu¸ khø.

- HiÖn t¹i.

- T¬ng lai.

Mçi thêi chÝnh l¹i chia ra lµm nhiÒu thêi nhá ®Ó x¸c ®Þnh chÝnh x¸c thêi gian cña hµnh ®éng.

2.1 HiÖn t¹i (present)

2.1.1 HiÖnt¹i ®¬n gi¶n (simple present)

Khi chia ®éng tõ ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt, ph¶i cã s ë ®u«i vµ vÇn ®ã ph¶i ®îc ®äc lªn.

VÝ dô:

John walks to school everyday.

- Nã dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng x¶y ra ë thêi ®iÓm hiÖn t¹i, kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ mÆt thêi gian vµ hµnh ®éng lÆp ®i lÆp l¹i cã tÝnh quy luËt.

- Nã thêng dïng víi 1 sè phã tõ nh: now, present day, nowadays. §Æc biÖt lµ1 sè phã tõ chØ tÇn suÊt ho¹t ®éng: often, sometimes, always, frequently.

VÝ dô:

They understand the problem now.

Henry always swims in the evening. (thãi quen)

We want to leave now.

Your cough sounds bad.

2.1.2 HiÖn t¹i tiÕp diÔn (present progressive)

Subject + is + [verb +ing ]...

are

- Nã dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng ®ang x¶y ra ë thêi hiÖn t¹i. Thêi gian ®îc x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ b»ng c¸c phã tõ nh now, right now, presently.

- Nã dïng ®Ó thay thÕ cho thêi t¬ng lai gÇn.

VÝ dô:

He is learning in the US.

Lu ý: §Ó ph©n biÖt t¬ng lai gÇn vµ hµnh ®éng ®ang x¶y ra cÇn c¨n cø vµo phã tõ trong c©u)

VÝ dô:

The committee members are examining the material now. ( hiÖn t¹i ®ang kiÓm tra)

George is leaving for France tomorrow. (t¬ng lai gÇn - sÏ rêi tíi Ph¸p vµo ngµy mai)

2.1.3 Present perfect ( hiÖn t¹i hoµn thµnh)

Have + P₂

- Dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng ®· x¶y ra trong 1 qu¸ khø kÐo dµi vµ chÊm døt ë hiÖn t¹i. Thêi gian trong c©u hoµn toµn kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh.

- ChØ 1 hµnh ®éng x¶y ra nhiÒu lÇn trong qu¸ khø kÐo dµi tíi hiÖn t¹i.

- Dïng víi 2 giíi tõ for vµ since + thêi gian.

- Dïng víi already trong c©u kh¼ng ®Þnh, already cã thÓ ®øng sau have nhng nã còng cã thÓ ®øng cuèi c©u.

have

Subject + + already + P₂

has

VÝ dô:

We have already written our reports.

I have already read the entire book.

Sam has already recorded the results of the experiment.

- Dïng víi yet trong c©u phñ ®Þnh vµ c©u nghi vÊn phñ ®Þnh, yet thêng xuyªn ®øng ë cuèi c©u, c«ng thøc sau:

have

Subject + not + P₂ ...+ yet ...

has

VÝ dô:

John hasn’t written his report yet.

The president hasn’t decided what to do yet.

We haven’t called on our teacher yet.

- Trong 1 sè trêng hîp yet cã thÓ ®¶o lªn ®øng sau to have vµ ng÷ ph¸p cã thay ®æi. Not mÊt ®i vµ ph©n tõ 2 trë vÒ d¹ng nguyªn thÓ cã to.

have

Subject + + yet + [verb in simple form] ...

has

VÝ dô:

John has yet to learn the material. = John hasn’t learned the material yet.

We have yet to decide what to do with the money. = We haven’t decided what to do with the money yet.

Chó ý: CÈn thËn sö dông yet trong mÉu c©u kÎo nhÇm víi yet trong mÉu c©u cã yet lµm tõ nèi mang nghÜa “nhng”

VÝ dô:

I don’t have the money, yet I really need the computer.

My neighbors never have the time, yet they always want to do something on Saturday nights.

2.1.4 HiÖn t¹i hoµn thµnh tiÕp diÔn ( preset perfect progressive)

Have been + verbing.

- Dïng gièng hÖt nh present perfect nhng hµnh ®éng kh«ng chÊm døt ë hiÖn t¹i mµ vÉn ®ang tiÕp tôc x¶y ra. Nã thêng xuyªn ®îc dïng víi 2 giíi tõ for, since + time.

VÝ dô:

John has been living in the same house for ten years. = John has live in the same house for ten years.

Mét sè thÝ dô

Jorge has already walked to school. (thêi gian kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh)

He has been to California three times. (h¬n 1 lÇn)

Mary has seen this movie before. (thêi gian kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh)

They have been at home all day.

We haven’t gone to the store yet. (thêi gian kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh).

John has worked in Washington for three years.

HoÆc

John has been working in Washington for three years.

(vÉn cha kÕt thóc - John vÉn ®ang lµm viÖc ë Washington).

Ph©n biÖt c¸ch dïng gi÷a 2 thêi

Present perfect

Present perfect progressive

· Hµnh ®éng chÊm døt ë hiÖn t¹i, do ®ã cã kÕt qu¶ râ rÖt.

VÝ dô:

I have waited for you for half an hour (now I stop waiting)

· Hµnh ®éng vÉn tiÕp tôc tiÕp diÔn á hiÖn t¹i do vËy kh«ng cã kÕt qu¶ râ rÖt.

VÝ dô:

I have been waiting for you for half an hour.

(and continue waiting hoping that you will come)

2.2 Qu¸ khø ( Past)

2.2.1 Qu¸ khø ®¬n gi¶n (simple past)

Verb + ed

- Mét sè ®éng tõ trong tiÕng Anh cã qu¸ khø ®Æc biÖt vµ ®ång thêi còng cã ph©n tõ 2 ®Æc biÖt.

- Mét sè c¸c ®éng tõ cã c¶ 2 d¹ng:

VÝ dô:

Light - lighted - lighted

lit - lit

Ngêi Anh a dïng qu¸ khø thêng khi chia ®éng tõ vµ ph©n tõ 2 ®Æc biÖt.

VÝ dô:

He lighted the candle on his birthday cake.

Nã th¾p ngän nÕn trªn chiÕc b¸nh sinh nhËt

Nhng

I can see the lit house from a distance.

T«i cã thÓ nh×n thÊy tõ xa ng«i nhµ s¸ng ¸nh ®iÖn.

· Nã dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng ®· x¶y ra døt ®iÓm trong qu¸ khø, kh«ng liªn quan g× tíi hiÖn t¹i.

· Thêi gian hµnh ®éng trong c©u lµ rÊt râ rµng, nã thêng dïng víi mét sè phã tõ chØ thêi gian nh: yesterday, at that moment, last + thêi gian nh:

Last night

month

week vv...

Lu ý: NÕu thêi gian trong c©u lµ kh«ng râ rµng th× ph¶i dïng present perfect.

VÝ dô:

John went to Spain last year.

Bob bought a new bicycle yesterday.

Maria did her homework last night.

Mark washed the dishes after dinner.

We drove to grocery store this afternoon.

George cooked dinner for his family Saturday night.

2.2.2 Qu¸ khø tiÕp diÔn (Past progresive).

Was / were + Ving

- Nã ®îc dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng ®ang x¶y ra ë vµo 1 thêi ®iÓm nhÊt ®Þnh trong qu¸ khø kh«ng liªn hÖ g× tíi hiÖn t¹i. Thêi ®iÓm trong c©u ®îc x¸c ®Þnh b»ng c¸c phã tõ chØ thêi gian nh:

At + thêi gian qu¸ khø.

VÝ dô:

He was eating dinner at 7 P.M Last night.

- Nã ®îc dïng kÕt hîp víi 1 simple past th«ng qua 2 liªn tõ When vµ while ®Ó chØ 1 hµnh ®éng ®ang x¶y ra trong qu¸ khø th× 1 hµnh ®éng kh¸c ®ét ngét xen vµo (t¬ng ®¬ng víi c©u TiÕng ViÖt “ Khi ®ang ... th× bçng”).

Subject₁ + simple past + while + subject ₂ + past progressive.

VÝ dô:

Somebody hit him on the head while he was going to his car.

Subject₁ + past progressive + when + subject ₂ + simple past.

VÝ dô:

He was going to his car when someone hit him on the head.

Lu ý: MÖnh ®Ò cã when vµ while cã thÓ ®øng bÊt kú n¬i nµo trong c©u nhng sau when nhÊt thiÕt ph¶i lµ 1 simple past vµ sau while nhÊt thiÕt ph¶i lµ 1 past progressive.

- Dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 2 hµnh ®éng song song cïng 1 lóc, nèi víi nhau b»ng liªn tõ while.

Subject₁ + past progressive + while + subject ₂ + past progressive.

VÝ dô:

He was reading newspaper while his wife was preparing the dinner in the kitchen.

( MÖnh ®Ò kh«ng cã while cã thÓ ®îc chuyÓn sang simple past nhng hiÕm khi v× sî nhÇm lÉn víi *)

VÝ dô:

Jose was writing a letter to his family when his pencil broke.

While Joan was writing the report, Henry was looking for more information.

When Mark arrived, the Johnsons was having dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to him.

2.2.3 Qu¸ khø hoµn thµnh (past perfect).

Had + P₂

- Dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng x¶y ra tríc 1 hµnh ®éng kh¸c trong qu¸ khø. (trong c©u bao giê còng cã 2 hµnh ®éng: 1 tríc vµ 1 sau.

- Dïng kÕt hîp víi 1 simple past th«ng qua 2 giíi tõ chØ thêi gian before vµ after.

Subject + past perfect + before + subject + past simple

VÝ dô:

I had gone to the store before I went home.

The professor had reviewed the material before he gave the quiz.

Before Ali went to sleep, he had called his family.

George had worked at the university for forty-five years before he retired.

The doctor had examined the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the medication.

Subject + past simple + after + subject + past perfect

VÝ dô:

John went home after he had gone to the store.

After the committee members had considered the consequences, they voted on the proposal.

- MÖnh ®Ò cã before vµ after cã thÓ ®øng ®Çu hoÆc cuèi c©u nhng sau before nhÊt thiÕt ph¶i lµ 1 simple past vµ sau after nhÊt thiÕt ph¶i lµ 1 past perfect.

- Before vµ after cã thÓ ®îc thay b»ng when mµ kh«ng sî bÞ nhÇm lÉn v× trong c©u bao giê còng cã 2 hµnh ®éng: 1 tríc vµ 1 sau.

VÝ dô:

The police cars came to the scene when the robbers had gone away.

( trong c©u nµy when cã nghÜa lµ after v× sau when lµ past perfect.)

2.2.4 Qu¸ khø hoµn thµnh tiÕp diÔn (past perfect progressive).

Subject + had + been + [Verb + ing]...

Nã ®îc dïng gièng hÖt nh past perfect nhng hµnh ®éng kh«ng dõng l¹i mµ tiÕp tôc tiÕp diÔn cho ®Õn thêi ®iÓm simple past. Nã thêng ®îc kÕt hîp víi 1 simple past th«ng qua phã tõ before. Trong c©u thêng cã since hoÆc for + thêi gian.

- Thêi nµy hiÖn nay Ýt dïng vµ ®îc thay thÕ b»ng past perfect.

VÝ dô:

Henry had been living in New York for ten years before he moved to California.

George had been working at the university for forty-five years before he retired.

2.3 T¬ng lai

2.3.1 T¬ng lai ®¬n gi¶n (simple future)

Will / shall

+ [ Verb in simple form ]

Can / may.

- Ngµy nay ng÷ ph¸p hiÖn ®¹i, ®Æc biÖt lµ Mü dïng will cho tÊt c¶ c¸c ng«i cßn shall chØ ®îc dïng trong c¸c trêng hîp sau:

· Mêi mäc ngêi kh¸c 1 c¸ch lÞch sù.

VÝ dô:

Shall we go out for lunch?

Shall I take your coat?

· §Ò nghÞ gióp ®ì ngêi kh¸c 1 c¸ch lÞch sù.

VÝ dô:

Shall I give you a hand with these packages.

· Dïng ®Ó ng· gi¸ khi mua b¸n, mÆc c¶.

VÝ dô:

Shall we say : fifteen dollars?

- Nã dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng sÏ x¶y ra ë vµo thêi ®iÓm nhÊt ®Þnh trong t¬ng lai. Thêi ®iÓm nµy kh«ng ®îc x¸c ®Þnh râ rÖt. C¸c phã tõ thêng dïng lµ tomorrow, next + thêi gian, in the future.

Near future. (t¬ng lai gÇn)

To be going to do smth - s¾p lµm g×.

- Dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng sÏ x¶y ra trong 1 t¬ng lai gÇn, thêi gian sÏ ®îc diÔn ®¹t b»ng 1 sè phã tõ nh : in a moment (l¸t n÷a), tomorrow.

VÝ dô:

We are going to have a meeting in a moment.

We are going to get to the airport at 9 am this morning.

- Ngµy nay, ®Æc biÖt lµ trong v¨n nãi ngêi ta thêng dïng Present progressive ®Ó thay thÕ.

- Dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 sù viÖc ch¾c ch¾n sÏ x¶y ra dï r»ng kh«ng ph¶i lµ t¬ng lai gÇn.

VÝ dô:

Next year we are going to take a TOEFL test for the score that enables us to learn in the US.

2.3.2 T¬ng lai tiÕp diÔn ( future progressive)

Will / shall

+ be + [ verb + ing ]

Can / may.

- Nã diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng sÏ ®ang x¶y ra ë 1 thêi ®iÓm nhÊt ®Þnh cña t¬ng lai. Thêi ®iÓm nµy ®îc x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ b»ng ngµy, giê.

VÝ dô:

I will be doing a test on Monday morning next week.

- Nã ®îc dïng kÕt hîp víi 1 present progressive ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 2 hµnh ®éng song song x¶y ra, 1 ë hiÖn t¹i, 1 ë t¬ng lai.

VÝ dô:

Now we are learning English here but by the time tomorrow we will be working at the office.

2.3.3 T¬ng lai hoµn thµnh (future perfect)

Will have + P₂

- Nã ®îc dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 hµnh ®éng sÏ ph¶i ®îc hoµn tÊt ë 1 thêi ®iÓm nµo ®ã trong t¬ng lai. Thêi ®iÓm nµy thêng ®îc diÔn ®¹t b»ng : by the end of, by tomorrow.

VÝ dô:

We will have taken a TOEFL test by the end of this year.

Lu ý : Thêi nµy ph¶i cã lý do ®Æc biÖt míi sö dông.

3. Sù hoµ hîp gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ.

Th«ng thêng th× ®éng tõ ®øng liÒn ngay víi chñ ng÷ vµ ph¶i chia theo ng«i chñ ng÷. Song cã nh÷ng trêng hîp kh«ng ph¶i nh vËy.

3.1 Chñ ng÷ ®øng t¸ch khái ®éng tõ.

- §øng xen vµo gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ lµ 1 ng÷ giíi tõ ( 1 giíi tõ më ®Çu kÕt hîp víi c¸c danh tõ theo sau). Ng÷ giíi tõ nµy kh«ng quyÕt ®Þnh g× ®Õn viÖc chia ®éng tõ. §éng tõ ph¶i chia theo chñ ng÷ chÝnh.

Subject + [ng÷ giíi tõ] + verb

VÝ dô:

The study of languages is very interesting.

^{Singular subject singular verb}

Several theories on this subject have been proposed.

^{Plural subject plural
verb}

The view of these disciplines varies from time to time.

^{Singular subject
singular verb}

The danger of forest fires is not to be taken lightly.

^{Singular subject singular verb}

The effects of that crime are likely to be devastating.

^{Plural subject plural
verb}

The fear of rape and robbery has caused many people to flee the cities.

^{Singular subject
singular verb}

- C¸c thµnh ng÷ trong b¶ng díi ®©y cïng víi c¸c danh tõ ®i ®»ng sau nã t¹o nªn hiÖn tîng ®ång chñ ng÷. Côm ®ång chñ ng÷ nµy ph¶i ®øng t¸ch biÖt ra khái chñ ng÷ chÝnh vµ ®éng tõ b»ng 2 dÊu phÈy vµ kh«ng cã ¶nh hëng g× tíi viÖc chia ®éng tõ.

Together with	along with
accompanied by	as well as

VÝ dô:

The actress, along with her manager and some friends, is going to a party tonight.

^{Singular subject
singular verb}

Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, is arriving tonight.

^{Singular subject
singular verb}

Lu ý: - NÕu 2 ®ång chñ ng÷ nèi víi nhau b»ng liªn tõ and th× ®éng tõ lËp tøc ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu (they).

VÝ dô:

The actress and her manager are going to a party tonight.

- nhng nÕu 2 ®ång chñ ng÷ nèi víi nhau b»ng liªn tõ or th× ®éng tõ sÏ ph¶i chia theo danh tõ ®øng sau or. NÕu ®ã lµ danh tõ sè Ýt th× ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt vµ ngîc l¹i.

VÝ dô:

The actress or her manager is going to a party tonight.

3.2 C¸c danh tõ lu«n ®ßi hái ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ sè it.

§ã lµ c¸c ®éng tõ trong b¶ng sau:

any + danh tõ sè Ýt	no + danh tõ sè Ýt		Some + danh tõ sè Ýt
anybody	nobody		somebody
anyone	no one		someone
anything	nothing		something
every + danh tõ sè it		each + danh tõ sè Ýt
everybody
everyone		either*
everything		neither*

* Either vµ either lµ sè Ýt nÕu nã kh«ng ®îc sö dông víi or vµ nor.

Lu ý:

- either (1 trong 2) chØ dïng cho 2 ngêi, 2 vËt. NÕu 3 ngêi, 3 vËt trë lªn ph¶i dïng any.

VÝ dô:

If either of you takes a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.

If any of students in this class is absent, he or she must have the permission of the instructor.

- Neither (kh«ng 1 trong 2) chØ dïng cho 2 ngêi, 2 vËt. NÕu 3 ngêi, 3 vËt trë lªn ph¶i dïng not any).

VÝ dô:

Neither of two his classes gets an “c”

Not any of those pairs of shoes fits me.

3.3 C¸ch sö dông none, no

none of the : ®îc sö dông tïy theo danh tõ ®øng ®»ng sau nã.

- nÕu danh tõ ®ã lµ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

None + of the + non-count noun + singular verb

VÝ dô:

None of the counterfeit money has been found.

- nÕu sau none of the lµ 1 danh tõ ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

None + of the + plural noun + plural verb

VÝ dô:

None of the students have finished the exam yet.

No ®îc sö dông còng tuú theo danh tõ ®øng sau nã.

- nÕu sau no lµ danh tõ sè Ýt hoÆc kh«ng ®Õm ®îc th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

Singular noun

No + + singular verb

non-count noun

VÝ dô:

No example is relevant to this case.

- nhng nÕu sau no lµ 1 danh tõ ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

No + plural noun + plural verb

VÝ dô:

No examples are relevant to this case.

3.4 C¸ch sö dông cÊu tróc either ... or vµ neither ... nor.

§iÒu cÇn lu ý nhÊt khi sö dông cÆp thµnh ng÷ nµy lµ ®éng tõ sau ®ã ph¶i chia theo danh tõ sau or hoÆc nor. NÕu danh tõ ®ã lµ sè Ýt th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt vµ ngîc l¹i.

Neither nor

+ noun + singular noun + singular verb

either or

VÝ dô:

Neither John nor Bill is going to the beach today.

^{Singular noun singular verb}

Either John or Bill is going to the beach today.

^{Singular noun singular verb}

Neither nor

+ noun + plural noun + plural verb

either or

VÝ dô:

Neither Maria nor her friends are going to class today.

^{Plural plural}

Lu ý :

Khi chñ ng÷ lµ 1 verbing th× ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

3.5 C¸c danh tõ tËp thÓ

§ã lµ nh÷ng danh tõ trong b¶ng díi ®©y dïng ®Ó chØ mét nhãm ngêi hoÆc 1 tæ chøc. Cho dï vËy, chóng vÉn ®îc xem lµ danh tõ sè Ýt vµ do ®ã, c¸c ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng víi chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

congress	family	group	committee	class
organization	team	army	club	crowd
government	jury	majority*	minority	public

- NÕu ®éng tõ ®»ng sau nh÷ng danh tõ nµy chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu th× nã ¸m chØ c¸c thµnh viªn cña tæ chøc hoÆc nhãm ®ã ®ang ho¹t ®éng riªng rÏ.

VÝ dô: The congress votes for the bill.

The congress are discussing the bill (some agree but some don’t).

(TOEFL kh«ng b¾t lçi nµy)

* Majority

Danh tõ nµy ®îc dïng tuú theo danh tõ ®i ®»ng sau nã.

The majority + singular verb

The majority of the plural noun + plural verb.

VÝ dô: The majority believes that we are in no danger.

The majority of the students believe him to be innocent.

Lu ý: Danh tõ police lu«n ®îc coi lµ danh tõ ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu do vËy ®éng tõ ®»ng sau nã ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô:

The police come to the crime scene at good time and arrested a suspect.

Mét sè thÝ dô:

The committee has met, and it has rejected the proposal.

The family was elated by the news.

The crowd was wild with excitement.

Congress has initiated a new plan to combat inflation.

The organization has lost many members this year.

Our team is going to win the game.

C¸c côm tõ trong b¶ng díi ®©y chØ mét nhãm gia sóc ®éng vËt cho dï danh tõ ®»ng sau giíi tõ of cã ë sè nhiÒu th× ®éng tõ sau ®ã vÉn ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

flock of birds, sheep

herd of cattle

pack of dogs

school of fish

pride of lions

VÝ dô:

The flock of birds is circling overhead.

The herd of cattle is breaking away.

A school of fish is being attacked by sharks.

Lu ý: TÊt c¶ c¸c danh tõ tËp hîp chØ thêi gian, tiÒn b¹c, sè ®o ®Òu ®ßi hái c¸c ®éng tõ - ®¹i tõ - bæ ng÷ ®i cïng nã ph¶i ë ng«i sè Ýt.

(TOEFL b¾t lçi nµy).

VÝ dô:

He has contributed $50 and now he wants to contribute another fifty.

Twenty-five dollars is too much to pay for that shirt.

Fifty minutes isn’t enough time to finish this test.

Twenty dollars is all I can afford to pay for that recorder.

Two miles is too much to run in one day.

3.6 C¸ch sö dông A number of/ the number of

a number of + danh tõ sè nhiÒu + ®éng tõ ë sè nhiÒu

- a number of : mét sè lîng lín nhøng... . §i víi danh tõ sè nhiÒu vµ ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

- the number of : mét sè.... §i vãi danh tõ sè nhiÒu nhng ®éng tõ ph¶i chia ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

the number of + danh tõ sè nhiÒu + ®éng tõ ë sè Ýt

VÝ dô:

A number of applicants have already been interviewed.

The number of residents who have been questioned on this matter is quite small

3.7 C¸c danh tõ lu«n dïng ë sè nhiÒu.

C¸c danh tõ sau ®©y lu«n ph¶i dïng ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu.

Trousers	eyeglasses	tongs - c¸i kÑp
shorts	scissors- c¸i kÐo	tweezers- c¸i nhÝp
Jeans	pants- quÇn	pliers - c¸i k×m

VÝ dô:

The pants are in the drawer.

A pair of pants is in the drawer.

C¸c danh tõ trªn thêng xuyªn ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu v× chóng bao gåm 2 thùc thÓ, do vËy c¸c ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô:

The pliers are on the table.

These scissors are dull.

- NÕu muèn biÕn chóng thµnh sè Ýt dïng a pair of ... vµ lóc ®ã ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ ®i cïng víi chóng ph¶i ë ng«i thø 3 sè Ýt.

VÝ dô:

This pair of scissors is dull.

The pair of pliers is on the table.

3.8 C¸ch dïng c¸c thµnh ng÷ There is, there are

Thµnh ng÷ nµy chØ sù tån t¹i cña ngêi hoÆc vËt t¹i 1 n¬i nµo ®ã. Ph¶i ph©n biÖt chóng víi ®éng tõ to have.

chØ sù tån t¹i (existance)

There is

There are

To have chØ sù së h÷u (possession)

To possess (get, hold instinctively).

- Chñ ng÷ thËt cña thµnh ng÷ nµy ®i ®»ng sau ®éng tõ to be. NÕu danh tõ ®ã lµ sè nhiÒu th× ®éng tõ chia ë sè nhiÒu vµ ngîc l¹i.

- Mäi biÕn ®æi vÒ thêi vµ thÓ ®Òu nh»m vµo ®éng tõ to be cßn ph©n tõ 2 th× dùa vµo trî ®éng tõ to have/ has been.

there is

there was + singular subject ...

there has been ( hoÆc non-count)

there are

there were + singular subject ...

there have been ( hoÆc non-count)

VÝ dô:

There is a storm approaching.

^{singular singular}

There have been a number of telephone calls today.

^{Plural plural}

There was an accident last night.

^{singular
singular}

There were too many people at the party.

^{Plural plural}

There has been an increase in the importation of foreign cars.

^{Plural plural}

There was water on the floor where he fell.

^{Plural
non-count}

4. §¹i tõ

§¹i tõ trong tiÕng Anh chia 5 lo¹i cã c¸c chøc n¨ng riªng biÖt.

4.1 §¹i tõ nh©n xng chñ ng÷ (Subject pronoun)

Gåm :

I we

you you

he they

she

Chøc n¨ng:

- §øng ®Çu c©u lµm chñ ng÷ trong c©u vµ quyÕt ®Þnh viÖc chia ®éng tõ.

- §øng ®»ng sau ®éng tõ to be.

VÝ dô: The teachers who were invited to the party were George, Batty.

- §øng ®»ng sau c¸c phã tõ so s¸nh nh than, as. TuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng ®¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷ trong trêng hîp nµy.

VÝ dô: He is taller than I (am) - kh«ng ®îc dïng me.

She is as beautiful as my girlfriend.

- §èi víi c¸c ®¹i tõ nh©n xng chñ ng÷ nh we, you vµ ®¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷ nh us cã thÓ dïng 1 danh tõ sè nhiÒu ngay sau ®ã.

VÝ dô: We students, you teachers, us workers.

C¸c ®¹i tõ nh all, both cã thÓ ®îc dïng theo lèi nµy víi c¸c ng«i sè nhiÒu.

you all/ both

they

VÝ dô:

I am going to the store.

We have lived here for twenty years.

It was she who called you. (sau ®éng tõ be)

George and I would like to leave now.

We students are going to have a party.

4.2 §¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷

me us

you you

him them

her

- nã ®øng ngay sau ®éng tõ hoÆc c¸c giíi tõ lµm nhiÖm vô cña mét t©n ng÷.

- ®èi víi c¸c ng«i ®¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷ ë sè nhiÒu cã thÓ dïng all hoÆc both ngay sau ®ã.

you all / both

them

VÝ dô:

They called us on the phone.

^complement

The teacher gave him a bad grade.

^complement

John told her a story.

^complement

The policeman was looking for him.

^{sau giíi tõ}

To us, it seems like a good bargain

^{sau
giíi tõ}

Lu ý: Nªn nhí r»ng nhiÒu giíi tõ cã thÓ cã chøc n¨ng nh c¸c thµnh phÇn kh¸c trong c©u, ch¼ng h¹n nh phã tõ hoÆc liªn tõ. V× vËy, ta cÇn ph¶i x¸c ®Þnh c¸c xem chóng ®ãng vai trß g× - cÇn dùa vµo ng÷ c¶nh chø kh«ng ph¶i dùa vµo sù hiÓu biÕt b×nh thêng vÒ chøc n¨ng cña chóng.

VÝ dô:

Janet will make her presentation after him.

^{preposition complement
pronoun}

Janet will make her presentation after he finishes his speech.

^{conjunction subject pronoun}

^clause

( mét mÖnh ®Ò (clause) gåm 1 chñ ng÷ vµ 1 ®éng tõ. Trong mÖnh ®Ò trªn, he lµ chñ ng÷ vµ finishes lµ ®éng tõ).

4.3 TÝnh tõ së h÷u

my our

your your

his

her their

its

- Nã ®øng ngay tríc danh tõ vµ chØ sù së h÷u cña ngêi hoÆc vËt ®èi víi danh tõ ®øng ®»ng sau.

VÝ dô:

John is eating his dinner.

This is not my book.

The cat has injured its foot.

The boy broke his arm yesterday..

She forgot her homework this morning.

My food is cold.

Lu ý: Its kh¸c víi It’s. It’s cã nghÜa lµ it is hoÆc it has.

4.4 §¹i tõ së h÷u

mine ours

yours yours

his

hers theirs

its

- Dïng ®Ó thay thÕ cho tÝnh tõ së h÷u vµ danh tõ ®· ®îc nh¾c ®Õn ë trªn.

possessive pronoun + possessive adjective + noun

- Nã cã thÓ ®îc ®øng lµm chñ ng÷ trong c©u.

- §øng ®»ng sau ®éng tõ to be.

- Nã cã thÓ lµm t©n ng÷ khi ®i sau 1 ®éng tõ hoÆc sau 1 giíi tõ.

Do you remember to take your money?

- §øng ®»ng sau c¸c phã tõ so s¸nh nh than, as.

Your book is as good as mine.

Mét sè thÝ dô:

This is my book = This is mine.

Your teacher is the same as his teacher = Yours is as the same as his.

Her dress is green and my dress is red = Hers is green is green and mine is red.

Our books are heavy = Ours are heavy.

Their coasts are too small. Theirs are too small.

I forgot my homework = I forgot mine.

4.5 §¹i tõ ph¶n th©n (reflexive pronoun)

myself ourselves

yourself yourselves

himself themselves

herself

itself

Lu ý: ë c¸c ng«i sè nhiÒu, ®u«i - self biÕn thµnh - selves.

Chøc n¨ng:

- ChØ chñ ng÷ lµm viÖc g× ®ã cho chÝnh m×nh. Trong trêng hîp nµy nã ®øng ngay sau ®éng tõ hoÆc ®øng ë cuèi c©u sau giíi tõ for hoÆc to.

VÝ dô:

He sent the letter to himself.

You can see the differences for yourselves.

- ChØ chñ ng÷ tù th©n lµm lÊy 1 viÖc g×. Trong trêng hîp nµy nã ®øng ®»ng sau chñ ng÷ hoÆc cuèi c©u khi nãi.

VÝ dô:

I myself believe that the proposal is good.

He himself set out to break the long distance flying record.

She prepared the nine-course meal herself.

The students themselves decorated the room.

You yourself must do this homework.

John himself bought this gifts.

By + one-self = alone.

VÝ dô:

John washed the dishes by himself = John washed the dishes alone.

5. §éng tõ dïng lµm t©n ng÷

- Kh«ng ph¶i bÊt cø ®éng tõ nµo trong tiÕng Anh còng ®ßi hái 1 danh tõ hoÆc ®¹i tõ theo sau nã lµm t©n ng÷. Cã mét sè ®éng tõ l¹i yªu cÇu t©n ng÷ sau nã ph¶i lµ mét ®éng tõ kh¸c. Chóng chia lµm 2 lo¹i sau:

5.1 §éng tõ nguyªn thÓ lµm t©n ng÷

B¶ng sau lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ ®ßi hái t©n ng÷ sau nã ph¶i lµ mét ®éng tõ kh¸c. Chóng tu©n theo mÉu c©u nh sau:

agree to do something.

desire to do something.

decide to do something.

agree

desire

hope

plan

strive

attempt

expect

intend

prepare

tend

claim

fail

learn

pretend

want

decide

forget

need

refuse

wish

demand

hesitate

offer

seem

VÝ dô:

John expects to begin studying law next semester.

Mary learned to swim when she was very young.

The budget committee decided to postpone this meeting.

The president will attempt to reduce inflation in the next your years.

The soldiers are preparing to attack a village.

Cynthia has agreed to act as a liaison between the two countries.

5.2 Ving dïng lµm t©n ng÷

- B¶ng sau lµ 1 sè c¸c ®éng tõ ®ßi hái t©n ng÷ sau nã lµ 1 Ving theo c¸c mÉu c©u sau:

admit doing something (thó nhËn lµm g×)

VÝ dô: He admitted having done wrong.

Enjoy doing something (thÝch thó khi lµm ®iÒu g×)

admit

delay

miss

report

suggest

appreciate

deny

postpone

resent

avoid

enjoy

practice

resist

can’t help

finish

quit

resume

consider

mind

recall

risk

Lu ý : Trong b¶ng trªn cã mÉu ®éng tõ:

+ (against) doing smth : kh«ng thÓ dõng ®îc, kh«ng thÓ nhÞn ®îc ...

can’t help

can’t resist

VÝ dô:

With such good oranges, we can’t help (resist) buying 2 kilos at a time.

Lu ý: NÕu muèn ®Æt phñ ®Þnh cho c¸c trêng hîp nµy ®Æt not tríc nguyªn thÓ bá to hoÆc Ving. TuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc cÊu t¹o d¹ng phñ ®Þnh cña ®éng tõ chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

John decided not to by the car.

We regretted not going to the party last night.

Mét sè thÝ dô:

John admitted stealing the jewels.

We enjoy seeing them again after so many years.

You shouldn’t risk entering that building in its present condition.

Michael was considering buying a new car until the price went up.

The Coast Guard reported seeing another ship in the Florida Straits.

Would you mind not smoking in this office?

* C¸c ®éng tõ ë b¶ng sau lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ mµ t©n ng÷ cña chóng cã thÓ lµ ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ hay Ving mµ ng÷ nghÜa cña chóng kh«ng thay ®æi.

VÝ dô:

begin to do smth = begin doing smth.

begin

hate

regret

can’t stand

start

continue

love

try

dread

prefer

Lu ý: Trong b¶ng trªn cã mÉu ®éng tõ :

can’t stand

( Kh«ng thÓ chÞu ®ùng ®îc khi ph¶i lµm g×)

to do smth

doing smth

VÝ dô:

I can’t stand

waiting such a long time.

to wait such a long time.

I hate to ride her bicycle to school = I hate riding her bicycle to school.

5.3 3 ®éng tõ ®Æc biÖt

§ã lµ c¸c ®éng tõ mµ ng÷ nghÜa cña chóng thay ®æi khi t©n ng÷ sau nã lµ 1 nguyªn thÓ hoÆc 1 Ving.

Stop to do smth : dõng l¹i ®Ó lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

He stops to get gasoline.

Stop doing smth : dõng viÖc g× ®ang lµm l¹i.

VÝ dô:

He stops writing and goes out.

Remember to do smth : nhí sÏ ph¶i lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I remember to send a letter at the post office.

Remember doing smth : nhí ®· lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I remember locking the door before leaving but I can’t find the key.

Forget to do smth : quªn sÏ ph¶i lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

He forgets to call his friend this afternoon.

Forget doing smth : quªn ®· lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I forget doing the homework yesterday.

Lu ý: §éng tõ forget trong mÉu c©u mang nghÜa phñ ®Þnh.

I forget getting to the airport to meet my girl-friend this morning.

5.4 C¸c ®éng tõ ®øng ®»ng sau giíi tõ

- TÊt c¶ c¸c ®éng tõ ®øng ®»ng sau giíi tõ ®Òu ph¶i ë d¹ng Ving.

verb

adj. + preposition + Ving

noun

§éng tõ + giíi tõ + Ving

B¶ng sau gåm c¸c ®éng tõ + giíi tõ.

approve of: t¸n thµnh

give up: tõ bá

rely on: phô thuéc vµo

worry about: lo l¾ng vÒ

be better off:

insist on: nµi nØ

succeed in: thµnh c«ng trong

count on = rely on

keep on = continue

think about

think of

depend on

put off: tr× ho·n

Danh tõ + giíi tõ + Ving (b¶ng sau)

possibility of

choice of

method of

intention of

method for

excuse for

reason for

VÝ dô:

George has no excuse for dropping out of school.

There is a possibility of acquiring this property at a good price.

There is no reason for leaving this early.

Connie has developed a method for evaluating this problem.

TÝnh tõ + giíi tõ + Ving (b¶ng sau)

accustomed to

intent on

afraid of

interested in

capable of

successful in

fond of

tired of

VÝ dô:

Mitch is afraid of getting married now.

We are accustomed to sleeping late on weekends.

Jean is not capable of understanding the predicament.

Alvaro is intent on finishing school next year.

Craig is fond of dancing.

We are interested in seeing this film.

- Kh«ng ph¶i bÊt cø tÝnh tõ nµo trong tiÕng Anh còng ®ßi hái ®¾ng sau nã ph¶i lµ 1 giíi tõ, cã mét sè tÝnh tõ l¹i ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã lµ mét ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ (xem b¶ng sau).

anxious

eager: h¸o høc

pleased

usual

boring

easy

prepared

common

dangerous

good

ready

difficult

hard

strange

able*

eager to do smth: h¸o høc lµm g×.

hard to do smth : khã lµm g×.

* able :

of doing smth

to do smth =

able capable

unable incapable

VÝ dô:

These students are not yet able to handle such difficult problems.

These students are not yet capable of handling such difficult problems.

Mét sè thÝ dô:

Mohammad is eager to see his family.

It is dangerous to drive in this weather

We are ready to leave now.

It is difficult to pass this test.

It is uncommon to find such good crops in this section of the country.

Ritsuko was pleased to be admitted to the college.

Lu ý:

- Mét sè c¸c ®éng tõ tiÕng Anh thêng cã giíi tõ ®i kÌm ë phÝa sau. Kh«ng ®îc nhÇm lÉn giíi tõ ®ã víi to cña ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ. Ch¼ng h¹n mét sè ®éng tõ trong b¶ng sau:

object to: ph¶n ®èi

look forward to : mong ®îi

confess to : thó nhËn ®· lµm g×

VÝ dô:

John gave up smoking because of his doctor’s advice.

Mary insisted on taking the bus instead of the plane.

Fred confessed to stealing the jewels.

We are not looking forward to going back to school.

Henry is thinking of going to France in August.

You would be better off leaving now instead of tomorrow.

5.5 VÊn ®Ò ®¹i tõ ®i tríc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ hoÆc Ving lµm t©n ng÷.

- §øng tríc 1 ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ lµm t©n ng÷ th× d¹ng cña ®¹i tõ ph¶i lµ t©n ng÷.

Pronoun

Subject + verb + complement form + [ to + verb] ...

noun

Sau ®©y lµ b¶ng c¸c ®éng tõ ®ßi hái ®¹i tõ (hay danh tõ ) ®i sau nã ph¶i ë d¹ng t©n ng÷.

allow

invite

remind

ask

order

urge

beg

permit

want

convince

persuade

expect

instruct

prepare

promise

VÝ dô:

Joe asked Mary to call him when he woke up.

We ordered him to appear in court.

I urge you to consider your decision.

They were trying to persuade him to change his mind.

The teacher permitted them to turn their assignments in late.

You should prepare your son to take this examination.

Tuy nhiªn, ®øng tríc 1 Ving lµm t©n ng÷ th× d¹ng cña danh tõ hoÆc ®¹i tõ ph¶i ë d¹ng së h÷u.

d¹ng së h÷u cña danh tõ

Chñ ng÷ + ®éng tõ + + [verb + ing] ...

tÝnh tõ së h÷u

VÝ dô:

We understand your not being able to stay longer.

He regrets her leaving.

We are looking forward to their coming next year.

We don’t approve of John’s buying this house.

We resent the teacher’s not announcing the test sooner.

We object to their calling at this hour.

6. C¸ch sö dông ®éng tõ b¸n khiÕm khuyÕt need vµ dare

6.1 need

§éng tõ nµy ®îc sö dông ra sao cßn phô thuéc vµo danh tõ ®øng ®»ng sau nã lµ ®éng vËt hay bÊt ®éng vËt.

- khi chñ ng÷ lµ ®éng vËt (living thing)

Subject as a living thing + need + to + verb

(cÇn ph¶i lµm g×)

VÝ dô:

I need to clean my house.

John and his brother need to paint the house.

My friend needs to learn Spanish.

He will need to drive alone tonight.

-Tuy nhiªn khi chñ ng÷ lµ mét bÊt ®éng vËt (unliving thing) th× ®éng tõ sau need sÏ ®æi kh¸c.

Subject as unliving thing + need + [Verb + ing]

to be + P₂

VÝ dô:

The grass needs to be cut. HoÆc The grass needs cutting.

The television needs repairing. HoÆc The television need to be repaired.

The composition needs rewriting. HoÆc The composition needs to be rewritten.

Lu ý:

need = to be in need of + noun

to be in need of + noun cã thÓ thay thÕ cho c¶ 2 c«ng thøc trªn.

VÝ dô:

Jill is in need of money = Jill needs money.

The roof is in need of repair = The roof needs to be repaired.

The organization was in need of volunteers = The organization needed volunteers.

6.2 Dare

- Dare kh«ng ®îc dïng nhiÒu ë kh¼ng ®Þnh. Nã chØ ®îc dïng ë phñ ®Þnh vµ nghi vÊn. §éng tõ sau nã theo lý thuyÕt lµ cã to nhng trªn thùc tÕ thêng bá to. Nã cã thÓ dïng víi trî ®éng tõ to do hoÆc dïng trùc tiÕp.

He doesn’t dare (to) say anything

= He dares not (to) say anything.

Does he dare (to) say anything = Dares he (to) say anything.

- Dare kh«ng ®îc dïng ë thÓ kh¼ng ®Þnh trõ trêng hîp - I dare say mang 2 nghÜa:

- T«i cho lµ.

VÝ dô: I dare say there will be a restaurant car at the end of the train.

- T«i c«ng nhËn lµ.

VÝ dô: I dare say you are right. T«i thõa nhËn lµ anh ®óng.

- How dare (dared) + subject ... (sao d¸m).

VÝ dô:

How dare you open my letter? Sao cËu d¸m bãc th cña t«i ra thÕ ?

- Dare cßn ®îc dïng nh 1 ngo¹i ®éng tõ mang nghÜa d¸m, th¸ch theo mÉu c©u sau:

To dare smb to do smth

(th¸ch ai lµm g×)

They dare the boy to swim across the river in the cold weather.

7. C¸ch dïng ®éng tõ to be + infinitive

Be + infinitive

- Nã ®îc dïng ®Ó truyÒn ®¹t nh÷ng mÖnh lÖnh hoÆc nh÷ng chØ dÉn ttõ ngêi thø nhÊt qua ngêi thø 2 tíi ngêi thø 3.

VÝ dô:

No one is to leave this building without the permission of the police.

(kh«ng ai ®îc phÐp rêi toµ nhµ nµy mµ kh«ng ®îc phÐp cña c¶nh s¸t).

He is to stay here until we return.

(nã ph¶i ë l¹i ®©y cho tíi khi bän tao quay l¹i).

- Dïng víi mÖnh ®Ò if mang tÝnh b¾t buéc hoÆc mÖnh lÖnh.

VÝ dô:

Something must be done quickly if extinct birds are to be saved

He said if he fall asleep at the wheel, we were to wake him up.

- ®Ó truyÒn ®¹t mét dù ®Þnh.

VÝ dô:

She is to be married next month.

(c« Êy sÏ cíi vµo th¸ng tíi)

The expedition is to start in a week’s time.

CÊu tróc nµy rÊt th«ng dông trong b¸o chÝ vµ nÕu nã lµ tùa ®Ò b¸o th× ngêi ta bá be ®i ®Ó tiÕt kiÖm chç.

VÝ dô:

The Prime Minister is to make a statement tomorrow.

= The Prime Minister to make a statement tomorrow.

- Was/ were + infinitive

§Ó diÔn ®¹t 1 ý tëng vÒ sè mÖnh.

VÝ dô:

They said good bye without knowing that they were never to meet again.

(hä chia tay nhau mµ kh«ng biÕt r»ng sÏ ch¼ng bao giê hä gÆp l¹i nhau)

- To be about to + verb = near future = to be in the point of Ving.

8. C©u hái

8.1 C©u hái yes vµ no

Së dÜ gäi lµ nh vËy v× trong c©u tr¶ lêi cã thÓ dïng yes hoÆc no ë ®Çu c©u. Nªn nhí r»ng:

Yes + positive verb

No + negative verb.

Kh«ng ®îc nhÇm lÉn d¹ng c©u tr¶ lêi tiÕng viÖt.

auxiliary

be + subject + verb ...

do, does, did

Is Mary going to school today?

Was Mary sick yesterday?

Have you seen this movie before?

Will the committee decide on the proposal today?

Do you want to use the telephone?

Does George like peanut butter?

Did you go to class yesterday?

8.2 C©u hái th«ng b¸o

Lµ lo¹i c©u hái mµ trong c©u tr¶ lêi ngoµi yes hoÆc no ra cßn ph¶i thªm mét sè c¸c th«ng tin kh¸c. C¸c c©u hái nµy dïng víi mét sè c¸c ®¹i tõ nghi vÊn.

8.2.1 who vµ what lµm chñ ng÷.

Who

+ verb + (complement) + (modifier)

what

Who opened the door? (someone opened the door)

What happened last night? (something happened last night.)

Chó ý: Kh«ng ®óng khi nãi :

Who did open the door?

What did happen last night?

8.2.2 Whom vµ what lµ t©n ng÷ cña c©u hái

whom auxiliary

+ + subject + verb + ( modifier)

what do, does, did

Chó ý:

MÆc dï trong v¨n nãi, nhiÒu ngêi sö dông who thay cho whom trong lo¹i c©u hái nµy nhng tuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng nh vËy trong v¨n viÕt (lçi c¬ b¶n)

VÝ dô:

Whom does Ahmad know from Venezuela? ( Ahmad know someone from Venezuela)

What did George buy at the store? ( George bought something at the store)

8.2.3 C©u hái dµnh cho c¸c bæ ng÷ (when, where, why, how)

          Auxiliary

+        be                     + subject + verb + (complement) + (modifier)

          do, does, did

        when

where

why

how

When did John move to Jacksonville?

Where does Mohamad live ?

Why did George leave so early?

How did Maria get to school today?

Where has Henry gone?

When will Bertha go back to Mexico?

8.3 C©u hái gi¸n tiÕp (embedded questions)

Lµ lo¹i c©u hái cã c¸c ®Æc ®iÓm sau:

- C©u cã 2 thµnh phÇn nèi víi nhau b»ng 1 ®¹i tõ nghi vÊn.

- ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò 2 ph¶i ®øng xu«i sau chñ ng÷ kh«ng ®îc cÊu t¹o c©u hái ë thµnh phÇn thø 2.

- ®¹i tõ nghi vÊn kh«ng chØ bao gåm 1 tõ mµ nhiÒu khi cã thÓ lµ 2 hoÆc 3 tõ ch¼ng h¹n: whose + noun, how many, how much, how long, how often, what time, vµ what kind.

Subject + verb ( phrase) + question word + subject + verb

VÝ dô:
C©u hái : Where will the meeting take place?

C©u hái gi¸n tiÕp: We haven’t ascertained where the meeting will take place.

^{Q word subject verb phrase}

C©u hái: Why did the plane land at the wrong airport?

C©u hái gi¸n tiÕp : The authorities cannot figure out why the plane landed at the wrong airport.

^{Q
word subject phrase}

auxiliary + subject + verb + question word + subject + verb

Do you know where he went?

Could you tell me what time it is?

Mét sè thÝ dô:

The professor didn’t know how many students would be in her afternoon class.

I have no idea how long the interview will take.

Do they know how often the bus runs at night?

Can you tell me how far the museum is from the college?

I’ll tell you what kind of ice cream tastes best.

The teacher asked us whose book was on his desk.

8.4 C©u hái cã ®u«i

Khi sö dông lo¹i c©u hái nµy nªn nhí r»ng nã kh«ng nh»m môc ®Ých ®ª hái mµ nh»m ®Ó kh¼ng ®Þnh l¹i ý kiÕn cña b¶n th©n m×nh ®· biÕt.

- C©u chia lµm 2 thµnh phÇn t¸ch biÖt nhau bëi dÊu phÈy.

- NÕu ®éng tõ ë phÇn chÝnh ë thÓ kh¼ng ®Þnh th× ë phÇn ®u«i lµ phñ ®Þnh vµ ngîc l¹i.

- §éng tõ to be ®îc dïng trùc tiÕp, c¸c ®éng tõ thêng dïng trî ®éng tõ to do, c¸c ®éng tõ ë thêi kÐp: future, perfect, progressive dïng víi chÝnh trî ®éng tõ cña thêi ®ã.

- C¸c thµnh ng÷ there is, there are vµ it is dïng l¹i ë phÇn ®u«i.

- §éng tõ to have trong tiÕng Anh cña ngêi Mü lµ ®éng tõ thêng do ®ã nã sÏ dïng víi trî ®éng tõ to do.

VÝ dô:

There are only twenty-eight days in February, aren’t there?

It’s raining now, isn’t it? It isn’t raining now, is it?

The boys don’t have class tomorrow, do they?

You and I talked with the professor yesterday, didn’t we?

You won’t be leaving for another hour, will you?

Jill and Joe have been to Mexico, haven’t they?

You have two children, don’t you?

(Trong tiÕng Anh, th× sÏ dïng haven’t you?)

Lu ý:

Trong c¸c bµi thi TOEFL nÕu ®éng tõ chÝnh lµ have th× ®»ng sau ph¶i dïng trî ®éng tõ do.

VÝ dô:

She has an exam tomorrow, doesn’t she?

9. Lèi nãi phô ho¹ kh¼ng ®Þnh vµ phñ ®Þnh.

9.1 Lèi nãi phô ho¹ kh¼ng ®Þnh.

- Dïng ®Ó phô ho¹ l¹i ý kh¼ng ®Þnh cña mét ngêi kh¸c t¬ng ®¬ng víi c©u tiÕng viÖt “còng thÕ ” vµ ngêi ta sÏ dïng so vµ too trong cÊu tróc nµy.

- §éng tõ to be ®îc phÐp dïng trùc tiÕp, c¸c ®éng tõ thêng dïng víi trî ®éng tõ to do, c¸c ®éng tõ ë thêi kÐp (future, perfect, progressive) dïng víi chÝnh ®éng tõ cña nã.

- Khi be ®îc sö dông trong mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh th× thêi cña ®éng tõ be sö dông trong c©u phô ho¹ còng ph¶i cïng thêi víi be ë mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

Subject + verb(be) + too

Affirmative statement (be) + and +

So + verb(be) + subject

VÝ dô:

I am happy, and you are too.

I am happy, and so are you.

- Khi mét ®éng tõ ë thÓ kÐp (auxilary + verb), vÝ dô, will go, should do, has done, have written, must examine, vv... xuÊt hiÖn trong mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh th× trî ®éng tõ cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh ®îc sö dông ë d¹ng kh¼ng ®Þnh, vµ chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ ph¶i hoµ hîp.

Subject + auxiliary only + too

Affirmative statement + and +

(®éng tõ ë thÓ kÐp) So + auxiliary only + subject

VÝ dô:

They will work in the lab tomorrow, and you will too.

They will work in the lab tomorrow, and so will you.

Subject +do, does, or did + too.

Affirmative statement + and +

(®éng tõ ®¬n trõ be) So + do, does, or did + subject

VÝ dô:

Jane goes to that school, and my sister does too.

Jane goes to that school, and so does my sister.

John went to the mountains on his vacation, and we did too.

John went to the mountains on his vacation, and so did we.

I will be in New Mexico in August, and they will too.

I will be in New Mexico in August, and so will they.

He has seen her plays, and the girls have too.

He has seen her plays, and so have the girls.

We are going to the movies tonight, and Suzy is too.

We are going to the movies tonight, and so is Suzy.

She will wear a costume to the party, and we will too.

She will wear a costume to the party, and so will we.

9.2 Lèi nãi phô ho¹ phñ ®Þnh

- Dïng ®Ó phô ho¹ l¹i ý phñ ®Þnh cña ngêi kh¸c, t¬ng øng víi c©u tiÕng viÖt “ còng kh«ng”.

- CÊu tróc dïng cho lo¹i c©u nµy lµ either vµ neither.

Nªn nhí r»ng: Not ... either / Neither ... positive verb.

C¸c trêng hîp dïng gièng hÖt c«ng thøc kh¼ng ®Þnh.

Subject + negative auxiliary or be + either .

Negative statement + and +

Neither + positive auxiliary or be + subject.

VÝ dô:

I didn’t see Mary this morning. John didn’t see Mary this morning.

I didn’t see Mary this morning, and John didn’t either.

I didn’t see Mary this morning, and neither did John.

She won’t be going to the conference. Her colleagues won’t be going to the conference.

She won’t be going to the conference, and her colleagues won’t either.

She won’t be going to the conference, and neither will her colleagues.

John hasn’t seen the new movie yet. I haven’t seen the new movie yet.

John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and I haven’t ether.

John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and neither have I.

10. C©u phñ ®Þnh

§Ó thµnh lËp c©u phñ ®Þnh ngêi ta ®Æt not vµo sau ®éng tõ to be, trî ®éng tõ to do cña ®éng tõ thêng, vµ c¸c trî ®éng tõ cña ®éng tõ ë thêi kÐp.

- §Æt any ®»ng tríc danh tõ ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh cho phñ ®Þnh.

- Trong mét sè trêng hîp ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh cho danh tõ ®»ng sau bÞ phñ ®Þnh, ngêi ta ®Ó ®éng tõ ë nguyªn thÓ vµ ®Æt no tríc danh tõ. ( no = not at all).

Nagative + nagative = Positive

VÝ dô:

It’s really unbelievable that he has no money.

Nagative + comparative = Superlative

VÝ dô:

Professor Baker couldn’t be more helpful = Pr. Baker was the most helpful.

We couldn’t have gone to the beach on a better day. Tøc lµ: Today is the best day to go to the beach.

Nagative ..., much less + noun.

(kh«ng mµ l¹i cµng kh«ng)

VÝ dô:

He didn’t like to read novels, much less text books.

It’s really unbelievable how he could have survived, after such a free fall, much less live to tell about it on TV.

Mét sè phã tõ trong tiÕng Anh mang nghÜa phñ ®Þnh, khi ®· dïng nã trong c©u tuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng phñ ®Þnh cña ®éng tõ n÷a.

VÝ dô:

Hardly

Scarcely HÇu nh kh«ng ( Almost no)

Barely

Hardly ever

Rarely HÇu nh kh«ng bao giê ( almost never).

Seldom

C«ng thøc dïng víi c¸c phã tõ trªn.

Subject + nagative + adverb + positive verb

Lu ý: Barely vµ scarcely ®«i khi mang nghÜa võa ®ñ, võa so¹n (just enough). Ph¶i c¨n cø theo ng÷ c¶nh cña c©u hoÆc c¸c c©u tr¶ lêi díi phÇn nghe ®Ó t×m ra nghÜa ®óng.

VÝ dô:

He scarcely has money for the tuition fee and not any coins left.

(Nã võa ®ñ tiÒn ®Ó tr¶ häc phÝ vµ kh«ng cßn xu nµo c¶.)

11. MÖnh lÖnh thøc

Chia lµm 2 lo¹i trùc tiÕp vµ gi¸n tiÕp.

11.1 MÖnh lÖnh thøc trùc tiÕp.

MÖnh lÖnh thøc trùc tiÕp lµ c©u mµ mét ngêi ra lÖnh cho mét ngêi kh¸c lµm viÖc g× ®ã. Nã cã thÓ cã please ®i tríc. Chñ ng÷ ®îc hiÓu lµ you. Sö dông d¹ng ®¬n gi¶n cña ®éng tõ (Nguyªn thÓ bá to).

VÝ dô:

Close the door. Open the window.

Leave the room. Pay your rent.

Please turn off the light. Be quiet.

D¹ng mÖnh lÖnh thøc phñ ®Þnh ®îc thµnh lËp nhê céng thªm don’t tríc ®éng tõ.

Don’t close the door.

Please don’t turn off the light.

Don’t open the window, please.

( Please cã thÓ ®øng ®Çu hoÆc cuèi c©u mÖnh lÖnh thøc lµm cho c©u trë nªn lÞch sù h¬n).

11.2 MÖnh lÖnh thøc gi¸n tiÕp.

Thêng dïng víi 4 ®éng tõ sau:

to order

smb

to do something.

not to do something

to ask

to tell

to say

VÝ dô:

John told Mary to close the door.

Jack asked Jill to turn off the light.

The teacher told Christopher to open the window.

Please tell Jaime to leave the room.

John ordered Bill to close his book.

The policeman ordered the suspect to be quiet.

Lu ý:

§u«i cña Let’s ...., shall we.

VÝ dô:

Let’s go out for lunch, shall we?

Kh¸c víi let us trong c©u mÖnh lÖnh thøc.

VÝ dô:

Let’s go now (chóng ta ®i th«i) kh¸c víi Let us go, please. ( xin h·y ®Ó cho chóng t«i ®i)

12. §éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt.

Së dÜ gäi lµ nh vËy v× ®éng tõ nµy mang nh÷ng ®Æc tÝnh nh sau:

- Kh«ng cã tiÓu tõ to ®»ng tríc.

- §éng tõ nµo ®i sau nã còng ph¶i bá to.

- Kh«ng bao giê 2 ®éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®i cïng víi nhau, nÕu cã th× b¾t buéc ®éng tõ thø 2 ph¶i chuyÓn sang mét d¹ng kh¸c.

VÝ dô:

Will have to

^must

Will be able to

^can

Will be allowed to

^may

§éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®îc sö dông víi c¸c chøc n¨ng sau:

12.1 DiÔn ®¹t thêi t¬ng lai.

12.2 DiÔn ®¹t c©u ®iÒu kiÖn.

12.2.1 §iÒu kiÖn cã thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi hiÖn t¹i.

Will/shall

If + Subject + simple present + subject + + [verb in simple form]

can/ may

VÝ dô:

If I have the money, I will buy a new car.

If you try more, you will improve your English.

We will have plenty of time to finish the project before dinner if it is only ten o’clock now.

If + subject + simple present tense + subject + ... + simple present tense

MÉu c©u nµy cßn ®îc dïng ®Ó diÔn t¶ mét thãi quen.

VÝ dô:

If the doctor has morning office hours, he visits his patients in the hospital in the afternoon (kh«ng cã ®éng tõ khuyÕt thiÕu.)

John usually walks to school if he has enough time.

If + Subject + simple present tense ... + command form* ...

* Nªn nhí r»ng mÖnh lÖnh thøc ë d¹ng ®¬n gi¶n cña ®éng tõ. ( simple form)

MÉu c©u trªn cã nghÜa lµ nhê ai, ra lÖnh cho ai lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

If you go to the Post Office, please mail this letter for me.

Please call me if you hear from Jane.

12.2.2 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi hiÖn t¹i.

Would/should

If + Subject + simple past + subject + + verb in simple form

could/ might

VÝ dô:

If I had enough money now, I would buy this house

( but now I don’t have enough money.)

If I had the time, I would go to the beach with you this weekend.

(but I don’t have the time.) ( I’m not going to the beach with you.)

He would tell you about it if he were here.

( he won’t tell you about it.) ( He is not here).

If he didn’t speak so quickly, you could understand him.

(He speaks very quickly.) (You can’t understand him.)

Lu ý:

§éng tõ to be sau if ë mÉu c©u nµy ph¶i chia lµm were ë tÊt c¶ c¸c ng«i.

I... they were.

VÝ dô:

If I were you, I wouldn’t do such a thing.

(but I’m not you.)

12.2.3 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi qu¸ khø.

Would/should

If + Subject + past perfect + subject + + have + P₂

could / might

VÝ dô:

If we hadn’t lost the way we could have been here in time.

(but in fact we lost the way, so we were late.)

If we had known that you were there, we would have written you a letter.

(We didn’t know that you were there.) ( we didn’t write you a letter.)

She would have sold the house if she had found the right buyer.

(She didn’t sell the house.) (She didn’t find the right buyer.)

If we hadn’t lost the way, we would have arrived sooner.

(We lost our way.) (we didn’t arrive early.)

C©u ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng ph¶i lóc nµo còng tu©n theo ®óng c«ng thøc trªn, trong mét sè trêng hîp 1 vÕ cña c©u ®iÒu kiÖn ë qu¸ khø cßn mét vÕ l¹i ë hiÖn t¹i do thêi gian cña tõng mÖnh ®Ò quy ®Þnh.

VÝ dô:

If she had caught the flight she would be here by now.

Lu ý:

Trong mét sè trêng hîp ë c©u ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi qu¸ khø, ngêi ta bá if ®i vµ ®¶o had lªn ®Çu c©u nhng ý nghÜa vÉn gi÷ nguyªn.

Had + subject + [verb in past participle ]...

VÝ dô:

Had we known you were there, we would have written you a letter.

Had she found the right buyer, she would have sold the house.

Hadn’t we lost the way, we would have arrived sooner.

12.2.4 C¸c c¸ch dïng ®Æc biÖt cña Will, would vµ sould trong c¸c mÖnh ®Ò if

· Th«ng thêng nh÷ng ®éng tõ nµy kh«ng ®îc dïng ®»ng sau if nhng nÕu ®îc dïng nã sÏ mang ý nghÜa sau:

If you will /would.

Thêng ®îc dïng trong c¸c yªu cÇu lÞch sù ( Would lÞch sù h¬n)

VÝ dô:

If you would wait a moment, I will see if Mr John is here.

(NÕu c« vui lßng chê mét chót, t«i sÏ xem liÖu «ng John cã ë ®©y kh«ng.)

I would be very grateful if you will/ would make an arrangement for me.

If you could + verb in simple form.

NÕu «ng vui lßng - Ngßi nãi cho r»ng ngêi kia sÏ ®ång ý nh mét lÏ tÊt nhiªn

VÝ dô:

If you could fill in this form.

If you could open your books.

If + subject + will / would.

NÕu ... chÞu - DiÔn ®¹t ý tù nguyÖn

VÝ dô:

If he will (would) listen to me, I can help him.

NÕu nã chÞu nghe theo lêi t«i th× t«i cã thÓ gióp nã.

If + subject + will.

DiÔn t¶ sù ngoan cè.

VÝ dô:

If you will learn English this way, a failure for TOFEL test is sure awaiting you.

NÕu cËu mµ cø häc tiÕng Anh theo c¸ch nµy th× trît kú thi TOFEL ch¾c ch¾n ®ang chê ®ãn cËu.

If + subject +should.

DiÔn ®¹t mét hµnh ®éng dï rÊt cã thÓ ®îc song kh¶ n¨ng rÊt Ýt vµ khi nãi ngêi nãi kh«ng tin lµ sù viÖc l¹i cã thÓ x¶y ra.

VÝ dô:

If you shouldn’t know how to use this TV set, please call me up this number.

NÕu anh kh«ng biÕt c¸ch sö dông chiÕc tivi nµy, h·y gäi ®iÖn cho t«i sè m¸y nµy. (Nãi vËy nhng ngêi nãi kh«ng cho r»ng lµ anh ta l¹i kh«ng biÕt sö dông chiÕc tivi ®ã.)

If you should have any difficulties while doing these exercises, please feel free to ask me.

(Ngêi thÇy kh«ng cho r»ng cËu häc sinh l¹i kh«ng lµm ®îc nh÷ng bµi tËp ®ã - v× chóng rÊt dÔ hoÆc cËu häc trß rÊt th«ng minh)

- Trong mét sè trêng hîp ngêi ta bá if ®i vµ ®¶o should lªn ®Çu c©u mµ ng÷ nghÜa kh«ng thay ®æi.

VÝ dô:

Should you have any difficulties while doing these exercises, please feel free to ask me.

Should it be cloudy and gray, the groundhog will supposedly wander around for food - a sign that spring is near.

NÕu trêi cã nhiÒu m©y vµ bÇu trêi x¸m xÞt th× ngêi ta cho lµ con sãc ®Êt sÏ ®i lang thang kiÕm ¨n - ®ã lµ dÊu hiÖu cña mïa Xu©n ®ang tíi gÇn. Thùc ra, khi sö dông cÊu tróc nµy th× t¸c gi¶ cho r»ng khi con sãc ®Êt chui ra th× rÊt hiÕm khi trêi l¹i cã nhiÒu m©y vµ bÇu trêi l¹i x¸m l¹i - cã thÓ lµ do kÕt qu¶ thèng kª.

13. C¸ch sö dông thµnh ng÷ as if, as though.

(Cã nghÜa lµ : dêng nh lµ, nh thÓ lµ)

- MÖnh ®Ò ®»ng sau 2 thµnh ng÷ nµy thêng hay ë d¹ng ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc vµ chia lµm 2 thêi:

13.1 Thêi hiÖn t¹i

NÕu ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò tríc chia ë simple present th× ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò sau ph¶i chia ë simple past, ®éng tõ to be sÏ ph¶i chia ë lµ were ë tÊt c¶ c¸c ng«i.

as if

Subject + verb (simple present) + + subject + verb (simple past)

as though

VÝ dô:

The old lady dresses as if it were winter even in the summer.

^{HiÖn t¹i qu¸ khø}

(It is not winter.)

Angelique walks as though she studied modelling.

^{HiÖn t¹i qu¸ khø}

(She didn’t study modelling)

He acts as though he were rich.

^{HiÖn t¹i qu¸ khø}

(He is not rich)

13.2 Thêi qu¸ khø.

NÕu ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò tríc chia ë simple past th× ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò 2 ph¶i chia ë past perfect.

as if

as though

Subject + verb (simple past) + + subject + verb (past perfect)

VÝ dô:

Betty talked about the contest as if she had won the grand prize.

^{Past simple
past perfect}

(She didn’t win the grand prize.)

Jeff looked as if he had seen a ghost.

^{Past simple past perfect}

(She didn’t see a ghost.)

He looked as though he had run ten miles.

^{Past simple past perfect}

(He didn’t run ten miles.)

· C¶ 2 d¹ng chia ®ã sau as if ®Òu diÔn ®¹t ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc.

Lu ý:

Trong mét sè trêng hîp nÕu ®iÒu kiÖn lµ cã thËt th× 2 c«ng thøc trªn kh«ng ®îc tu©n theo. §éng tõ l¹i trë vÒ d¹ng b×nh thêng theo diÔn biÕn cña c©u.

VÝ dô:

He looks as if he has finish the test.

14. C¸ch sö dông ®éng tõ To hope vµ to wish.

Hai ®éng tõ nµy tuy ®ång nghÜa nhng kh¸c nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p.

+ §»ng sau ®éng tõ to hope lµ mét c©u diÔn biÕn b×nh thêng.

VÝ dô:

I hope that they will come. ( I don’t know if they are coming.)

( T«i hy väng lµ hä sÏ tíi.)

We hope that they came yesterday. ( We don’t know if they came.)

+ Nhng ®éng tõ to wish l¹i ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã ph¶i lµ mét ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc. §iÒu kiÖn nµy chia lµm 3 thêi.

14.1 Thêi t¬ng lai.

§éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò sau sÏ ph¶i lµ Would / could + verb hoÆc were + Ving.

Could + verb

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject* + would + verb + ...

were + Ving

Subject* : cã thÓ lµ cïng hoÆc kh¸c chñ ng÷ víi chñ ng÷ trong mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

We wish that you could come to the party tonight. (You can’t come.)

I wish that you would stop saying that. (You probably won’t stop.)

She wish that she were coming with us. ( She is not coming with us.)

14.2 Thêi hiÖn t¹i

§éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò 2 sÏ chia ë simple past. §éng tõ to be ph¶i chia lµm were ë tÊt c¶ c¸c ng«i.

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject* + verb in simple past ...

VÝ dô:

I wish that I had enough time to finish my homework. ( I don’t have enough time.)

We wish that he were old enough to come with us. ( He is not old enough.)

They wish that they didn’t have to go to class today. ( They have to go to class.)

14.3 Thêi qu¸ khø.

§éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò sau sÏ ph¶i chia ë Past perfect hoÆc Could have + P₂

Past perfect

Subject + wish + (that) + Subject +

Could have + P₂

VÝ dô:

I wish that I had washed the clothes yesterday. ( I didn’t wash the clothes yesterday.)

She wish that she could have been there. ( She couldn’t be there.)

We wish that we had had more time last night. ( We didn’t have more time.)

Lu ý:

§éng tõ wish chØ cã thÓ ¶nh hëng ®Õn mÖnh ®Ò ®»ng sau nã b»ng c¸ch buéc mÖnh ®Ò ®ã ph¶i ë ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc. Nhng ®iÒu kiÖn ®ã ë thêi nµo l¹i do thêi gian cña mÖnh ®Ò ®ã quyÕt ®Þnh kh«ng hÒ phô thuéc vµo thêi cña ®éng tõ to wish.

VÝ dô:

He wished that he could come to the party next week.

^{Qu¸ khø §iÒu kiÖn ë t¬ng lai T¬ng
lai}

^{Phï hîp vÒ thêi}

The photographer wished that we stood closer together than we are standing now.

^{Qu¸ khø ®iÒu
kiÖn ë hiÖn t¹i hiÖn t¹i}

^{Phï hîp vÒ thêi}

- Ph¶i ph©n biÖt víi to wish ë d¹ng c©u nµy víi nghÜa íc g×, mong g× víi to wish trong mÉu c©u sau:

To wish somebody something

VÝ dô:

I wish you a happy birthday.

15. C¸ch sö dông thµnh ng÷ used to vµ get/be used to

15.1 used to.

(*)

Used to + [Verb in simple form]... ( Thêng hay, ®· tõng)

ChØ mét thãi quen, hµnh ®éng thêng xuyªn x¶y ra lÆp ®i lÆp l¹i trong qu¸ khø.

VÝ dô:

When David was young, he used to swim once a day. ( Thãi quen trong qu¸ khø)

ChuyÓn sang c©u nghi vÊn:

Did + Subject + use to + Verb

= Used + Subject + to + verb.

VÝ dô:

When David was young, did he use to swim once a day?

used he to swim once a day?

C©u phñ ®Þnh:

Subject + didn’t + use to + Verb

= Subject + used not to + verb.

VÝ dô:

When David was young, he didn’t use to swim once a day.

he used not to swim once a day.

15.2 get / be used to.

Be / get used to + Ving

( trë nªn quen víi) (noun)

Lu ý: Trong c«ng thøc (*) cã thÓ thay used to = Would nhng dÔ nhÇm lÉn.

16. C¸ch sö dông thµnh ng÷ Would rather

Would rather ... than = Prefer ... to

(ThÝch ... h¬n lµ; thµ ... h¬n lµ)

- §»ng sau would rather ph¶i lµ mét ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ bá to (bare infinitive) nhng ®»ng sau prefer ph¶i lµ mét verb+ing.

VÝ dô:

John would rather drink Coca-Cola than orange juice.

John prefer drinking Coca-Cola to drinking orange juice.

Lu ý:

- ViÖc sö dông thµnh ng÷ nµy cßn tuú thuéc vµo sè chñ ng÷ vµ nghÜa cña c©u

16.1 Lo¹i c©u cã mét chñ ng÷.

ë lo¹i c©u nµy chØ dïng Would rather (kh«ng cã than) vµ chia lµm 2 thêi :

1. Thêi hiÖn t¹i.

§éng tõ sau Would rather lµ nguyªn thÓ bá to. NÕu muèn dïng phñ ®Þnh ®Æt not tríc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ bá to ( c«ng thøc 1)

(1)

Subject + Would rather + (not) bare infinitive

VÝ dô:

Jim would rather go to class tomorrow

Trong c©u nµy ngêi nãi muèn nãi Jim thÝch ®Õn líp vµo ngµy mai (chø h«m nay Jim kh«ng muèn)

2. Thêi qu¸ khø.

ë thêi qu¸ khø sau would rather lµ have + past participle (hay cßn gäi lµ ph©n tõ 2 - P₂) - C«ng thøc 2.

(2)

Subject + would rather + have + (P₂)

VÝ dô:

John would rather have gone to class yesterday than today ( John thÝch ®i häc vµo ngµy h«m qua h¬n ngµy h«m nay).

16.2 Lo¹i c©u cã 2 chñ ng÷

ë lo¹i c©u nµy thµnh ng÷ ®îc sö dông sÏ lµ Would rather that (íc g×, mong g×) vµ chia lµm nh÷ng mÉu c©u nh sau:

1. C©u gi¶ ®Þnh

Lµ lo¹i c©u diÔn ®¹t ý ngêi thø nhÊt muèn ngêi thø 2 lµm mét viÖc g× ®ã, nhng lµm hay kh«ng cßn tuú thuéc vµo vµo phÝa ngêi thø 2. Do vËy cÊu tróc ®éng tõ sau chñ ng÷ 2 ph¶i lµ nguyªn thÓ bá to - C«ng thøc 1.

(1)

Subject₁ + Would rather that + Subject₂ + bare infinitive

VÝ dô:

I would rather that Jones call me tomorrow ( T«i muèn Johnes gäi ®iÖn cho t«i vµo ngµy mai - Nhng Jones cã gäi ®iÖn cho ngêi nãi hay kh«ng cßn tuú vµo Jones).

We would rather that he take this train. (§¸p chuyÕn tµu ®ã hay kh«ng cßn tuú vµo anh Êy - Hä chØ muèn vËy).

2. §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thùc hiÖn ®îc ë hiÖn t¹i (nghÜa cña c©u tr¸i víi thùc tÕ).

§éng tõ sau chñ ng÷ 2 sÏ chia ë Simple past, ®éng tõ to be sÏ ph¶i ®îc chia thµnh Were ë tÊt c¶ c¸c ng«i - C«ng thøc 2

(2)

Subject₁ + would rather that + Subject₂ + Simple past...

VÝ dô:

Henry would rather that his girlfriend worked in the same department as he does

(In fact his girlfriend doesn’t work in the same department.)

Jane would rather that it were winter now.

(It is not winter now.)

NhËn xÐt:

- Trong c¸c c©u trªn nghÜa cña vÕ thø 2 lu«n tr¸i víi thùc tÕ ë thêi ®iÓm hiÖn t¹i.

- NÕu muèn thµnh lËp thÓ phñ ®Þnh dïng

3. §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc trong qu¸ khø ( NghÜa cña c©u lµ tr¸i víi thùc tÕ.)

Trong lo¹i c©u nµy ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò thø 2 sÏ ph¶i ®îc chia ë Past perfect - C«ng thøc 1.

(1)

Subject₁ + would rather that + Subject₂ + Past perfect

VÝ dô:

Jim would rather that Jill had gone to class yesterday.

(nhng trong thùc tÕ th× Jill ®· kh«ng tíi líp ngµy h«m qua vµ ngêi nãi chØ lÊy lµm tiÔc lµ Jill ®· kh«ng tíi líp vµo ngµy h«m qua.)

NhËn xÐt: Trªn thùc tÕ nghÜa cña to wish vµ would rather that (víi nghÜa íc, mong muèn) trong trêng hîp trªn lµ gièng nhau nhng Wish ®îc sö dông trong tiÕng Anh b×nh d©n (hµng ngµy). Cßn Would rather that mang kÞch tÝnh nhiÒu h¬n.

17. C¸ch sö dông Would Like

Thµnh ng÷ nµy dïng ®Ó mêi mäc ngêi kh¸c mét c¸ch lÞch sù hoÆc diÔn ®¹t mong muèn cña m×nh mét c¸ch nh· nhÆn sau ®ã ph¶i lµ ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ cã to (infinitive).

Subject + would like + [to + verb] ...

VÝ dô:

Would you like to dance with me?

I would like to visit Hongkong.

We would like to order now, please.

The president would like to be re-elected.

They would like to study at the university.

Would you like to see a movie tonight?

Lu ý :

- NÕu hµnh ®éng ®îc x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ mÆt thêi gian hoÆc thêi gian lµ hiÖn t¹i th× dïng ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ sau like.

- Nhng nÕu thêi gian lµ kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh th× ph¶i dïng Verb+ing.

VÝ dô:

Would you like a lemonade now? (thêi gian lµ hiÖn t¹i now)

She likes watching TV every night. (thêi gian lµ kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh - chØ së thÝch hobby)

HoÆc I would like eating a steak and salad.

18. C¸ch sö dông c¸c ®éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®Ó diÔn ®¹t c¸c tr¹ng th¸i ë hiÖn t¹i.

18.1 Could/may/might.

Could/may/might + [Verb in simple form]

Cã thÓ /cã lÏ.

ChØ mét kh¶ n¨ng cã thÓ x¶y ra ë hiÖn t¹i song ngêi nãi kh«ng ch¾c. C¶ 3 ®éng tõ cã gi¸ trÞ nh nhau.

VÝ dô:

It might rain tomorrow It will possibly rain tomorrow

It may rain tomorrow = OR

It could rain tomorrow Maybe it will rain tomorrow

Chó ý:

Maybe lµ sù kÕt hîp cña may vµ be, nhng nã lµ mét tõ vµ kh«ng ph¶i lµ trî ®éng tõ. Nã ®ång nghÜa víi perhaps.

Mét sè vÝ dô vÒ Could, may, vµ might:

The president said that there might be a strike next month.

I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow. I may go to the beach or I may stay home.

(Lu ý lµ ngêi Anh thêng nãi lµ stay at home nhng ngêi Mü l¹i nãi lµ stay home.)

It might be warmer tomorrow.

I may not be able to go with you tonight.

I don’t know where Jaime is. He could be at home.

18.2 Should

Should + [Verb in simple form]

NghÜa lµ :

- Nªn ( diÔn ®¹t mét lêi khuyªn, ®Ò nghÞ hoÆc b¾t buéc nhng kh«ng m¹nh l¾m)

- Cã khi - dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t mong muèn ®iÒu g× x¶y ra.

VÝ dô:

It should rain tomorrow ( I expect it to rain tomorrow)

My check should arrive next week. ( I expect it to arrive next week).

Lu ý:

- Had better, ought to, be supposed to nãi chung lµ ®ång nghÜa víi should víi ®iÒu kiÖn lµ ®éng tõ to be ph¶i chia ë thêi hiÖn t¹i.

- be supposed to ngoµi nghÜa t¬ng ®¬ng víi should cßn mang nghÜa quy ®Þnh ph¶i, b¾t buéc ph¶i.

VÝ dô:

We are supposed to have a math test this afternoon, but it was postponed because the Professor had to attend a science conference.

( Theo quy ®Þnh lµ ....)

18.3 Must

Must + [verb in simple form]

NghÜa lµ :

- Ph¶i - b¾t buéc rÊt m¹nh (ngêi bÞ b¾t buéc kh«ng cã sù lùa chän nµo kh¸c)

VÝ dô:

One must endorse a check before one cashes it. (ngêi ta ph¶i ký sau tÊm sÐc tríc khi rót tiÒn).

George must call his insurance agent today.

A pharmacist must keep a record of the prescriptions that are filled.

An automobile must have gasoline to run.

An attorney must pass an examination before practising law.

This freezer must be kept at -20⁰.

- H¼n lµ - diÔn ®¹t mét sù suy luËn cã logic dùa trªn nh÷ng hiÖn tîng cã thËt ë hiÖn t¹i.

VÝ dô:

John’s lights are out. He must be asleep.

(We assume that John is asleep because the lights are out.)

The grass is wet. It must be raining.

(We assume that it is raining because the grass is wet.)

· Must ®îc thay thÕ b»ng have to trong nh÷ng trêng hîp sau ®©y

- §øng sau Will ë thêi t¬ng lai.

VÝ dô:

We will have to take a TOEFL test at the end of this year.

- Had to thay cho must ë qu¸ khø.

VÝ dô:

The teacher had to attend a science conference yesterday.

· ë thêi hiÖn t¹i have to ®îc thay thÕ cho must khi:

Hái xem m×nh cã bÞ buéc ph¶i lµm ®iÒu g× kh«ng hoÆc diÔn ®¹t sù b¾t buéc do kh¸ch quan mang l¹i ®Ó lµm gi¶m nhÑ tÝnh b¾t buéc cña must.

VÝ dô:

Q : Do I have to leave a deposit?

A : No, you needn’t but you have to sign in this register, I’m sorry but that’s the rule.

19. C¸ch sö dông c¸c ®éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®Ó diÕn ®¹t c¸c tr¹ng th¸i ë thêi qu¸ khø.

Could/ May/ might + have +P₂(cã lÏ ®·)

ChØ mét kh¶ n¨ng ë qu¸ khø song ngêi nãi kh«ng d¸m ch¾c.

VÝ dô:

It might have rained last night, but I’m not sure.

(Cã lÏ ®ªm qua trêi ma)

The cause of death could have been bacteria.

(Nguyªn nh©n cña c¸i chÕt cã lÏ lµ do vi trïng)

John might have gone to the movies yesterday.

(Cã lÏ John ®· tíi r¹p chiÕu bãng ngµy h«m qua)

Could + have +P₂(cã lÏ ®· cã thÓ - nhng thùc tÕ th× kh«ng)

VÝ dô:

We could have solved this problem at that time (But we couldn’t in fact)

(LÏ ra lóc ®ã chóng t«i ®· cã thÓ gi¶i quyÕt ®îc vÊn ®Ò nµy.)

Should + have + P₂(lÏ ra ph¶i, lÏ ra nªn - nhng thùc tÕ th× kh«ng)

Thµnh ng÷ nµy t¬ng ®¬ng víi Was / were / Supposed to.

Must have P₂ - H¼n lµ ®·

(ChØ sù suy luËn logic dùa trªn nh÷ng hiÖn tîng cã thËt trong qu¸ khø)

VÝ dô:

Paul did so well in his speech today that he could have rehearsed it many times this past week.

(H«m nay Paul ®· cã lêi ph¸t biÓu rÊt hay, h¼n lµ tuÇn qua nã ®· diÔn tËp rÊt nhiÒu lÇn ).

might have been verb+ ing - cã lÏ lóc Êy ®ang

(ChØ sù suy luËn logic dùa trªn nh÷ng hiÖn tîng cã thËt trong qu¸ khø)

VÝ dô:

I didn’t hear the telephone ring, I might have been sleeping at that time.

I didn’t watch that scene on television, I might have been paying attention to the argument.

must have been verb+ ing - ch¾c h¼n lóc Êy ®ang

(ChØ sù suy luËn logic dùa trªn nh÷ng hiÖn tîng cã thËt trong qu¸ khø)

VÝ dô:

I didn’t hear you knock, I must have been sleeping at that time.

I didn’t see him this morning, he must have been working in the office.

20. tÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ (adjective and adverb).

· Mét tÝnh tõ bao giê còng bæ nghÜa cho mét danh tõ vµ chØ danh tõ. Nã ®øng ngay tríc danh tõ ®ã. Trong tiÕng Anh chØ cã mét danh tõ duy nhÊt ®øng sau danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa ®ã lµ: galore ( nhiÒu, phong phó, dåi dµo).

VÝ dô:

There are errors galore in the final exam.

- Mét phã tõ bao giê còng bæ nghÜa cho:

+ Mét ®éng tõ - mét tÝnh tõ - vµ mét phã tõ kh¸c.

VÝ dô:

He runs very fast.

^verb ^adv ^adv

She is terribly beautiful.

^{Adv adj}

- Adj + ly = adv nhng ph¶i cÈn thËn v× kh«ng ph¶i bÊt cø tõ nµo cã ®u«i ly ®Òu lµ phã tõ. Mét sè c¸c tÝnh tõ còng cã tËn cïng lµ ly.

VÝ dô:

Lovely, friendly, lonely.

- Mét sè c¸c côm tõ më ®Çu b»ng giíi tõ ®Ó chØ ®Þa ®iÓm, thêi gian, ph¬ng tiÖn hµnh ®éng, t×nh huèng hµnh ®éng còng ®îc coi lµ phã tõ. VÝ dô: in the office.

- Mét sè c¸c phã tõ cã cÊu t¹o ®Æc biÖt nh soon, very, almost.

- VÞ trÝ c¸c phã tõ trong tiÕng Anh t¬ng ®èi tho¶i m¸i nhng còng cã nh÷ng phøc t¹p. Cã mét sè quy luËt nh sau:

+ C¸c phã tõ bæ ng÷ sÏ thêng xuyªn ®øng ë cuèi c©u theo thø tù u tiªn:

· chØ ph¬ng thøc hµnh ®éng (®u«i ly),

· chØ ®Þa ®iÓm (here, there, at school...),

· chØ thêi gian,

· chØ ph¬ng tiÖn hµnh ®éng,

· chØ t×nh huèng hµnh ®éng.

+ Mét phã tõ kh«ng bao giê ®îc ®øng xen vµo gi÷a ®éng tõ vµ t©n ng÷.

VÝ dô:

I have terribly a headache. (c©u sai v× phã tõ ®øng xen gi÷a ®éng tõ vµ t©n ng÷ )

+ NÕu trong c©u chØ cã phã tõ chØ thêi gian th× nã thÓ ®øng lªn ®Çu c©u.

VÝ dô:

In 1975 I graduated but I didn’t find a job.

+ C¸c phã tõ chØ tÇn sè (always, sometimes...) thêng bao giê còng ®øng tríc ®éng tõ chÝnh khi nã lµ ®éng tõ hµnh ®éng, nhng bao giê còng ®øng sau ®éng tõ to be.

VÝ dô:

- They have often visited me recently.

- He always comes in time.

Nhng: The president is always in time.

21. §éng tõ nèi.

§ã lµ c¸c ®éng tõ trong b¶ng sau.

become

remain

stay

appear

seem

sound

feel

look

smell

taste

C¸c ®éng tõ trªn cã nh÷ng ®Æc tÝnh sau:

· Kh«ng diÔn ®¹t hµnh ®éng mµ diÔn ®¹t b¶n chÊt cña sù vËt, sù viÖc, nh mµu s¾c, mïi vÞ ...

· §»ng sau chóng ph¶i lµ mét tÝnh tõ kh«ng ®îc lµ mét phã tõ.

Lu ý: c¸c cÆp ®éng tõ

appear to happen

seem = to chance ( Dêng nh)

- To appear cã thÓ thay thÕ cho to seem vµ ngîc l¹i nhng kh«ng thÓ thay thÕ cho to happen vµ to chance.

- 3 ®éng tõ to be, to become, to remain cã nh÷ng trêng hîp cã mét danh tõ hoÆc mét ng÷ danh tõ theo sau, lóc ®ã chóng mÊt ®i chøc n¨ng ®éng tõ nèi.

- 4 ®éng tõ to feel, to look, to smell vµ to taste trong mét sè trêng hîp ®ßi hái sau nã lµ danh tõ lµm t©n ng÷ vµ trë thµnh mét ngo¹i ®éng tõ. Lóc nµy chóng mÊt ®i chøc n¨ng cña mét ®éng tõ nèi vµ trë thµnh mét ®éng tõ diÔn ®¹t hµnh ®éng vµ cã quyÒn ®ßi hái 1 phã tõ ®i bæ trî (chóng thay ®æi vÒ mÆt ng÷ nghÜa).

- To feel = sê, n¾n, kh¸m xÐt.

- to look at : nh×n

- to smeel : ngöi.

- to taste : nÕm.

22. So s¸nh cña tÝnh tõ vµ danh tõ

22.1 So s¸nh b»ng.

So s¸nh b»ng chØ ra 2 thùc thÓ chÝnh x¸c gièng nhau (b»ng nhau hoÆc nh nhau) vµ ngîc l¹i nÕu cÊu tróc so s¸nh ë d¹ng phñ ®Þnh.

CÊu tróc

as ... as

adj noun

S + verb + as + + as +

adv pronoun

· NÕu lµ cÊu tróc phñ ®Þnh as thø nhÊt cã thÓ thay b»ng so.

VÝ dô:

He is not so tall as his father.

Lu ý:

Ta cÇn ph¶i nhí r»ng ®¹i tõ sau as lu«n ë d¹ng chñ ng÷.

Peter is as tall as I. You are as old as she.

Mét sè thÝ dô vÒ so s¸nh b»ng.

My book is as interesting as your.

^{TÝnh tõ}

His car runs as fast as a race car.

^{Phã tõ}

John sings as well as his sister.

^{Phã tõ}

Their house is as big as that one.

^{TÝnh tõ}

His job is not as difficult as mine. HoÆc His job is not so difficult as mine.

^{TÝnh tõ
TÝnh tõ}

They are as lucky as we

^TÝnh
tõ

· Danh tõ còng cã thÓ dïng ®Ó so s¸nh cho cÊu tróc nµy nhng tríc khi so s¸nh ph¶i x¸c ®Þnh ch¾c ch¾n r»ng danh tõ ®ã cã nh÷ng tÝnh tõ t¬ng ®¬ng nh trong b¶ng sau:

TÝnh tõ

Danh tõ

heavy, light

wide, narrow

deep, shallow

long, short

big, small

weight

width

depth

length

size

· CÊu tróc dïng cho lo¹i nµy sÏ lµ the same ... as.

noun

Subject + verb + the same + (noun) + as

pronoun

VÝ dô:

My house is as high as his

My house is the same height as his.

Lu ý:

- Do tÝnh chÊt phøc t¹p cña lo¹i c«ng thøc nµy nªn viÖc sö dông bã hÑp vµo trong b¶ng trªn.

- The same as >< different from.

My nationality is different from hers.

Our climate is different from Canada’s.

- Trong tiÕng Anh cña ngêi Mü cã thÓ dïng different than nÕu sau ®ã lµ c¶ mét c©u hoµn chØnh (kh«ng phæ biÕn).

VÝ dô:

His appearance is different from what I have expected.

= His appearance is different than I have expected.

- From cã thÓ thay thÕ b»ng to.

Mét sè thÝ dô vÒ the same vµ different from:

These trees are the same as those.

He speaks the same language as she.

Her address is the same as Rita’s.

Their teacher is different from ours.

My typewriter types the same as yours.

She takes the same courses as her husband.

22.2 So s¸nh h¬n, kÐm

- Trong lo¹i so s¸nh nµy, ngêi ta ph©n ra lµm 2 lo¹i phã tõ, tÝnh tõ ng¾n vµ phã tõ, tÝnh tõ dµi.

- §èi víi c¸c phã tõ vµ tÝnh tõ ng¾n, ta chØ cÇn céng thªm ®u«i ER vµo tËn cïng.

- §èi víi nh÷ng tÝnh tõ ng¾n cã 1 nguyªn ©m kÑp gi÷a 2 phô ©m, ta ph¶i gÊp ®«i phô ©m cuèi ®Ó kh«ng ph¶i thay ®æi c¸ch ®äc.

VÝ dô:

big - bigger.

red - redder

hot - hotter

- Nh÷ng tÝnh tõ cã tËn cïng b»ng b¸n nguyªn ©m ph¶i ®æi thµnh ier (y -ier)

VÝ dô:

happy - happier

friendly - friendlier (hoÆc more friendly than)

- Trêng hîp ngo¹i lÖ: strong - stronger.

- §èi víi tÊt c¶ c¸c phã tõ vµ tÝnh tõ dµi dïng more (nÕu h¬n) vµ dïng less ( nÕu kÐm).

VÝ dô: more beautiful, more important, more believable.

Subject + verb + + than +

adj + er

adv + er* noun

more + adj/ adv pronoun

less + adj

* cã thÓ thªm er vµo tËn cïng cña mét sè phã tõ nh: faster, quicker, sooner, vµ later.

Lu ý:

- §»ng sau phã tõ so s¸nh nh than vµ as ph¶i lµ ®¹i tõ nh©n xng chñ ng÷, kh«ng ®îc phÐp lµ ®¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷ ( lçi c¬ b¶n).

VÝ dô:

John’s grades are higher than his sister’s.

Today is hotter than yesterday.

This chair is more comfortable than the other.

He speaks Spanish more fluently than I .

He visits his family less frequently than she does.

This year’s exhibit is less impressive than last year’s.

- §Ó nhÊn m¹nh cho tÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ so s¸nh ngêi ta dïng far hoÆc much tríc so s¸nh.

Subject + verb +

far

much

adv

adj

+er

+ than

noun

pronoun

Subject + verb +

far

much

more

less

adj

adv

+ than

noun

pronoun

- Mét sè thµnh ng÷ nhÊn m¹nh : much too much

^{adv adv adj}

VÝ dô:

Harry’s watch is far more expensive than mine.

That movie we saw last night was much less interesting than the one on television.

A watermelon is much sweeter than a lemon.

She dances much more artistically than her predecessor.

He speaks English much more rapidly than he does Spanish.

His car is far better than yours.

· Danh tõ còng cã thÓ ®îc dïng ®Ó so s¸nh trong c¸c cÊu tróc b»ng hoÆc h¬n, kÐm.

- Trong cÊu tróc so s¸nh b»ng chØ cÇn x¸c ®Þnh xem danh tõ ®ã lµ ®Õm ®îc hay kh«ng ®Õm ®îc v× tríc chóng cã mét sè ®Þnh ng÷ dïng víi 2 lo¹i danh tõ ®ã.

- Trong cÊu tróc so s¸nh h¬n kÐm còng cÇn ph¶i x¸c ®Þnh xem danh tõ ®ã lµ ®Õm ®îc hay kh«ng ®Õm ®îc v× ®»ng tríc chóng cã dïng fewer (cho ®Õm ®îc), less (kh«ng ®Õm ®îc) vµ more dïng chung cho c¶ 2 (c«ng thøc díi ®©y). Do cÊu tróc nµy kh«ng phøc t¹p nªn ®îc dïng réng r·i h¬n so víi cÊu tróc so s¸nh b»ng.

Subject + verb + as + + noun + as +

many

much noun

little pronoun

few

hoÆc

more noun

Subject + verb + fewer + noun + than + pronoun

less

VÝ dô:

I have more books than she.

February has fewer days than March.

He earns as much money as his brother.

They have as few class as we.

Their job allows them less freedom than ours does.

Before pay-day, I have as little money as my brother.

22.3 So s¸nh hîp lý

Khi so s¸nh nªn nhí r»ng c¸c môc tõ dïng ®Ó so s¸nh ph¶i t¬ng ®¬ng víi nhau vÒ b¶n chÊt ng÷ ph¸p ( ngêi víi ngêi, vËt víi vËt). Do vËy 3 môc so s¸nh hîp lý sÏ lµ:

· së h÷u c¸ch

· that of (cho sè Ýt)

· those of (cho sè nhiÒu)

C©u sai: His drawings are as perfect as his instructor (c©u nµy so s¸nh drawings víi instructor)

C©u ®óng : His drawings are as perfect as his instructor’s (instructor’s = instructor’s drawings)

C©u sai: The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary. (c©u nµy so s¸nh gi÷a l¬ng cña 1 «ng gi¸o s víi mét c« th ký)

C©u ®óng: The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary. ( that of = that salary of)

C©u sai : The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than a teacher. (c©u nµy so s¸nh gi÷a duties víi teacher)

C©u ®óng: The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than those of a teacher. (those of = those duties of).

Mét sè thÝ dô vÒ so s¸nh hîp lý.

John’s car runs better than Mary’s.

(Mary’s = Mary’s car)

The climate in Florida is as mild as that of California.

(that of = that climate of )

Classes in the university are more difficult than those in the college.

(those in = the classes in )

The basketball games at the university are better than those of the high school.

(those of = the games of)

Your accent is not as strong as my mother’s.

(my mother’s = my mother’s accent)

My sewing machine is better than Jane’s.

(Jane’s = Jane’s sewing machine).

22.4 C¸c d¹ng so s¸nh ®Æc biÖt

B¶ng díi ®©y lµ mét sè d¹ng so s¸nh ®Æc biÖt cña tÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ. Trong ®ã lu ý r»ng farther dïng cho kho¶ng c¸ch, further dïng cho th«ng tin vµ nh÷ng vÊn ®Ò trõu tîng kh¸c.

TÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ

so s¸nh h¬n kÐm

so s¸nh nhÊt

far

little

much

many

good

well

bad

badly

farther

further

less

better

worse

farthest

furthest

least

most

best

worst

I feel much better today than I did last week.

The university is farther than the mall.

He has less time now than he had before.

Marjorie has more books than Sue.

This magazine is better than that one.

He acts worse now than ever before.

+ further = more.

VÝ dô:

The distance from your house to school is farther than that of mine.

He will come to the US for further education next year.

22.5 So s¸nh ®a bé

Lµ lo¹i so s¸nh gÊp rìi, gÊp ®«i, gÊp 3. Nªn nhí r»ng trong cÊu tróc nµy kh«ng ®îc dïng so s¸nh h¬n kÐm mµ ph¶i dïng so s¸nh b»ng.

Subject + verb + béi sè + as +

much

+ noun + as +

many

noun

pronoun

VÝ dô:

This encyclopedia costs twice as much as the other one.

At the clambake last week, Fred ate three times as many oysters as Barney.

Jerome has half as many records now as I had last year.

Lu ý:

- Khi dïng so s¸nh lo¹i nµy ph¶i x¸c ®Þnh râ danh tõ ®ã lµ ®Õm ®îc hay kh«ng ®Õm ®îc v× ®»ng tríc chóng cã much vµ many.

- C¸c cÊu tróc twice that much ...

many

(gÊp ®«i sè ®ã)

chØ ®îc dïng trong v¨n nãi, tuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng trong v¨n viÕt.

VÝ dô:

We had expected eighty people at the rally, but twice that many showed up. (v¨n nãi)

We had expected eighty people at the rally, but twice as many as that number showed up. (v¨n viÕt)

22.6 So s¸nh kÐp (cµng ....th× cµng)

Nh÷ng c©u nµy b¾t ®Çu b»ng mét cÊu tróc so s¸nh h¬n, vµ do ®ã mÖnh ®Ò thø 2 còng ph¶i b¾t ®Çu b»ng mét cÊu tróc so s¸nh h¬n.

The + comparative + subject + verb + the comparative + subject + verb

VÝ dô:

The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.

The higher we flew, the worse Edna felt.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel.

The sooner you leave, the earlier you will arrive at your destination.

The more + subject +verb + the + comparative + subject + verb

The more you study, the smarter you will become.

The more he rowed the boat, the farther away he got.

The more he slept, the more irritable he became.

22.7 No sooner ... than (võa míi ... th×; ch¼ng bao l©u ... th×)

NÕu thµnh ng÷ no sooner xuÊt hiÖn ë ®Çu c©u th× than ph¶i ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò 2. Lu ý r»ng trî ®éng tõ ph¶i ®øng tríc chñ ng÷ theo c«ng thøc sau:

No sooner + auxiliary + subject + verb + than + subject + verb

VÝ dô:

No sooner had they started out for California than it started to rain.

No sooner will he arrived than he will want to leave.

No sooner had she entered the building than she felt the presence of somebody else.

Lu ý:

No longer nghÜa lµ not any more (kh«ng cßn... n÷a). Kh«ng bao giê ®îc sö dông not longer trong c©u mµ nghÜa cña nã nh vËy.

John no longer studies at the university.

(John doesn’t study at the university any more).

Cynthia may no longer use the library because her card has expired.

(Cynthia may not use the library any more)

23. D¹ng nguyªn, so s¸nh h¬n vµ so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt.

PhÇn lín c¸c tÝnh tõ diÔn t¶ (tr¹ng th¸i, tÝnh c¸ch, vÎ ®Ñp...) ®Òu cã 3 d¹ng: d¹ng nguyªn (happy), d¹ng so s¸nh h¬n (happier) vµ so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt (happiest).

D¹ng nguyªn

so s¸nh

so s¸nh nhÊt

hot

interesting

sick

colorful

hotter

more interesting

sicker

more colorful

hottest

most interesting

sickest

most colorful

- D¹ng nguyªn kh«ng chØ sù so s¸nh. Nã chØ m« t¶ phÈm chÊt ®¬n thuÇn cña 1 ngêi, 1 vËt, hay mét nhãm (ngêi hoÆc vËt).

VÝ dô:

The house is big.

The flowers are fragrant.

- D¹ng so s¸nh h¬n chØ ra møc ®é m¹nh h¬n hay yÕu h¬n vÒ sù kh¸c nhau gi÷a 2 ngêi (2 vËt).

VÝ dô:

My dog is smarter than yours.

Bob is more atheletic than Richard.

Spinach is less appealing than carrots.

* Ta còng cã thÓ so s¸nh 2 thùc thÓ (ngêi hoÆc vËt) mµ kh«ng sö dông than. Trong trêng hîp nµy thµnh ng÷ of the two sÏ ®îc sö dông trong c©u (nã cã thÓ ®øng ®Çu c©u vµ sau danh tõ ph¶i cã dÊu phÈy, hoÆc ®øng ë cuèi - Xem 2 c«ng thøc díi ®©y).

Subject + verb + the + comparative + of the two + (noun)

hoÆc

of the two + (noun), + Subject + verb + the + comparative

Harvey is the smarter of the two boys.

Of the two shirts, this one is the prettier.

Please give me the smaller of the two pieces of cake.

Of the two landscapes that you have shown me, this one is the more picturesque.

Of the two books, this one is the more interesting.

Ghi nhí:

2 thùc thÓ - so s¸nh h¬n

3 thùc thÓ trë lªn - so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt

- ë cÊp ®é so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt, 3 thùc thÓ trë lªn ®îc so s¸nh víi nhau, mét trong chóng tréi h¬n hoÆc kÐm h¬n so víi c¸c thùc thÓ cßn l¹i.

In + dt®² sè Ýt

of + dt®² sè nhiÒu

adj+ est

Subject + verb + the + most + adj +

least + adj

John is the tallest boy in the family.

Deana is the shortest of the three sisters.

These shoes are the least expensive of all.

Of the three shirts, this one is the prettiest.

Lu ý:

- Sau thµnh ng÷ one of the + superlative, danh tõ ph¶i ®Ó ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu vµ ®éng tõ chia ë ng«i sè Ýt.

VÝ dô:

One of the greatest tennis players in the world is Bjon Borg.

Kuwait is one of the biggest oil producers in the world.

C¸c phã tõ kh«ng ®îc ®i kÌm bëi -er hoÆc -est. Mµ thay v× ®ã, khi ®îc dïng trong c©u so s¸nh chóng ®i cïng more hoÆc less ®èi víi cÊp so s¸nh h¬n, vµ víi most hoÆc least ®Ó thµnh lËp nªn d¹ng so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt.

D¹ng nguyªn

So s¸nh h¬n

So s¸nh h¬n nhÊt

carefully

cautiously

more carefully

less carefully

more cautiously

less cautiously

most carefully

least carefully

most cautiously

least cautiously

VÝ dô:

Sal drove more cautiously than Bob.

Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.

That child behaves the most carelessly of all.

Irene plays the most recklessly of all.

24. C¸c danh tõ lµm chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ

Trong tiÕng Anh, rÊt nhiÒu danh tõ cã thÓ lµm chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ khi chóng ®øng tríc c¸c danh tõ kh¸c (a wool coat, a gold watch, a history teacher). Danh tõ ®øng ®Çu cña sù kÕt hîp ®ãng vai trß mét tÝnh tõ, m« t¶ danh tõ thø 2 (®ãng vai trß danh tõ). TÊt c¶ c¸c danh tõ víi chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ lu«n ë d¹ng sè Ýt cho dï danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa cã ë sè nhiÒu. Sù kÕt hîp sè - danh tõ lu«n ph¶i cã dÊu g¹ch ngang ”-“.

VÝ dô:

We took a tour that lasted five weeks.

(Weeks lµm chøc n¨ng danh tõ trong c©u nµy).

We took a five-week tour.

^{Adj noun}

His subscription to that magazine is for two years.

(years : danh tõ)

He has a two-year subscription to that magazine.

^{Adj noun}

That student wrote a report that was ten pages long.

(pages : danh tõ)

That student wrote a ten-page report.

^{Adj noun}

These shoes cost twenty dollars.

These are twenty-dollar shoes.

^{Adj noun}

25. Enough víi tÝnh tõ, phã tõ vµ danh tõ

Sù thay ®æi vÞ trÝ cña enough tuú thuéc vµo viÖc nã bæ nghÜa cho 1 danh tõ, 1 tÝnh tõ, hay 1 phã tõ. Khi bæ nghÜa cho 1 tÝnh tõ hay 1 phã tõ, enough ®øng ®»ng sau:

adj

+ enough

adv

Are those French fries crisp enough for you?

^Adj

She speaks Spanish well enough to be an interpreter.

^Adv

It is not cold enough to wear a heavy jacket.

^Adj

Khi bæ nghÜa cho mét danh tõ enough ®øng ®»ng tríc.

enough + noun

Do you have enough sugar for the cake?

^noun

Jake bought enough red paint to finish the barn.

^noun

He does not have enough money to attend the concert.

^noun

Lu ý:

Danh tõ mµ enough bæ nghÜa ®«i khi kh«ng cÇn thiÕt cã mÆt trong c©u mµ kh«ng lµm thay ®æi nghÜa cña c©u.

I forgot my money. Do you have enough?

(ta hiÓu r»ng ngô ý cña ngêi nãi lµ “enough money”)

26. C¸c tõ nèi chØ nguyªn nh©n

PhÇn nµy sÏ tr×nh bµy c¸ch sö dông mét vµi c«ng cô ng÷ ph¸p chØ nguyªn nh©n.

26.1 Because/ because of

Because ( kh«ng cã of) ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã lµ mét c©u hoµn chØnh (ph¶i cã chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ). Because of ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã lµ mét danh tõ hoÆc 1 ng÷ danh tõ ( kh«ng ®îc phÐp cã ®éng tõ liªn hîp).

Subject + verb

... because +

there + verb + subject

... because of + danh tõ ( hoÆc côm danh tõ)

Lu ý:

Because of cã thÓ thay thÕ cho thµnh ng÷ due to.

Jan was worried because it had started to rain.

^{Subject verb}

Jan was worried because of the rain.

^noun

The students arrived late because there was a traffic jam.

^{verb subject}

The students arrived late because of the traffic jam.

^{noun phrase}

We have to cut down on our driving because there is an oil shortage.

^{verb subject}

We have to cut down on our driving because of the oil shortage.

^{noun phrase}

26.2 Môc ®Ých vµ kÕt qu¶ (so that- ®Ó)

C¸c mÖnh ®Ò chØ môc ®Ých ®îc ®i cïng víi liªn tõ so that. Sau so that lµ mét mÖnh ®Ò kÕt qu¶ gåm chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ. Thêi gian cña mÖnh ®Ò kÕt qu¶ ph¶i ë t¬ng lai trong mèi quan hÖ víi thêi gian cña mÖnh ®Ò chØ môc ®Ých.

Subject + verb + so that + subject + verb

Lu ý:

MÆc dï trong v¨n nãi cã thÓ chÊp nhËn kh«ng cã that nhng trong v¨n viÕt buéc ph¶i cã that.

He studied very hard so that he could pass the test.

(nã ®· häc rÊt ch¨m chØ ®Ó cã thÓ qua ®îc kú thi)

She is sending the package early so that it will arrive in time for her sister’s birthday.

Damien is practicing the guitar so that he can play for the dance.

I am learning German so that I will be able to speak it when I go to Austria next summer.

Susan drove to Miami instead of flying so that she could save money.

Will you let me know about the party so that I can make plans to attend?

26.3 Cause and effect

Nh÷ng cÊu tróc sau ®©y ®îc sö dông ®Ó chØ mèi quan hÖ nh©n qu¶.

adjective

adverb

Subject + verb + so + + that + subject + verb

Lu ý: Kh«ng sö dông mét danh tõ sau so. Cßn muèn dïng danh tõ th× xem c¸c cÊu tróc díi ®©y.

The soprano sang so well that she received a standing ovation.

Terry ran so fast that he broke the previous speed record.

Judy worked so diligently that she received an increase in salary.

The soup tastes so good that every one will ask for more.

The little boy looks so unhappy that we all feel sorry for him.

The students had behaved so badly that he was dismissed from the class.

C¸c cÊu tróc chøa c¸c bæ ng÷ cêng ®é:

Subject + verb + so + + dt ®² sè nhiÒu + that + subject + verb

The Smiths had so many children that they formed their own baseball team.

I had so few job offers that it wasn’t difficult to select one.

Subject + verb + so + + dt kh«ng ®² + that + subject + verb

He has invested so much money in the project that he cannot abandon it now.

The grass received so little water that it turned brown in the heat.

Subject + verb + such + a + adjective + dt ®² sè Ýt + that ...

hoÆc

Subject + verb + so + adjective + a + dt ®² sè Ýt + that ...

Lu ý:

Such + a + adjective thêng ®îc dïng nhiÒu h¬n trong 2 cÊu tróc trªn.

It was such a hot day that we decided to stay indoors.

HoÆc

It was so hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.

It was such an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down.

HoÆc

It was so interesting a book that he couldn’t put it down.

Subject + verb + such + adjective + + that + subject + verb

She has such exceptional abilities that everyone is jealous of her.

^{dt ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu}

They are such beautiful pictures that everybody will want one.

^{dt ®Õm
®îc sè nhiÒu}

Perry has had such bad luck that he’s decided not to gamble.

^{dt
kh«ng ®Õm ®îc}

This is such difficult homework that I will never finish it.

^{dt kh«ng ®Õm ®îc}

Lu ý: Ta kh«ng thÓ sö dông so trong cÊu tróc trªn.

Ph©n tÝch nghÜa cña c¸c cÊu tróc trªn.

vÝ dô:

It has been such a long time since I’ve seen him that I’m not sure if I will remember him

( T«i kh«ng biÕt liÖu t«i cã nhËn ®îc ra nã kh«ng v× ®· l©u l¾m råi t«i kh«ng gÆp nã.)

Nguyªn nh©n: It has been a long time.

KÕt qu¶ : I’m not sure if I will remember him.

He has so heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to travel.

( ThËt lµ khã ®èi víi anh ta trong chuyÖn ®i du lÞch bëi v× anh ta cã nhiÒu c«ng viÖc ph¶i lµm.)

Nguyªn nh©n: He has a very heavy work load.

KÕt qu¶ : It is difficult for him to travel.

Peter has such long fingers that he should play the piano.

(Peter nªn ch¬i ®µn Piano bëi v× nã cã nh÷ng ngãn tay dµi.)

Nguyªn nh©n: Peter has such long fingers.

KÕt qu¶ : He should play the piano.

Professor Sands gives such interesting lectures that his classes are never boring.

(c¸c giê häc cña gi¸o s Sands ch¼ng bao giê buån tÎ bëi v× «ng Êy thêng ®a ra nh÷ng bµi gi¶ng hÕt søc thó vÞ.)

Nguyªn nh©n: Professor Sands gives very interesting lectures.

KÕt qu¶ : His classes are never boring.

This is such tasty ice cream that I’ll have another helping.

(T«i sÏ gäi mét suÊt kem n÷a v× nã rÊt ngon.)

Nguyªn nh©n: The ice cream is very tasty.

KÕt qu¶ : I’ll have another helping.

27. Mét sè tõ nèi mang tÝnh ®iÒu kiÖn

even if + nagative verb

(cho dï ...)

You must go tomorrow even if you aren’t ready.

Whether or not + positive verb

(dï cã ... hay kh«ng)

He likes watching TV whether or not the show is god.

unless + positive verb = if ... not

(trõ phi, nÕu ... kh«ng)

If you don’t start at once, you will be late.

= You will be late unless you start at once.

But for that + unreal condition

(nÕu kh«ng th× ....)

Her father pays her fees, but for that she wouldn’t be here ( but she is here)

^{present ®iÒu kiÖn
kh«ng thùc ë hiÖn t¹i}

My car broke down, but for that I could have come in time.

^{qu¸ khø ®iÒu kiÖn
kh«ng thùc ë qu¸ khø}

otherwise + conditional sentence kÎo, nÕu kh«ng th× ....

- §iÒu kiÖn cã thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc.

We must be back before midnight, otherwise I will be locked out.

- §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thùc hiÖn ®îc.

Her father pays her fees, otherwise she couldn’t be here.

^{present ®iÒu kiÖn
kh«ng thùc ë hiÖn t¹i}

I used a computer, otherwise it would have taken longer.

^{qu¸ khø ®iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thùc ë qu¸ khø}

NhËn xÐt.

Trong tiÕng Anh hµng ngµy, ngêi ta dïng or... else ®Ó thay thÕ cho otherwise.

Provided/providing (that)

(víi ®iÒu kiÖn lµ, miÔn lµ )

You can camp here provided (that) you leave no mess.

Suppose/ supposing ? = what ... if ...?

(gi¶ sö v× sao, nÕu v× sao)

Suppose the plane is late? = what will happen if the plane is late?

- Tõ nèi nµy cßn ®îc sö dông ®Ó ®em ra lêi gîi ý.

Suppose you ask him = why don’t you ask him?

What if I’m- tao thÕ th× sao nµo

®a ra sù th¸ch thøc

Simple present

will + verb

If only + = hope that

Hy väng lµ...

If only he comes in time (hy väng anh Êy ®Õn ®óng giê)

If only he will head your advice.

Simple past

past perfect

If only + = wish that

Gi¸ mµ - tr¸i víi thùc tÕ.

If only he didn’t smoke. (but he doesn’t)

If only she had come in time. (but she didn’t)

if only + would verb - íc sao, mong sao

- dïng ®Ó diÔn ®¹t mét íc muèn ë hiÖn t¹i

If only he would drive more slowly (but he drive so fast)

hoÆc mét íc muèn v« väng ë t¬ng lai.

If only it would stop raining.

Mong sao trêi ®õng ma n÷a - nhng thùc tÕ th× trêi ®ang ma rÊt to.

28. C©u bÞ ®éng

C©u bÞ ®éng ®îc sö dông nh»m ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh vµo hµnh ®éng cña t©n ng÷ chø kh«ng nhÊn m¹nh vµo hµnh ®éng cña chñ ng÷ trong c©u chñ ®éng.

be + P₂

Ph¬ng ph¸p chuyÓn ®æi tõ c©u chñ ®éng sang c©u bÞ ®éng.

- §a t©n ng÷ cña c©u chñ ®éng lªn lµm chñ ng÷. Trong trêng hîp nÕu cã 2 t©n ng÷ ( 1 trùc tiÕp, 1 gi¸n tiÕp), muèn nhÊn m¹nh vµo t©n ng÷ nµo th× ngêi ta ®a nã lªn lµm chñ ng÷ ( nhng thßng lµ t©n ng÷ gi¸n tiÕp lµm chñ ng÷).

VÝ dô:

I gave him a book.

hay I gave a book to him.

Trong c©u nµy book lµ t©n ng÷ trùc tiÕp, him lµ t©n ng÷ gi¸n tiÕp, ta ®æi:

He was given a book by me.

- Thêi cña ®éng tõ ë c©u bÞ ®éng ph¶i tu©n theo thêi cña ®éng tõ ë c©u chñ ®éng.

- §Æt by + t©n ng÷ míi ®»ng sau tÊt c¶ c¸c t©n ng÷ kh¸c.

- to be made, to be made of ®îc lµm b»ng - chØ mét vËt ®îc lµm b»ng 1 thø nguyªn vËt liÖu.

This table is made of wood.

- to be made from: ®îc lµm b»ng - chØ mét vËt ®îc lµm b»ng 2 thø nguyªn vËt liÖu trë lªn.

- to be made out of: ®îc lµm b»ng ( dïng cho thùc phÈm)

This cake is made out of flour, egg, butter and sugar.

- Mäi biÕn ®æi vÒ thêi vµ thÓ ®Òu nh»m vµo ®éng tõ to be, cßn ph©n tõ 2 gi÷ nguyªn (xem c¸c c«ng thøc díi ®©y.)

Simple present hay simple past

are + [verb in past participle]

was

were

Chñ ®éng : Hurricanes destroy a great deal of property each year.

^{Subject present complement}

BÞ ®éng : A great deal of property is destroyed by hurricanes each year.

^{singular subject be
past participle}

Chñ ®éng : The tornado destroyed thirty houses.

^{Subject past complement}

Bi ®éng : Thirty houses were destroyed by the tornado.

^{plural
subject be past participle}

present progressive hay Past progressive

are + being + [verb in past participle]

was

were

Chñ ®éng : The committee is considering several new proposals.

^{Subject present progressive complement}

BÞ ®éng : Several new proposals are being considered by the committee.

^{plural subject auxiliary
be past participle}

Chñ ®éng : The committee was considering several new proposals.

^{Subject past progressive complement}

BÞ ®éng : Several new proposals were being considered by the committee.

^{plural subject auxiliary be past
participle}

present perfect hay Past perfect

has

have + been + [verb in past participle]

had

Chñ ®éng: The company has ordered some new equipment.

^{subject present perfect complement}

BÞ ®éng : Some new equipment has been ordered by the company.

^{Singular subject auxiliary be past participle}

Chñ ®éng : The company had ordered some new equipment before the strike began.

^{subject past perfect complement}

BÞ ®éng : Some new equipment had been ordered by the company before the strike began.

^{Singular subject auxiliary be past participle}

§éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt (modal)

modal + be + [ verb in past participle]

Chñ ®éng : The manager should sign these contracts today.

^{Subject modal + verb complement}

BÞ ®éng : These contracts should be signed by the manager today.

^{Subject
modal be past participle}

modal + perfect

modal + have + been + [ verb in past participle]

Chñ ®éng: Somebody should have called the president this morning.

^{Subject modal + perfect complement}

BÞ ®éng : The president should have been called this morning.

^{Subject modal have be past
participle}

29. §éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n

§éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n ®îc sö dông ®Ó chØ ra mét ngêi g©y cho ngêi thø hai lµm mét viÖc g× ®ã cho ngêi thø nhÊt. Mét ngêi cã thÓ g©y cho ai ®ã ph¶i lµm c¸i g× ®ã cho anh ta hoÆc cho chÞ ta qua viÖc chi tr¶ tiÒn, yªu cÇu, hoÆc cìng Ðp ngêi ®ã. C¸c ®éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n lµ: have, get, make.

29.1 Have/ get / make

MÖnh ®Ò theo sau have hoÆc get cã thÓ ë d¹ng chñ ®éng hoÆc bÞ ®éng.

To have smb do smth = to get smb to do smth

(Sai ai, khiÕn ai, b¶o ai lµm g×)

Mary had John wash the car (John washed the car.)

Mary got John to wash the car. (John washed the car.)

To have / get smth done

(®a c¸i g× ®i lµm...)

- B¶n th©n m×nh kh«ng lµm ®îc nªn nhê 1 ngêi kh¸c lµm.

VÝ dô:

Mary got the car washed. (The car was wash by somebody.)

Mary had the car washed. (The car was wash by somebody.)

I have the laundry washed. (the laundry is washed by someone)

To want / like something done

MÉu c©u hái cña 2 ®éng tõ nµy sÏ lµ:

- What do you want done to ... Anh muèn lµm g× víi ....

VÝ dô:

- What do you want done to your motorbike?

- I’d like it repaired and cleaned

hoÆc I want it repaired and cleaned.

To make smb do smth = to force smb to do smth

( buéc ai ph¶i lµm g×.)

VÝ dô:

The robber forced the teller to give him the money.

= The robber made the teller give him the money.

§éng tõ to make v¶ to cause cßn ®îc dïng theo mÉu sau:

To make/ to cause + P₂

(lµm cho ai, c¸i g× bÞ lµm sao)

VÝ dô:

Working all night on Friday made me tired on Saturday.

The hurricane caused many water front houses damaged.

- §»ng sau ®éng tõ to make cßn cã thÓ dïng 1 tÝnh tõ.

To make smb / smth + adjective

VÝ dô:

Wearing flowers made her more beautiful.

§i theo híng nµy th× ®éng tõ to find cã thÓ dïng theo c«ng thøc:

To find + smb/ smth + adjective (P₁- P₂)

NÕu lµ ph©n tõ 1 sÏ mang tÝnh chñ ®éng cßn ph©n tõ 2 mang tÝnh bÞ ®éng.

VÝ dô:

I found her quite interesting to talk to.

My sister found snakes frightening - con r¾n ®¸ng sî.

We found the boy frightened - b¶n th©n th»ng bÐ sî.

29.2 Let

Let thêng ®îc bæ sung vµ danh s¸ch c¸c ®éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n trong c¸c s¸ch ng÷ ph¸p. Nhng thùc chÊt th× nã kh«ng ph¶i lµ ®éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n. Nã nghÜa lµ allow hay permit. Ta h·y lu ý sù kh¸c nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p khi sö dông to let vµ to allow hay permit.

Let sb do smth = to sb to do smth

(cho phÐp ai, ®Ó ai lµm g×)

VÝ dô:

John let his daughter swim with her friends.

(John allowed his daughter to swim with her friends.)

(John permitted his daughter to swim with her friends.)

The teacher let the students leave class early.

The policeman let the suspect make one phone call.

Dr. Jones is letting the students hand in the papers on Monday.

Mrs. Binion let her son spend the night with a friend.

We are going to let her write the letter.

Mr. Brown always lets his children watch cartoons on Saturday mornings.

29.3 Help

Help thùc chÊt còng kh«ng ph¶i lµ mét ®éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n, nhng nãi chung ®îc xem xÐt cïng víi c¸c ®éng tõ g©y nguyªn nh©n trong c¸c s¸ch ng÷ ph¸p. Nã thêng ®i víi ®éng tõ ë d¹ng simple form (tøc lµ ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ bá to), nhng cã thÓ ®i víi ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ trong mét sè trêng hîp.

To help smb - gièng nhau vÒ nghÜa.

(gióp ai lµm g×)

VÝ dô:

John helped Mary wash the dishes.

Jorge helped the old woman with the packages (to) find a taxi.

The teacher helped Carolina find the research materials.

- NÕu t©n ng÷ sau help lµ mét ®¹i tõ v« nh©n xng mang nghÜa ngêi ta th× ngêi ta bá ®i vµ vµ bá lu«n c¶ to cña ®éng tõ ®»ng sau.

VÝ dô:

This wonderful drug helps (people to) recover more quickly.

- NÕu t©n ng÷ cña help vµ t©n ng÷ thø 2 cña ®éng tõ ®»ng sau trïng hîp nhau th× ngêi ta bá t©n ng÷ sau help vµ bá lu«n c¶ to cña ®éng tõ ®»ng sau.

VÝ dô:

The body fat of the bear will help (him to) keep him alive during hibernation.

30. Ba ®éng tõ ®Æc biÖt

- §ã lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ mµ nghÜa cña chóng sÏ h¬i biÕn ®æi nÕu ®éng tõ ®»ng sau t©n ng÷ cña nã lµ mét nguyªn thÓ bá to hay verbing.

hear

to watch somebody do something - Hµnh ®éng trän vÑn tõ ®Çu tíi cuèi.

see

hear

to watch somebody doing something - Hµnh ®éng cã tÝnh nhÊt thêi, kh«ng trän vÑn.

see

VÝ dô:

I didn’t hear the telephone ring.

I didn’t hear the telephone ringing.

I see her sing./ I see her singing.

31. CÊu tróc phøc hîp vµ ®¹i tõ quan hÖ thay thÕ

TiÕng Anh cã 2 lo¹i c©u :

- c©u ®¬n gi¶n : lµ c©u chØ cã mét thµnh phÇn vµ chØ mét thµnh phÇn còng ®ñ nghÜa.

vÝ dô:

She is standing in the way.

- C©u phøc hîp lµ c©u cã 2 thµnh phÇn chÝnh vµ phô nèi víi nhau b»ng 1 ®¹i tõ gäi lµ ®¹i tõ quan hÖ thay thÕ.

31.1 That vµ Which lµm chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô

Chóng ®øng ®Çu c©u vµ lµm chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô, thay thÕ cho danh tõ bÊt ®éng vËt ®øng tríc nã. Do vËy, nã nhÊt thiÕt ph¶i cã mÆt trong c©u.

31.2 That vµ wich lµm t©n ng÷ cña c©u phô

Chóng vÉn ®øng ë ®Çu c©u phô vµ thay thÕ cho danh tõ bÊt ®éng vËt ®øng tríc nã nhng lµm t©n ng÷. Do vËy, nã cã thÓ bá ®i ®îc.

VÝ dô:

George is going to buy the house that we have been thinking of buying.

Ngoµi ra, trong mét sè trêng hîp ngêi ta b¾t buéc ph¶i dïng that.

The + tÝnh tõ so s¸nh bËc nhÊt + danh tõ + that + mÖnh ®Ò phô

VÝ dô:

This is the best book that I have ever read before.

All/ every/ little/ no/ none/ smth + that + dependent clause

VÝ dô:

All the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.

That’s something that looks terrible.

31.3 Who lµm chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô

Nã thay thÕ cho danh tõ chØ ngêi hoÆc ®éng vËt ®øng tríc nã vµ lµm chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô. Do ®ã, nã kh«ng thÓ bá ®i ®îc.

Lu ý: TuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng that thay cho who trong trêng hîp nµy mÆc dï nã cã thÓ ®îc chÊp nhËn trong v¨n nãi.

31.4 Whom lµm t©n ng÷ cña c©u phô

Nã thay thÕ cho danh tõ chØ ngêi hoÆc ®éng vËt ®øng ngay tríc nã nhng lµm t©n ng÷ cña c©u phô. Do ®ã, nã cã thÓ bá ®i ®îc.

VÝ dô:

The man (whom) I don’t like are angry.

Lu ý: TuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng who thay thÕ cho whom trong v¨n viÕt mÆc dï trong v¨n nãi cã thÓ ®îc chÊp nhËn.

- NÕu whom lµ t©n ng÷ cña 1 ng÷ ®éng tõ bao gåm 1 ®éng tõ + 1 giíi tõ, th× lèi viÕt hoµn chØnh nhÊt lµ ®a giíi tõ ®ã lªn trªn whom.

VÝ dô:

He is the man to whom I talked yesterday.

HoÆc

The man to whom you have just talked is the chairman of the company.

- Tuy nhiªn, nÕu whom lµ t©n ng÷ cña 1 ng÷ ®éng tõ bao gåm 1 ®éng tõ + 2 giíi tõ, th× luËt trªn kh«ng ®îc tu©n theo. Hai giíi tõ ®ã vÉn ph¶i ®Æt ®»ng sau ®éng tõ.

VÝ du:

The man whom you are looking forward to is the chairman of the company.

31.5 MÖnh ®Ò phô b¾t buéc vµ mÖnh ®Ò phô kh«ng b¾t buéc

- MÖnh ®Ò phô b¾t buéc lµ lo¹i mÖnh ®Ò b¾t buéc ph¶i cã mÆt trong c©u, nÕu kh«ng c©u sÏ mÊt h¼n nghÜa ban ®Çu. Trong trêng hîp nµy kh«ng ®îc dïng which lµ chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô mµ ph¶i dïng that mÆc dï which vÉn cã thÓ ®îc chÊp nhËn. C©u phô sÏ ®øng xen vµo gi÷a c©u chÝnh vµ kh«ng t¸ch ra khái nã b»ng bÊt cø 1 dÊu phÈy nµo.

VÝ dô:

Hurricanes that are born off the coast of Africa often prove to be the most deadly.

^{Subject dependent clause main verb}

(TOEFL kh«ng b¾t lçi nµy)

- MÖnh ®Ò phô kh«ng b¾t buéc lµ lo¹i mÖnh ®Ò mang th«ng tin phô trong c©u, nÕu bá nã ®i th× c©u còng kh«ng bÞ mÊt nghÜa ban ®Çu. Do ®ã b¾t buéc ph¶i dïng which lµm chñ ng÷, kh«ng chÊp nhËn dïng that. Which cho dï cã lµ t©n ng÷ cña c©u phô còng kh«ng ®îc bá ®i, c©u ®øng xen vµo gi÷a mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh vµ t¸ch ra khái mÖnh ®Ò ®ã b»ng 2 dÊu phÈy.

VÝ dô:

This rum, which I bought in the Virgin Island, is very smooth.

(TOEFL b¾t lçi nµy)

31.6 TÇm quan träng cña dÊu phÈy trong mÖnh ®Ò phô

- Trong mÖnh ®Ò phô b¾t buéc, khi nã ng¨n c¸ch gi÷a mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh b»ng bÊt cø dÊu phÈy nµo th× danh tõ døng tríc mÖnh ®Ò phô ®ã bÞ giíi h¹n (t¬ng ®¬ng víi c©u tiÕng viÖt “chØ cã”).

VÝ dô:

The travellers who knew about the flood took another road.

(only the travellers who knew about the flood ...)

The wine that was in the cellar was ruined.

(only the wine that in the cellar ...)

- Trong mÖnh ®Ò phô kh«ng b¾t buéc, danh tõ ®øng ®»ng tríc ®¹i tõ quan hÖ thay thÕ bÞ ng¨n c¸ch víi nã bëi 1 dÊu phÈy kh«ng bÞ x¸c ®Þnh hoÆc giíi h¹n bëi mÖnh ®Ò phô ®ã (t¬ng ®¬ng víi nghÜa tiÕng viÖt “ tÊt c¶”).

VÝ dô:

The travellers, who knew about the flood, took another road.

(all the travellers knew about the flood...)

The wine, that was in the cellar, was ruined.

(all the wine in the cellar ...)

31.7 C¸ch sö dông All / both/ several / most ... + of + whom / which.

Kh«ng ®îc sö dông ®¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷ trong lo¹i c©u nµy.

VÝ dô:

Her sons, both of whom are working abroad, ring her up everynight.

The buses, all of which are full of passingers, begin pulling out of the station.

31.8 What vµ whose

+ What (the thing/ the things that) cã thÓ lµm t©n ng÷ cña c©u chÝnh vµ ®ång thêi lµm chñ ng÷ cña c©u phô.

VÝ dô:

What we are expecting is his exam result.

+ whose (cña ngêi mµ, cña con mµ)

- Thay thÕ cho danh tõ chØ ngêi hoÆc ®éng vËt ®øng tríc nã vµ chØ sù së h÷u cña ngêi hoÆc ®éng vËt ®ã ®èi víi danh tõ ®»ng sau.

VÝ dô:

I found the cat whose leg was broken.

- §èi víi bÊt ®éng vËt vÉn cã thÓ dïng whose trong nh÷ng trêng hîp b×nh thêng. Tuy nhiªn, trong nh÷ng trêng hîp tiÕng Anh quy chuÈn nªn dïng of which.

VÝ dô:

Checking accout, of which interest is quite high, is common now.

32. C¸ch lo¹i bá c¸c mÖnh ®Ò phô

- Trong nh÷ng mÖnh ®Ò phô b¾t buéc, ngêi ta cã thÓ lo¹i bá ®¹i tõ quan hÖ thay thÕ vµ ®éng tõ bo be (cïng víi c¸c trî ®éng tõ cña nã nÕu cã) trong nh÷ng trêng hîp sau ®©y:

· Khi nã ®øng tríc mét mÖnh ®Ò phô mµ cÊu tróc ®éng tõ ë thÓ bÞ ®éng.

VÝ dô:

This is the Z value which was obtained from the table areas under the normal curve.

HoÆc

This is the Z value obtained from the table areas under the normal curve.

· Tríc mét ng÷ giíi tõ (mét giíi tõ më ®Çu kÕt hîp víi c¸c danh tõ theo sau).

VÝ dô:

The beaker that is on the counter contains a solution.

HoÆc

The beaker on the counter contains a solution.

· Tríc mét cÊu tróc ®éng tõ ë thÓ tiÕp diÔn.

VÝ dô:

The girl who is running down the street might be in trouble.

HoÆc

The girl running down the street might be in trouble.

Ngoµi ra, trong mét sè trêng hîp ngêi ta cã thÓ lo¹i bá ®¹i tõ quan hÖ thay thÕ vµ ®éng tõ chÝnh, thay vµo ®ã b»ng 1 Ving nÕu nh ®¹i tõ quan hÖ ®øng s¸t ngay danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa.

VÝ dô:

Weeds that float on the surface should be removed before they decay.

Weeds floating on the surface should be removed before they decay.

- §èi víi mÖnh ®Ò phô kh«ng b¾t buéc ta cã thÓ lo¹i bá ®¹i tõ quan hÖ vµ ®éng tõ to be khi nã ®øng tríc mét ng÷ danh tõ, nhng phÇn ng÷ danh tõ cßn l¹i vÉn ph¶i ®øng trong 2 dÊu phÈy.

VÝ dô:

Mr. Jackson, who is a professor, is traveling in the Mideast this year.

hoÆc

Mr. Jackson, a professor, is traveling in the Mideast this year.

- Ngoµi ra, ta cßn cã thÓ lo¹i bá ®¹i tõ quan hÖ vµ ®éng tõ chÝnh vµ thay vµo ®ã b»ng 1 Ving khi nã ®i bæ nghÜa cho 1 t©n ng÷.

VÝ dô:

The president made a speech for the famous man who visited him.

Hay

The president made a speech for the famous man visiting him.

33. C¸ch sö dông ph©n tõ 1 trong mét sè trêng hîp ®Æc biÖt

- Khi 2 hµnh ®éng x¶y ra song song cïng mét lóc th× hµnh ®éng thø 2 ë d¹ng Ving. Hai hµnh ®éng nµy kh«ng ng¨n c¸ch víi nhau bëi bÊt kú 1 dÊu phÈy nµo.

VÝ dô:

He drives away and whistles = He drives away whistling.

- Khi hµnh ®éng thø 2 hoÆc c¸c hµnh ®éng tiÕp theo sau ®ã lµ 1 phÇn trong tiÕn tr×nh cña hµnh ®éng thø nhÊt th× hµnh ®éng thø 2 vµ c¸c hµnh ®éng theo sau ®ã ë d¹ng Ving. Nã ng¨n c¸ch víi hµnh ®éng chÝnh b»ng 1 dÊu phÈy.

VÝ dô:

She went out and slammed the door = she went out, slamming the door.

- Khi hµnh ®éng thø 2 hoÆc c¸c hµnh ®éng theo sau nã lµ kÕt qu¶ cña hµnh ®éng thø nhÊt th× hµnh ®éng thø 2 sÏ ë d¹ng Ving.

VÝ dô:

He fired two shots, killing a robber and wounding the other.

- Hµnh ®éng thø 2 kh«ng cÇn ph¶i cã chung chñ ng÷ víi hµnh ®éng thø nhÊt, nã chØ cÇn lµ kÕt qu¶ cña hµnh ®éng thø nhÊt th× còng ®· ®ñ ë d¹ng Ving.

VÝ dô:

The plane crashed, its bombs exploding when it hit the ground.

Lu ý: C¸c trêng hîp trªn ®©y thêng ®îc dïng trong v¨n viÕt.

34. C¸ch sö dông nguyªn mÉu hoµn thµnh

To have + P₂

+ to have + P₂

Should like

would like

(DiÔn ®¹t íc muèn nhng kh«ng thµnh.)

VÝ dô:

I would (should) like to have passed the test last week.

He to have seen the photos =

Should like

would like

He have liked to see the photos =

would

should

(but he couldn’t)

- Nã dïng víi mét sè ®éng tõ : To seem/ appear/ happen (dêng nh) / pretend (gi¶ vê).

- Nªn nhí r»ng hµnh ®éng cña nguyªn mÉu hoµn thµnh x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

He seems to have been an athlete = It seems that he has been an athlete.

He pretended not to have known about that.

= He pretended that he hadn’t known about that.

Dïng víi sorry.

To be sorry + to have + P2

Hµnh ®éng cña nguyªn mÉu hoµn thµnh x¶y ra tríc.

The girl were sorry to have missed the rock concert.

= The girl were sorry that they had missed the rock concert.

Dïng víi mét sè c¸c ®éng tõ sau ®©y ë thÓ bÞ ®éng.

To acknowledge, to belive, to understand, to consider, to find, to know, to report, to say, to suppose, to think.

- nªn nhí hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

He is said to have been out of the country.

It is said that he has been out of the country.

Nã cßn ®îc sö dông víi mét sè ®éng tõ : claim/ expect/ hope/ promise.

- Trong trêng hîp nµy, hµnh ®éng cña nguyªn mÉu hoµn thµnh x¶y ra sau hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh ë d¹ng t¬ng lai hoµn thµnh.

VÝ dô:

He expects to have finished the homework tonight.

= He expects that he will have finished the homework tonight.

He promised to have told me about that event.

= He promised that he would have told me about that event.

Needn’t + have + P₂

(lÏ ra kh«ng cÇn ph¶i)

VÝ dô:

You needn’t have hurried, we still have enough time now.

35. Nh÷ng c¸ch sö dông kh¸c cña that

35.1 That víi t c¸ch cña mét liªn tõ (r»ng)

- Khi that ®øng sau 4 ®éng tõ : say, tell, think, believe ngêi ta cã thÓ bá nã ®i.

VÝ dô:

John said that he was leaving next week.

Hay

John said he was leaving next week.

Henry told me that he had a lot of work to do.

Hay

Henry told me he had a lot of work to do.

- Tuy nhiªn, sau 4 ®éng tõ : mention, declare, report, state th× that kh«ng thÓ bá ®i, b¾t buéc ph¶i cã.

VÝ dô:

The mayor declared that on June the first he would announce the results of the search.

George mentioned that he was going to France next year.

The article stated that this solution was flammable.

35.2 MÖnh ®Ò cã that

Lµ lo¹i mÖnh ®Ò b¾t buéc ph¶i cã that trong c©u, nã cã thÓ dïng víi chñ ng÷ h×nh thøc it, hoÆc ®øng ®Çu c©u lµm chñ ng÷.

It + to be + adj + that + subject + verb ....

That + subject + verb +... + to be + adj

VÝ dô:

It is well known that many residents of third world countries are dying.

Hay

That many residents of third world countries are dying is well known.

Lu ý: NÕu mét c©u b¾t ®Çu b»ng 1 mÖnh ®Ò that, ta ph¶i ch¾c ch¾n r»ng c¶ 2 mÖnh ®Ò cïng chøa 1 ®éng tõ.

It surprises me that John would do such a thing.

Hay

That John would do such a thing surprises me.

It wasn’t believed until the fifteenth century that the earth revolves around the sun.

hay

That the earth revolves around the sun wasn’t believed until the fifteenth century.

It is obvious that the Williams boy is abusing drugs.

Hay

That the Williams boy is abusing drugs is obvious.

NhËn xÐt: Chñ ng÷ gi¶ it thêng ®îc dïng trong v¨n nãi cßn that ®øng ®Çu c©u ®îc dïng trong v¨n viÕt.

36. C©u gi¶ ®Þnh

Lµ lo¹i c©u mµ ngêi thø nhÊt muèn ngêi thø 2 lµm mét viÖc g× cho m×nh, nhng lµm hay kh«ng cßn tuú thuéc vµo phÝa ngêi thø 2.

36.1 C©u gi¶ ®Þnh dïng would rather that

Xem thµnh ng÷ would rather trang 49 - lo¹i c©u cã 2 chñ ng÷.

36.2 C©u gi¶ ®Þnh dïng víi ®éng tõ trong b¶ng.

B¶ng sau lµ mét sè ®éng tõ b¾t buéc ®éng tõ sau nã ph¶i ë d¹ng gi¶ ®Þnh.

advise

ask

command

decree

demand

insist

move

order

prefer

propose

recommend

request

require

stipulate

suggest

urge

- Trong c©u nhÊt ®Þnh ph¶i cã that.

- §éng tõ sau chñ ng÷ 2 ë d¹ng nguyªn thÓ bá to.

Subject₁ + verb + that + subject ₂+ [verb in simple form] ...

VÝ dô:

We urge that he leave now.

NÕu bá that ®i chñ ng÷ 2 sÏ trë thµnh t©n ng÷, ®éng tõ trë vÒ d¹ng nguyªn thÓ cã to, c©u sÏ mÊt ®i ý nghÜa gi¶ ®Þnh vµ trë thµnh c©u b×nh thêng.

VÝ dô:

We urge him to leave now.

Lu ý : Trong tiÕng Anh cña ngêi Anh (British English), tríc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ bá to cã should. Nhng trong tiÕng Anh cña ngêi Mü (American English) ngêi ta bá nã ®i.

Mét sè vÝ dô

The judge insisted that the jury return a verdict immediately.

The university requires that all its students take this course.

The doctor suggested that his patient stop smoking.

Congress has decreed that the gasoline tax be abolished.

We proposed that he take a vacation.

I move that we adjourn until this afternoon.

36.3 C©u gi¶ ®Þnh dïng víi tÝnh tõ

C¸c tÝnh tõ dïng trong c©u gi¶ ®Þnh gåm c¸c tÝnh tõ trong b¶ng díi ®©y.

advised

important

mandatory

necessary

obligatory

proposed

recommended

required

suggested

urgent

imperative

Trong c«ng thøc sau, adjective chØ ®Þnh mét trong c¸c tÝnh tõ cã trong b¶ng trªn.

it + be + adjective + that + subject + [verb in simple form ]...

^{( any tense)}

Mét sè vÝ dô:

It is necessary that he find the books.

It was urgent that she leave at once.

It has been proposed that we change the topic.

It is important that you remember this question.

It has been suggested that he forget the election.

It was recommended that we wait for the authorities.

Trong mét sè trêng hîp cã thÓ dïng danh tõ t¬ng øng víi c¸c tÝnh tõ ë trªn theo c«ng thøc sau.

it + be + noun + that + subject + [verb in simple form ]...

^{( any tense)}

VÝ dô:

It is a recommendation from a doctor that the patient stop smoking.

36.4 Dïng víi mét sè trêng hîp kh¸c

- C©u gi¶ ®Þnh cßn dïng ®îc trong mét sè c©u c¶m th¸n, thêng bao hµm c¸c thÕ lùc siªu nhiªn.

VÝ dô:

God save the queen !. Chóa phï hé cho n÷ hoµng.

God be with you ! = good bye (khi chia tay nhau)

Curse this frog !: chÕt tiÖt con cãc nµy

- Dïng víi mét sè thµnh ng÷:

· Come what may: dï cã chuyÖn g× ®i n÷a.

VÝ dô:

Come what may we will stand by you.

· If need be : nÕu cÇn

VÝ dô:

If need be we can take another road.

- Dïng víi if this be trong trêng hîp muèn nªu ra mét gi¶ ®Þnh tõ phÝa ngêi nãi nhng kh«ng thËt ch¾c ch¾n l¾m vÒ kh¶ n¨ng.

VÝ dô:

If this be proven right, you would be considered innocent.

36.5 C©u gi¶ ®Þnh dïng víi it is time

It is time (for smb) to do smth : ®· ®Õn lóc ph¶i lµm g×. (thêi gian võa vÆn, kh«ng ®a ra gi¶ ®Þnh)

VÝ dô:

It is time for me to get to the airport (just in time).

Nhng:

It is time

It is high time subject + simple past (®· ®Õn lóc - gi¶ ®Þnh thêi gian ®Õn trÔ mét chót)

It is about time

NhËn xÐt: High/ about ®îc dïng tríc time ®Ó thªm vµo ý nhÊn m¹nh.

VÝ dô:

It’s high time I left for the airport.

(it is a little bit late)

37. Lèi nãi bao hµm

§ã lµ lèi nãi kÕt hîp 2 ý trong c©u l¹i lµm mét th«ng qua mét sè thµnh ng÷.

37.1 Not only ... but also (kh«ng nh÷ng ... mµ cßn)

C¸c thµnh phÇn ®i sau 2 thµnh ng÷ nµy ph¶i t¬ng ®¬ng víi nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p, tøc lµ danh - danh, tÝnh tõ - tÝnh tõ...

Noun noun

adj adj

Subject + verb + not only + adv + but also + adv

ng÷ giíi tõ ng÷ giíi tõ

Subject + not only + verb + but also + verb

Lu ý: Th«ng thêng thµnh phÇn sau but also sÏ quyÕt ®Þnh thµnh phÇn sau not only.

VÝ dô:

He is not only handsome but also talented.

^{tÝnh tõ tÝnh tõ}

Beth plays not only the guitar but also the violin.

^{Danh tõ danh tõ}

He writes not only correctly but also neatly.

^{Adv adv}

Maria excels not only in mathematics but also in science.

^{Ng÷ giíi tõ ng÷ giíi tõ}

Paul Anka not only plays the piano but also composes music.

^{§éng tõ ®éng tõ}

37.2 As well as (còng nh, còng nh lµ)

Subject + verb + not only + + but also +

noun noun

adj adj

adv adv

ng÷ giíi tõ ng÷ giíi tõ

hoÆc

subject + verb + as well as + verb ...

VÝ dô:

Robert is talented as well as handsome.

^{TÝnh tõ tÝnh tõ}

Beth plays the guitar as well as the violin.

^{®anh tõ danh tõ}

He writes correctly as well as neatly.

^{phã tõ phã tõ}

Marta excels in mathematics as well as in science.

^{Ng÷giíi tõ ng÷ giíi tõ}

Paul Anka plays the piano as well as composes music.

^{®éng tõ ®éng
tõ}

Lu ý: Kh«ng ®îc nhÇm lÉn thµnh ng÷ nµy víi as well as cña hiÖn tîng ®ång chñ ng÷ mang nghÜa cïng víi. Nã ®i cïng víi c¸c thµnh phÇn ®»ng sau nã ®Ó t¹o thµnh 1 côm tõ, t¸ch ra khái mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh b»ng 2 dÊu phÈy vµ kh«ng ¶nh hëng g× ®Õn viÖc chia ®éng tõ.

VÝ dô:

The teacher, as well as her students, is going to the concert.

My cousins, as well as Tim, have a test tomorrow.

37.3 Both ... and ( c¶ ... lÉn )

C«ng thøc nµy dïng gièng hÖt nh trêng hîp Not only ... but also.

Lu ý : Both chØ ®îc dïng víi and kh«ng ®îc dïng víi as well as.

VÝ dô:

Robert is both talented and handsome.

^{TÝnh tõ tÝnh tõ}

Beth plays both the guitar and the violin.

^{®anh tõ danh tõ}

He writes both correctly and neatly.

^{phã tõ phã tõ}

Marta excels both in mathematics and in science.

^{Ng÷giíi
tõ ng÷ giíi
tõ}

Paul Anka both plays the piano and composes music.

^{®éng tõ
®éng tõ}

38. C¸ch sö dông to know vµ to know how

Nhòng c«ng thøc sau ®©y liªn quan tíi c¸ch sö dông ®éng tõ know. Know how lu«n ®îc sö dông ®Ó chØ mét ai ®ã cã kü n¨ng hay kh¶ n¨ng lµm viÖc g×. V× v©y, nã thêng ®îc ®i theo bëi mét ®éng tõ, vµ khi ®ã, ®éng tõ ph¶i ë d¹ng nguyªn thÓ cã to.

Subject + know how to do smth : biÕt c¸ch lµm g× nh thÕ nµo.

danh tõ

subject + know + ng÷ giíi tõ

c©u

Tuy nhiªn ®»ng sau to know how vÉn cã thÓ dïng 1 mÖnh ®Ò hoµn chØnh ®Ó chØ kh¶ n¨ng gi¶i quyÕt hoÆc viÖc b¾t buéc ph¶i lµm.

VÝ dô:

At a glance, he knew how he could solve this math problem.

Seeing the weather map, the pilot knew how he had to fly at which line.

Mét sè thÝ dô:

Bill knows how to play tennis well.

Maggie and her sister know how to prepare Chinese food.

Do you know how to get to Jerry’s house from here ?

Jason knew the answer to the teacher’s question.

No one knows about Roy’s accepting the new position.

I didn’t know that you were going to France.

39. MÖnh ®Ò nhîng bé

39.1 Despite / in spite of (mÆc dï)

In spite of

+ ng÷ danh tõ

Despite

VÝ dô:

Despite his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

In spite of his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

Jane will be admitted to the university despite her bad grades.

Jane will be admitted to the university in spite of her bad grades.

39.2 although, even though, though

Although

even though + Subject + Verb + (complement) ...

though

VÝ dô:

Although he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

Jane will be admitted to the university even though she has a bad grades.

Lu ý: NÕu though ®øng ë cuèi c©u, t¸ch ra khái c©u b»ng 1 dÊu phÈy. Khi nãi h¬i dõng l¹i mét chót, lóc ®ã nã t¬ng ®¬ng víi nghÜa “ tuy nhiªn” (however).

VÝ dô:

He promised to call me, but till now I haven’t received any call from him, though.

Mét sè thÝ dô bæ trî

In spite of the bad weather, we are going to have a picnic.

The child ate the cookie even though his mother had told him not to.

Although the weather was very bad, we had a picnic.

The committee voted to ratify the amendment despite the objections.

Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

She attended the class although she did not feel alert.

§ã lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ trong b¶ng sau:

	Néi ®éng tõ
	rise lie sit		rose lay sat	risen lain sat		rising lying sitting
Ngo¹i ®éng tõ
Raise lay set		raised laid set			raised laid set		raising laying setting

C¸c ®éng tõ nµy rÊt dÔ g©y nhÇm lÉn vÒ mÆt ng÷ nghÜa, chÝnh t¶ hoÆc ph¸t ©m, cÇn ph©n biÖt chóng b»ng ng÷ c¶nh trong c¸c c©u cô thÓ.

VÝ dô:

The sun rises early in the summer.

When the bell rings, the students rise from their seats.

When oil and water mix, oil rises to the top.

Jim rose early so that he could play golf before the others.

It must be late; the moon has risen.

Prices have risen more than ten percent in a very short time.

VÝ dô:

The students raise their hands in class.

The weighlifter raises the barbell over it’s head.

The crane raised the car out of the lake.

After studying very hard, John raised his grades substantially.

Mr. Daniels has raised his tenants’ rent another fifteen dollars.

The OPEC have raised the price of oil.

To lie : ë t¹i , n»m.

- To lie in : ë t¹i n¬i nµo.

- To lie down : n»m xuèng

- To lie on : n»m trªn.

VÝ dô:

The university lies in the Western section of town.

If the children are tired, they should lie down for a nap.

Maria Elena lay on the beach for three hours yesterday sunbathing.

( trong c©u nµy hµnh ®éng sunbath x¶y ra song song víi viÖc n»m trªn b·i biÓn nªn dïng sunbathing - nh phÇn lý thuyÕt ë trªn ®· tr×nh bµy)

The old dog just lay on the grass watching the children at play.

( 2 hµnh ®éng n»m vµ xem x¶y ra ®ång thêi nªn dïng watching....)

Don’t disturb Mary; she has lain down for a rest.

That old rug had lain in the corner for many years before it was put in the garage.

To lay (smth, smb): ®Æt, ®Ó ai ®ã, c¸i g× lªn trªn bÒ mÆt

- To lay on : ®Æt trªn.

- To lay in : ®Æt vµo.

- To lay down : ®Æt xuèng.

Lu ý: Nguyªn thÓ vµ hiÖn t¹i cña ®éng tõ nµy rÊt dÔ nhÇm lÉn víi thêi qu¸ khø cña ®éng tõ to lie, cÇn ph©n biÖt chóng theo ng÷ c¶nh.

VÝ dô:

Don’t lay your clothes on the bed.

The boy lays his books on the table every day.

The enemy soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered.

= The enemy soldiers laid down their weapons surrendering.

The children laid their toys on the floor when they had finished using them.

The students had laid their composition on the teacher’s desk before the bell rang.

The nurse laid the baby in crib.

To sit : ngåi

- To sit in : ngåi trong, ngåi ë.

- To sit on : ngåi trªn.

- To sit down : ngåi xuèng.

VÝ dô:

We are going to sit in the fifth row at the opera.

Bullfight fans sit in the shade because it is cool.

Because the weather was nice, we sat on the patio.

After swimming, Bob sat on the beach to dry off.

Nobody has sat through as many boring lectures as Peter has.

They have sat in the same position for 2 hours.

Lu ý: Kh«ng ®îc nhÇm lÉn ®éng tõ nµy víi to seat ( cã søc chøa, cã chç ngåi)

VÝ dô: This studium can seat 100.000 people.

To set : ®Æt ®Ó ( t¬ng ®¬ng víi to put).

VÝ dô:

The little girl helps her father (to) set the table every night.

The carpenters set their tools in the box at noon and go to lunch.

The botanist set her plants in the sun so that they would grow.

After carrying her son from the car, the mother set him in his crib.

Don’t set the chocolate near the oven or it will melt.

No sooner had they set the roast in the oven, than the electricity went out.

Mét sè thµnh ng÷ dïng víi c¸c ®éng tõ nµy.

· To lay off (workers, employees) - D·n thî, cho nghØ bít, cho t¹m nghØ.

· To set (broken bone) in : bã x¬ng gÉy vµo trong ...

· To set one’s arlam for + time: ®Ó ®ång hå b¸o thøc vµo lóc.

VÝ dô:

I set my alarm for 6 am everyday.

· To set fire to (smth) : lµm ch¸y.

VÝ dô:

While playing with matches, the children set fired to the sofa.

VÝ dô :

That farmer raises chickens for a living.

41. Mét sè ®éng tõ ®Æc biÖt kh¸c.

Agree to do smth ( §ång ý lµm g×)

Agree to smb’s doing smth (§ång ý víi viÖc lµm g× cña ai).

VÝ dô:

He agrees to my leaving early tomorrow morning.

· Mean to do smth: cã ý ®Þnh lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I mean to get to the top of the mount before sunrise.

· It means doing smth: bao gåm c¶ viÖc lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

He is determined to get ticket for Saturday’s game if it means standing in the line all night.

· Propose to do smth: cã ý ®Þnh lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I propose to start tomorrow.

· Propose doing smth: §Ò nghÞ lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

I proposed waiting until the police came.

· Go on doing smth: TiÕp tôc lµm viÖc g× ( ®ang bÞ bá dë)

VÝ dô:

He goes on talking about his accident.

· Go on to do smth: TiÕp tôc lµm g× (vÉn cïng mét chñ ®Ò nhng chuyÓn sang mét khÝa c¹nh kh¸c).

VÝ dô:

He goes on to tell about his accident on the trip.

He shows the position of the Island on the map and goes on to talk about it’s climate.

· Try to do smth: cè g¾ng lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

He tries to improve his English.

· Try doing smth : thö lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

They try putting wise netting all around the garden to stop entering of the livestock.

PhÇn II

TiÕng Anh viÕt.

I. C¸c lçi thêng gÆp trong tiÕng Anh viÕt.

TiÕng Anh viÕt kh¸c víi tiÕng Anh nãi ë møc ®é ®ßi hái ng÷ ph¸p vµ sö dông tõ vùng mét c¸ch chÆt chÏ ®Ó t¹o thµnh tiÕng Anh quy chuÈn (Formal written English).

42. Sù hoµ hîp cña thêi ®éng tõ.

Trong mét c©u tiÕng Anh cã 2 thµnh phÇn th× thêi cña ®éng tõ ë 2 thµnh phÇn ®ã ph¶i hoµ hîp víi nhau. Thêi cña ®éng tõ ë mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh sÏ quyÕt ®Þnh thêi cña mÖnh ®Ò phô.

Main clause

Dependent clause

Simple present

Present progressive

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra song song víi hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

I see that Harriet is writing her composition.

Do you know who is riding the bicycle?

Simple present

Will/ can/ may + verb

be going to

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra sau hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh trong mét t¬ng lai kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh ( hoÆc t¬ng lai gÇn).

VÝ du:

He says that he will look for a job next month.

I know that she is going to win that prize.

Mary says that she can play the piano.

Simple present

Simple past

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh trong mét qu¸ khø ®îc x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ mÆt thêi gian.

VÝ dô:

I hope that he arrived safely.

They think he was here last night.

Simple present

Present perfect (progressive)

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh trong mét qu¸ khø kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh cô thÓ vÒ mÆt thêi gian.

VÝ dô:

He tells us that he has been to the mountains before.

We know that you have spoken with Mike about the party.

Simple past

Past progressive

Simple past

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra song song víi hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

I gave the package to my sister when she visited us last week.

Mike visited the Prado Art Musium while he was studying in Madrid.

Simple past

Would / could / might + verb

Hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phï x¶y ra sau hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

VÝ dô:

He said that he would look for a job next month.

Mary said that she could play the piano.

Simple past

Past perfect

VÝ dô:

I hoped he had arrived safely.

They thought he had been here last night.

43. C¸ch sö dông to say, to tell.

Subject + say + (that) + subject + verb ...

Subject + tell + inderect object + (that) + subjct + verb ...

VÝ dô:

He tells me that he will be very busy today.

a story

a joke

Tell a secret

a lie (lies)

the truth

(the) time

44. Tõ ®i tríc ®Ó giíi thiÖu

Trong mét c©u cã 2 thµnh phÇn nÕu mét trong 2 thµnh phÇn ®ã cã dïng ®Õn ®¹i tõ nh©n xng dï lµ bÊt cø lo¹i ®¹i tõ nµo th× ë mÖnh ®Ò cßn l¹i ph¶i cã mét danh tõ giíi thiÖu cho nã. Danh tõ giíi thiÖu ph¶i hîp víi ®¹i tõ ®ã vÒ gièng (®ùc, c¸i), sè ( Ýt nhiÒu).

C¸c vÝ dô vÒ ®¹i tõ kh«ng cã tiÒn sö:

(Trong c©u nµy ®¹i tõ nh©n xng they kh«ng cã tiÒn sö trong c©u. Graduate school lµ mét ®¬n vÞ sè Ýt, vµ c¸c thµnh viªn trong khoa cña nã kh«ng ®îc ®Ò cËp tíi.)

C©u ®óng: The members of the admissions committee denied Henry admission to graduate school bexause they did not believe that he could handle the work load.

HoÆc lµ

Henry was denied admission to graduate school because the members of the admissions committee did not believe that he could handle the work load.

HoÆc lµ

George dislikes pliticians because he believes that they are corrupt.

C¸c vÝ dô vÒ ®¹i tõ cã tiÒn sö kh«ng râ rµng:

(Kh«ng râ rµng lµ he ¸m chØ tíi Mr. Brown hay Mr. Adams.)

HoÆc lµ

Mr. Brown said that, in order to finish the report, Mr. Adams would have to work all night.

(§¹i tõ she cã thÓ ¸m chØ tíi c¶ Janet lÉn b¹n cña c« Êy)

C¶ 2 ®¹i tõ nµy ®Òu mang nghÜa ngêi ta nhng c¸ch sö dông kh¸c nhau.

- NÕu ë trªn ®· dïng tíi ®¹i tõ one th× c¸c ®¹i tõ t¬ng øng ë díi còng ph¶i lµ one, one’s hoÆc he, his.

VÝ dô:

If one takes this exam without studying, one is likely to fail.

If one takes this exam without studying, he is likely to fail.

One should always do one’s homework.

One should always do his homework.

NÕu ë trªn ®· sö dông ®¹i tõ you th× c¸c ®¹i tõ t¬ng øng ë díi ph¶i lµ you hoÆc your.

you

You + verb... + + (verb) ...

your

VÝ dô:

If you take this exam without studying, you are likely to fail.

You should always do your homework.

TuyÖt ®èi kh«ng ®îc dïng one vµ you lÉn lén.

If one takes this exam without studying, you are likely to fail.

^{Ng«i thø 3 Ng«i thø 2}

If one takes this exam without studying, they are likely to fail.

^{Sè Ýt Sè nhiÒu}

C¸c vÝ dô bæ trî cho c¶ 2 d¹ng:

One should never tell his secrets to a gossip if he wishes them to remain secret.

You should always look both ways before you cross the street.

If one’s knowledge of English is complete, he will be able to pass TOEFL.

If you do not want your test scores reported, you must request that they be canceled.

One should always remember his family.

· hoÆc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ më ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò phô ( chØ môc ®Ých) vµ

· ng÷ danh tõ hoÆc ng÷ giíi tõ më ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò phô ®Ó chØ sù t¬ng øng.

Lu ý: Khi sö dông lo¹i c©u nµy cÇn hÕt søc lu ý r»ng chñ ng÷ cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh ®ång thêi còng lµ chñ ng÷ cña mÖnh ®Ò phô.

VÝ dô:

Incorrect: After jumping out of a boat, the shark bit the man.

(Ta hiÓu chñ ng÷ thËt cña ®éng tõ jumping lµ the man; nh vËy, ngay sau dÊu phÈy ta ph¶i ®Ò cËp tíi the man.)

Correct : After jumping out of the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.

46.1 V+ing më ®Çu mÖnh ®Ò phô

Th«ng thêng cã 5 giíi tõ më ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò phô ®øng tríc Ving ®ã lµ:

By : b»ng c¸ch, bëi

after, upon : sau khi

before : tríc khi

while : trong khi

when : khi

VÝ dô:

After preparing the dinner, Michelle will read a book.

= After Michelle finishes preparing the dinner, he will read a book.

By working a ten-hour day four days, we can have a long weekend.

Because we work a ten-hour day four days, we can have a long weekend.

While reviewing for the test, Marcia realised that she had forgotten to study the use of participal phrases.

= While Marcia was reviewing for the test, she realised that she had forgotten to study the use of participal phrases.

VÝ dô:

Having a terrible toothache, Felipe had to call his dentist for an appointment.

= Because Felipe had a terrible toothache, he had to call his dentist for an appointment.

NÕu muèn dïng phñ ®Þnh ®Æt not tríc verbing sau giíi tõ (xem c«ng thøc).

(Preposition) + (not ) +[verb + ing] ... + noun +verb ...

Nªn nhí r»ng thêi cña hµnh ®éng ë mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh sÏ quyÕt ®Þnh thêi cña hµnh ®éng ë mÖnh ®Ò phô. Hai hµnh ®éng x¶y ra song song cïng mét lóc (c«ng thøc trªn).

VÝ dô:

HiÖn t¹i: Practicing her swing everyday, Tricia hopes to get a job as a golf instructor.

Qu¸ khø : Having a terrible toothache, Felipe called the dentist for an appointment.

T¬ng lai : Finishing the letter later tonight, Sally will mail it tomorrow morning.

Trong trêng hîp hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh lÉn mÖnh ®Ò phô ®Òu x¶y ra ë qu¸ khø mµ hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh th× c«ng thøc sÏ lµ:

(not) + having + P₂..., Subject + simple past

VÝ dô:

Having finished their supper, the boys went out to play.

(After the boys had finihed their supper, they went out to play.)

Having written his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.

(After Louie had written his composition, he handed it to his teacher.)

Not having read the book, she could not answer the question.

(Because she had not read the book, she could not answer the question.)

NÕu hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò phô ë thÓ bÞ ®éng th× c«ng thøc sÏ lµ:

(not) + having been + P₂..., Subject +simple past

VÝ dô:

Having been notified by the court, Melissa reported for jury duty.

(After Melissa had been notified, she reported for jury duty.)

Having been delayed by the snowstorm, Jason and I missed our connecting flight.

(After we had been delayed by the snowstorm, we missed the connecting flight.)

Not having been notified of the change in meeting times, George arrived late.

(Because George had not been notified of the change in meeting times, he arrived late.)

XuÊt ph¸t tõ cÊu tróc trªn (ë thÓ bÞ ®éng ) ngêi ta bá having been ®i vµ chØ gi÷ l¹i Past participle (P₂)

Incorrect : Found in Tanzania by Mary Leaky, some archaeologists estimated that the three million year old fossils were the oldest human remains to be discovered.

Correct : Found in Tanzania by Mary Leaky, the three million year old fossils were estimated to be the oldest human remains to be discovered.

Incorrect : Attacked by an angry mob, the gashes in the boy’s throat were life-threatening.

(Lu ý r»ng attacked cã cïng nghÜa víi having been attacked. Chñ ng÷ thùc cña ®éng tõ attacked lµ the boy; v× vËy, viÖc ¸m chØ tíi nã ph¶i xuÊt hiÖn ngay sau dÊu phÈy.)

Correct : Attacked by an angry mob, the boy suffered life-threatening gashes in his throat.

46.3 §éng tõ nguyªn thÓ chØ môc ®Ých më ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò phô

VÝ dô:

Incorrect : To prevent cavities, dental floss should be used daily after brushing one’s teeth.

Correct : To prevent cavities, one should use dental floss daily after brushing one’s teeth.

46.4 Ng÷ danh tõ hoÆc ng÷ giíi tõ më ®Çu mÖnh ®Ò phô chØ sù t¬ng øng.

VÝ dô:

Incorrect : A competitive sport, gymnast has to perform before a panel of judges who use their knowledge to determine which participant will win.

Correct : In a competitive sport, gymnast has to perform before a panel of judges who use their knowledge to determine which participant will win.

· §øng ngay tríc danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa.

· Hµnh ®éng ph¶i ë thÕ chñ ®éng

· Hµnh ®éng ®ang ë thÓ tiÕp diÔn.

· §øng ngay tríc danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa

· Hµnh ®éng ph¶i ë thÓ bÞ ®éng

· Hµnh ®éng ®ã ph¶i x¶y ra tríc hµnh ®éng cña mÖnh ®Ò chÝnh.

Lu ý: Mét sè c¸c ®éng tõ nh to interest, to bore, excited vµ frighten. Khi dïng ph¶i cÈn thËn xem hµnh ®éng ®ã ë chñ ®éng hay bÞ ®éng.

48. Thõa (redundancy)

Mét c©u trong ®ã th«ng tin trong c©u ®îc lÆp l¹i mµ kh«ng cÇn thiÕt ®îc gäi lµ thõa. Sau ®©y lµ mét sè côm tõ thõa mµ ta cÇn biÕt ®Ó tr¸nh sö dông.

Advance forward

Proceed forward

Progress forward

return back

revert back

sufficent enough

compete together

reason ... because

Join together.

Repeat again

new innovations

matinee performance

same identical

two twins

the time when

the place wherre

advance, proceed, vµ progress tÊt c¶ nghÜa lµ “tiÕn lªn phÝa tríc”. V× vËy, forward lµ kh«ng cÇn thiÕt (thõa)

return vµ revert nghÜa lµ “trë vÒ hoÆc tr¶ l¹i” v× vËy back lµ kh«ng cÇn thiÕt (thõa)

c¸c tõ nµy lµ ®ång nghÜa. Nªn sö dông 1 trong 2.

C¸c tõ nµy chØ ra cïng 1 vÊn ®Ò. MÉu chuÈn lµ reason... that.

Join cã nghÜa lµ” ®em l¹i cho nhau”, “s¸t c¸nh bªn nhau”, hay “trë thµnh 1 bé phËn hay thµnh viªn cña ....“ nªn together ë ®©y lµ thõa.

matinee nghÜa lµ” buæi biÓu diÔn ban chiÒu”. Nªn performance lµ thõa.

C¸c tõ nµy ®ång nghÜa.

Twins nghÜa lµ “ hai anh em hay 2 chÞ em”

Ngêi Anh kh«ng nãi the time when mµ chØ dïng 1 trong 2.

VÝ dô: It is the time you must leave.

Ngêi Anh kh«ng nãi the place where mµ chØ dïng 1 trong 2.

VÝ dô: It is the place I was born.

Mét sè vÝ dô:

The army advanced after the big battle.

Hay

The army moved forward after the big battle.

The peace talks advanced.

Hay

The peace talks progressed.

We have sufficent money to buy the new dress.

They have enough time to eat a sandwich before going to work.

The teacher proceeded to explain the lesson.

John and his brother are competing in the running games.

The teacher asked us to join the students who were cleaning the room.

Mary repeated the question slowly so that Jim would understand.

Besides the two evening showings, there will also be a matinee.

The reason I want to take that class is that the professor is supposed to be very eloquent.

(Lý do t«i tham dù vµo líp häc ®ã lµ «ng gi¸o s rÊt cã tµi hïng biÖn.)

This is where I left him.

That was the time I hit a home run.

Khi th«ng tin trong mét c©u ®îc ®a ra díi d¹ng liÖt kª ra hµng lo¹t th× c¸c thµnh phÇn ®îc liÖt kª ph¶i t¬ng ®¬ng víi nhau vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p (danh - danh, tÝnh tõ - tÝnh tõ).

Nªn nhí r»ng th«ng thêng th× thµnh phÇn ®Çu tiªn sau ®éng tõ sÏ quyÕt ®Þnh c¸c thµnh phÇn cßn l¹i.

Tuy nhiªn nÕu thêi gian trong c©u kh¸c nhau th× c¸c hµnh ®éng trong c©u ph¶i theo quy luËt thêi gian vµ nguyªn t¾c song song kh«ng ®îc ¸p dông.

VÝ dô:

She is a senior, studies every day, and will graduate a semester early.

50. Th«ng tin trùc tiÕp vµ th«ng tin gi¸n tiÕp

VÝ dô:

He said “ I bought a new motorbike for myself yesterday”

Cßn trong c©u gi¸n tiÕp, th«ng tin ®i tõ ngêi thø nhÊt qua ngêi thø 2 vµ ®Õn ngêi thø 3. Do vËy cã sù biÕn ®æi vÒ mÆt ng÷ ph¸p.

VÝ dô:

He said he had bought a new motorbike for myself the day before.

· Lïi ®éng tõ ë vÕ thø 2 xuèng 1 cÊp so víi ë møc ban ®Çu (lïi vÒ thêi).

· ChuyÓn ®æi tÊt c¶ c¸c ®¹i tõ chØ thÞ, phã tõ chØ thêi gian theo b¶ng quy ®Þnh.

B¶ng ®æi ®éng tõ

Direct speech	Indirect speech
Simple present	Simple past
Present progressive	Past progressive
Present perfect (Progressive)	Past perfect (Progressive)
Simple past	Past perfect
will /shall	would / should
Can / may	Could / might

B¶ng ®æi c¸c lo¹i tõ kh¸c.

This, these	That, those
here, overhere	there, overthere
today	that day
yesterday	the day before
the day before yesterday	two days before
tomorrow	the following day/ the next day
the day after tomorrow	in two days’ time
next + thêi gian (week, year ...)	the following + thêi gian (week, year...)
last + thêi gian (week, year ...)	the privious + thêi gain (week, year...)
thêi gian + ago	thêi gian + before/ the privious +thêi gian

- NÕu lµ nãi vµ thuËt l¹i x¶y ra trong cïng mét ngµy th× kh«ng cÇn ph¶i ®æi thêi gian.

VÝ dô:

At breakfast this morning he said “ I will be very busy today”

At breakfast this morning he said he would be very busy today.

- ViÖc ®iÒu chØnh logic tÊt nhiªn lµ cÇn thiÕt nÕu lêi nãi ®îc thuËt l¹i sau ®ã 1 hoÆc 2 ngµy.

VÝ dô:

thø 2 Jack nãi víi Tom:

I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. (tøc lµ thø 4 Jack sÏ rêi ®i)

NÕu Tom thuËt l¹i lêi nãi cña Jack vµo ngµy h«m sau (tøc lµ thø 3) th× Tom sÏ nãi:

Jack said he was leaving tomorrow.

NÕu Tom thuËt l¹i lêi nãi cña Jack vµo ngµy tiÕp theo (ngµy thø 4) th× Tom sÏ nãi:

Jack said he was leaving today.

Bring

build

buy

cut

draw

feed

tell

find

get

give

hand

leave

lend

write

make

offer

owe

paint

pass

pay

promiss

read

sell

send

show

teach

for

- C¸ch dïng trùc tiÕp ®Æt t©n ng÷ gi¸n tiÕp ngay sau ®éng tõ vµ sau ®ã ®Õn t©n ng÷ trùc tiÕp, giíi tõ to vµ for mÊt ®i, c«ng thøc sau:

- NÕu c¶ 2 t©n ng÷ ®Òu lµ ®¹i tõ nh©n xng th× kh«ng ®îc dïng c«ng thøc trùc tiÕp (tøc lµ c«ng thøc thø nhÊt ®îc sö dông).

VÝ dô:

Correct : They gave it to us.

Incorrect: They gave us it.

- §éng tõ to introduce vµ to mention kh«ng bao giê ®îc dïng c«ng thøc trùc tiÕp mµ ph¶i dïng c«ng thøc gi¸n tiÕp.

To introduce sb/smth to sb

to mention smth to sb

Mét sè thÝ dô bæ trî

John gave the essay to his teacher.

John gave his teacher the essay.

The little boy brought some flowers for his grandmother.

The little boy brought his grandmother some flowers.

I fixed a drink for Maria.

I fixed Maria a drink.

He drew a picture for his mother.

He drew his mother a picture.

He lent his car to his bother.

He lent his brother his car.

We owe several thousand dollars to the bank.

We owe the bank several thousand dollars.

Trong tiÕng Anh cã nh÷ng trêng hîp phã tõ kh«ng ®øng ë vÞ trÝ b×nh thêng cña nã mµ ®¶o lªn ®øng ®Çu c©u nh»m nhÊn m¹nh vµo hµnh ®éng cña chñ ng÷.

Trong trêng hîp ®ã ng÷ ph¸p cã thay ®æi, ®»ng sau phã tõ ®øng ë ®Çu c©u lµ trî ®éng tõ råi míi ®Õn chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ chÝnh (c«ng thøc sau).

hardly

rarely

seldom + auxiliary + subject + verb ...

never

only ...

VÝ dô :

Never have so many people been unemployed as today.

^{Phã tõ trî ®éng tõ chñ ng÷ ®éng tõ}

(so many people have never been unemployed as today.)

Hardly had he fallen asleep when he began to dream of far-away lands.

^{Phã tõ t®t chñ ng÷
®éng tõ}

(He had hardly fallen asleep when he dream of far-away lands.)

Rarely have we seen such an effective actor as he has proven.

^{Phã tõ trî ®éng tõ chñ ng÷
®éng tõ}

(we have rarely seen such an effective actor as he has proven.)

Seldom does the class let out early.

^{Phã tõ trî ®éng tõ chñ ng÷ ®éng tõ}

Only by hard work will we be able to accomplish this great task.

^{Phã tõ trî ®éng tõ chñ
ng÷ ®éng tõ}

(We will be able to accomplish this great task only by hard work.)

· In/ under no circumstances : Dï trong hoµn c¶nh nµo còng kh«ng.

VÝ dô:

In / under no circumstances should you lend him the money.

(dï trong bÊt cø trêng hîp nµo anh còng kh«ng nªn cho nã vay tiÒn.)

· On no account : Dï bÊt cø lý do nµo còng kh«ng.

VÝ dô:

On no account must this switch be toughed.

(dï víi bÊt cø lý do nµo anh còng kh«ng ®îc ®éng vµo æ c¾m nµy)

· So + adj + auxiliary + S + v + that. .... ®Õn nçi mµ ....

VÝ dô:

So difficult did she get a job that she had to stay home for an year.

So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950 of its possible 3,500 passengers. (Nh÷ng ngêi chñ cña con tµu ®· qu¸ tin tëng ®Õn nçi mµ hä chØ trang bÞ xuång cøu ®¾m cho 950 trong sè 3,500 hµnh kh¸ch mµ con tµu cã thÓ t¶i ®îc - chÝch trong bµi ®äc vÒ tµu Titanic).

(C« Êy kiÕm ®îc viÖc lµm mét c¸ch khã kh¨n ®Õn nçi c« Êy ®· ph¶i ngåi nhµ 1 n¨m trêi)

· Only in this way : ChØ cã b»ng c¸ch nµy.

VÝ dô:

Only in this way could you solve the problem.

(ChØ cã b»ng c¸ch nµy th× cËu míi gi¶i ®îc vÊn ®Ò hãc bóa nµy.)

· Nagative, ... , nor + auxiliary + S + v.... ( ... mµ còng ch¼ng/ mµ còng kh«ng ...)

VÝ dô:

He didn’t have any money, nor did he know anybody from whom he could borrow.

( Nã ch¼ng cßn ®ång nµo c¶ mµ nã còng ch¼ng biÕt ai mµ nã cã thÓ hái vay.)

Mét trong 2 bµi thi ng÷ ph¸p cña TOEFL ®îc ®a ra díi d¹ng mét c©u cho s½n cßn bá dë vµ díi ®ã lµ 4 c©u ®Ó ®iÒn vµo. Trong 4 c©u ®ã chØ cã 1 c©u ®óng. §Ó chän ®îc c©u ®óng ®ã ta cÇn tiÕn hµnh c¸c bíc sau:

1. Ph¶i kiÓm tra c¸c lçi ngø ph¸p, bao gåm:

a- Sù hoµ hîp gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ.

b- ViÖc sö dông c¸c tÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ.

c- VÞ trÝ cña c¸c bæ ng÷ theo thø tù:

+ chØ ph¬ng thøc hµnh ®éng

+ chØ ®Þa ®iÓm

+ chØ thêi gian

+ chØ ph¬ng tiÖn hµnh ®éng

+ hoµn c¶nh hµnh ®éng.

d- Sù phèi hîp gi÷a c¸c th× cña ®éng tõ.

e- Xem xÐt viÖc sö dông hîp lý c¸c ®¹i tõ.

a- Ph¶i lo¹i bá nh÷ng c©u tr¶ lêi bao gåm 1 thµnh ng÷ tuy kh«ng sai nhng dµi, trong khi ®ã l¹i cã 1 tõ kh¸c ng¾n h¬n ®Ó thay thÕ.

Nhng lu ý r»ng cã nh÷ng phã tõ kh«ng cã h×nh thøc ®u«i ly hoÆc nÕu cã sÏ mang nghÜa kh¸c, nªn ph¶i dïng theo c¸ch : mét côm thµnh ng÷ ( nh÷ng tÝnh tõ cã ®u«i ly)

VÝ dô:

Freshly kh¸c víi in a fresh mener (t¬i).

Minh ho¹

This food is only delicious when eaten in a fresh mener (khi ¨n t¬i).

He had a dozen fresh-laid egges (trøng võa míi ®Î)

Angel (n) : Thiªn thÇn.

Angle (n) : Gãc.

Cite (v) : TrÝch dÉn. In her term paper, Janis had to cite many references.

Site (n) : Khu ®Êt ( ®Ó x©y dùng). The corner of North Main and Mimosa Streets will be the site of the new shopping center.

Sight (n) : 1- Khe ng¾m, tÇm ng¾m. Through the sight of the rifle, the soldier spotted the enemy.

(n) 2- c¶nh tîng. Whatching the landing of the space’s capsule was a pleasant sight.

(v) 3- ThÊy, quan s¸t thÊy We sighted a ship in the bay.

Costume (n) QuÇn ¸o, trang phôc lÔ héi.

VÝ dô:

It is a custom in Western Europe for little boys to wear shorts pants to school.

Decent (adj) : 1- ®øng ®¾n, tÒ chØnh.

2- t¬m tÊt, tèt

VÝ dô:

When one appears in court, one must wear decent clothing.

Descent (n) : 1- leo xuèng, trÌo xuèng.

VÝ dô:

The mountain climbers found their descent more hazardous than their ascent.

2- nguån gèc, dßng dâi.

VÝ dô:

Vladimir is of Russian descent.

Dessert (n) : Mãn tr¸ng miÖng.

VÝ dô:

We had apple pie for dessert last night.

Desert (n) : sa m¹c.

VÝ dô:

It is difficult to live in the desert without water.

Desert (v) : bá, bá mÆc.

VÝ dô:

After deserting the post, the soldier ran away from the camp.

Ngîc nghÜa víi nã lµ earlier (®îc dïng ë simple past).

VÝ dô:

We went to the movies and later had ice cream at Dairy Isle.

The latter >< the former

C¸i thø 2, ngêi thø 2 >< c¸i thø nhÊt, ngêi thø nhÊt.

VÝ dô:

Germany and England both developed dirigibles for use during World war II, the latter primarily for coastal reconnaissance. (latter = England).

Loose (adj) : láng >< tight : chËt

VÝ dô:

after dieting, Marcy found that her clothes had become so loose that she had to buy a new wardrobe.

Lose (v) : 1- ®¸nh mÊt, thÊt l¹c.

VÝ dô:

Mary lost her glasses last week.

2- thua, thÊt b¹i.

VÝ dô:

If Harry doesn’t practice his tennis more, he may lose the match.

Passed (v - qu¸ khø cña pass) :

1- tr«i qua, qua ®i.

VÝ dô:

Five hours passed before the jury reached its verdict.

2- ®i qua, ®i ngang qua.

VÝ dô:

While we were sitting in the park, several of our friends passed us.

3- thµnh c«ng, vît qua ®îc.

VÝ dô:

The students are happy that they passed their exams.

Past (adj) : 1- ®· qua, dÜ v·ng.

VÝ dô:

This past week has been very hectic for the students returning to the university.

2- tríc ®©y.

VÝ dô:

In the past, he had been a cook, a teacher, and a historian.

Peace (n) : hoµ b×nh, sù trËt tù, sù yªn æn, sù yªn lÆng, sù thanh b×nh.

VÝ dô:

Peace was restored to the community after a week of rioting.

Piece (n) : Mét mÈu, 1 m¶nh.

VÝ dô:

Heidi ate a piece of chocolate cake for dessert.

Principal (n) : 1- hiÖu trëng (trêng tiÓu häc vµ trung häc).

VÝ dô:

The principal called a faculty meeting.

(adj) 2- chÝnh, chñ yÕu.

VÝ dô:

An anthropologist, who had worked with the indigenous tribes in Australia, was the principal speaker at Friday’s luncheon.

Principle (n) : Nguyªn t¾c, luËt lÖ.

VÝ dô:

Mr. Connors is a man who believes that truthfulness is the best principle.

Quiet (adj) : yªn ¾ng, yªn ¶, im lÆng,tÜnh mÞch.

VÝ dô:

The night was so quiet that you could hear the breeze blowing.

Quite (adv) : 1- hoµn toµn.

VÝ dô:

Louise is quite capable of taking over the household chores while her mother is away.

2- h¬i, mét chót.

VÝ dô:

He was quite tired after his first day of classes.

Quit (v) : dõng.

VÝ dô:

Herman quit smoking on his doctor’s advice.

Stationary (adj) : cè ®Þnh, kh«ng di chuyÓn, tÜnh t¹i.

VÝ dô:

The weatherman said that the warm front would be stationary for several days.

Stationery (n) : GiÊy viÕt ®Æc biÖt, v¨n phßng phÈm.

VÝ dô:

Lucille used only monogrammed stationary for correspondence.

VÝ dô:

Today’s weather is better than yesterday’s.

Then (adj) : sau ®ã ( ®îc dïng sau 1 thêi ®iÓm ®· ®îc ®Ò cËp).

VÝ dô:

First, Julie filled out her schedule; then, she paid her fees.

Their (adj) : tÝnh tõ së h÷u sè nhiÒu.

VÝ dô:

Their team scored the most points during the game.

There (adv) : 1- ë ®ã, ë ®»ng kia.

VÝ dô:

Look over there between the trees.

2- ®îc sö dông víi be ®Ó chØ ra sù hiÖn diÖn, sù cã mÆt, sù tån t¹i.

VÝ dô:

There is a book on the teacher’s desk.

They’re (®¹i tõ + ®éng tõ): viÕt t¾t cña they are.

VÝ dô:

They’re leaving on the noon flight to Zurich.

To (giíi tõ) : ®i tíi, cho tíi, tíi tËn lóc.

VÝ dô:

Go to the blackboard and write out the equation.

Two (n hoÆc adj) - hai.

VÝ dô:

Two theories have been proposed to explain that incident.

Too (adv) 1- qu¸.

VÝ dô:

This morning was too cold for the children go to swimming.

2- còng, còng vËy.

VÝ dô:

Jane went to the movie, and we did too.

Weather (n): thêi tiÕt.

VÝ dô:

Our flight was delayed because of bad weather.

Whether (liªn tõ): nªn ch¨ng (chØ ra 1 lùa chän).

VÝ dô:

Because of gas shortage, we do not know whether we will go away for our vacation or stay home.

Whose (®¹i tõ) - tÝnh tõ hay ®¹i tõ quan hÖ së h÷u.

VÝ dô:

The person whose name is drawn first will win the grand prize.

Who’s ( ®¹i tõ quan hÖ + ®éng tõ) : viÕt t¾t cña who + is hoÆc who + has.

VÝ dô:

Who’s (who is) your new biology professor ?

Scott is the attorney who’s (who has) been reviewing this case.

Your (adj) - së h÷u cña you.

VÝ dô:

We are all happy about your accepting the position with the company in Baltimore.

You’re (®¹i tõ + ®éng tõ) - ViÕt t¾t cña you + are.

VÝ dô:

You’re going to enjoy the panorama from the top of the hill.

C¸c tõ cã ®iÓm gièng nhau dÔ nhÇm lÉn.

Accept (v) : chÊp nhËn.

VÝ dô:

Professor Perez will accept the chairmanship of the humanities department.

Except (gt) : ngo¹i trõ (1 vËt hay 1 ngêi).

VÝ dô:

Everyone is going to the convention exept Bob.

Access (n) : s½n cã, c¸ch truy cËp vµo.

VÝ dô:

The teacher had no access to the students’files, which were locked in the principal’s office.

Excess (adj) : 1- dåi dµo, phong phó, d thõa.

We paid a surcharge on our excess baggage.

(n) 2- Lîng bæ xung, phô.

VÝ dô:

The demand for funds was in excess of the actual need.

Advice (n) : lêi khuyªn, t vÊn.

VÝ dô:

If you heed the teacher’s advice, you will do well in your studies.

Advise (v) : ®a ra lêi khuyªn, hoÆc t vÊn.

The Congress advised the president against signing the treaty at that time.

Affect (v) : T¸c ®éng.

VÝ dô:

The doctors wanted to see how the medication would affect the patient.

Effect (n) : 1- KÕt qu¶ hoÆc hËu qu¶.

VÝ dô:

The children suffered no ill effects from their long plane ride.

(v) 2- T¹o hiÖu qu¶.

VÝ dô:

To effect a change in city government we must all vote on Tuesday.

Again (adv): 1 lÇn n÷a, lÆp l¹i ( 1 hµnh ®éng).

VÝ dô:

Mike wrote to the publishers again, inquiring about his manuscript.

Against (giíi tõ) : 1- chèng l¹i, ph¶n ®èi ai ®ã hoÆc c¸i g× ®ã.

VÝ dô:

The athletic director was against our dancing in the new gym.

2- kÒ bªn, bªn c¹nh.

VÝ dô:

The boy standing against the piano is my cousin Bill.

Already (adv) : s½n sµng.

VÝ dô:

Jan’s plane had already landed before we got to the airport.

All ready (noun + adj): §· chÈn bÞ s½n sµng ®Ó lµm g×.

VÝ dô:

We are all ready to go boating.

Among (giíi tõ): ChØ ra mèi quan hÖ trong (hoÆc sù lùa chän tõ) 3 hay nhiÒu ngêi (nhiÓu vËt) - trong sè.

VÝ dô:

It was difficult to select a winner from among so many contestants.

Between (giíi tõ) : chØ ra mèi quan hÖ (sù lùa chän) gi÷a 2 thùc thÓ.

VÝ dô:

Between writing her book and teaching, Mary Ellen had litte time for anything else.

Lu ý : cÊu tróc between ... and còng cã thÓ ®îc dïng ®Ó chØ vÞ trÝ chÝnh x¸c cña 1 quèc gia n»m gi÷a c¸c quèc gia kh¸c.

VÝ dô:

ViÖtnam lies between China, laos and cambodia.

Beside (giíi tõ) : bªn c¹nh ®ã.

VÝ dô:

There is a small table beside the bed.

Besides (giíi tõ hoÆc phã tõ): ngoµi ra, còng, h¬n n÷a.

VÝ dô:

I have five history books here besides the four that I left at home.

Aside (adv) : ®Æt sang 1 bªn.

VÝ dô:

Harry sets money aside every payday for his daughter’s education.

Compare (v) + with: so víi (®Ó chØ ra sù gièng nhau, sù t¬ng ®ång).

VÝ dô:

Sue compared her new school with the last one she had attended.

Contrast (v) + with: chØ ra sù t¬ng ph¶n (kh¸c nhau).

VÝ dô:

In her composition, Marta chose to contrast life in a big city with that of a small town.

Consecutive (adj) : Liªn tôc ( kh«ng cã tÝnh ng¾t qu·ng).

VÝ dô:

Today is the tenth consecutive day of unbearable heat wave.

Successive (adj) : liªn tôc (cã tÝnh ng¾t qu·ng).

VÝ dô:

The United States won gold medals in two successive Olympic Games.

Considerable (adj): ®¸ng kÓ.

VÝ dô:

Even thought Marge had considerable experience in the field, she was not hired for the job.

VÝ dô:

It was very considerate of Harry to send his hostess a bouquet of flowers.

Credible (adj) : cã thÓ tin ®îc.

VÝ dô:

His explanation of the rescue at sea seemed credible.

Creditable (adj) : vÎ vang, ®¸ng ca ngîi, ®¸ng khen.

VÝ dô:

The fireman’s daring rescue of those trapped in the burning was a creditable deed.

ViÖc ngêi lÝnh cøu ho¶ d¸m x«ng vµo cøu nh÷ng ngêi bÞ nhèt trong ®¸m ch¸y lµ viÖc lµm ®¸ng khen ngîi.

Credulous (adj): c¶ tin, nhÑ da.

VÝ dô:

Rita is so credulous that she will accept any excuse you offer.

Detract (v) : lµm gi¶m (gi¸ trÞ, uy tÝn).

VÝ dô:

Molly’s nervousness detracted from her singing.

Distract (v) : lµm l·ng quªn, lµm mÊt tËp trung.

VÝ dô:

Please don’t distract your father while he is balancing the chequebook.

Device (n): mét ph¸t minh hay 1 kÕ ho¹ch, thiÕt bÞ, dông cô, m¸y mãc.

VÝ dô:

This is a clever device for cleaning fish without getting pinched by the scales.

Devise (v) : nghÜ ra, s¸ng chÕ ra.

VÝ dô:

The general devised a plan for attacking the enemy camp at night while the soldiers were celebrating.

Elicit (v) : rót ra, moi ra, thu håi l¹i, rót l¹i

VÝ dô:

The prosecutor’s barrage of questions finally elicited the truth from the witness.

Illicit (adj) : bÊt hîp ph¸p.

VÝ dô:

The politician’s illicit dealings with organized crime caused him to lose his government position.

Emigrant (n) : ngêi di c (®éng tõ lµ Emigrate from : di c tõ).

VÝ dô:

After world war II, many emigrants left Europe to go to the United States.

Immigrant (n) : ngêi nhËp c (®éng tõ lµ Immigrate into ).

VÝ dô:

The United States is a country composed of immigrants.

Example (n) : thÝ dô, dÉn chøng.

VÝ dô:

Picasso’s Guermica is an excellent example of expressionism in art.

Sample (n) : mÉu.

VÝ dô:

My niece loves to go to supermarket because the dairy lady always gives her a sample of cheese.

VÝ dô:

He formerly worked as a professor, but now he is a physicist.

Formally (adj) 1- tÒ chØnh (¨n mÆc).

VÝ dô:

At the resort we were required to dress formally for dinner every night.

ë n¬i ®«ng ngêi ngêi ta yªu cÇu chóng t«i ¨n mÆc chØnh tÒ vµo tÊt c¶ c¸c b÷a ¨n tèi.

2- chÝnh thøc.

VÝ dô:

She has formally requested a name change.

Hard (adj): 1- khã.

VÝ dô: The test was so hard that nobody passed.

2- cøng.

VÝ dô: The stadium’s seats were hard, so we rented a cushion.

3- (phã tõ) ch¨m chØ, rÊt nç lùc.

VÝ dô: They worked hard on the project.

Hardly (adv) : hÇu nh kh«ng.

VÝ dô: He had so much work to do after the vacation that he hardly knew where to begin.

Helpless (adj) : V« väng, tuyÖt väng.

I could not speak their language, I felt helpless trying to understand the tourists’ plight.

Useless (adj) : v« dông.

An umbrella is useless in a hurricane.

« sÏ trë nªn v« dông trong trËn b·o.

House (n) vµ Home (n) : nhiÒu khi ®îc sö dông lÉn lén, nhng cã sù kh¸c biÖt vÒ ng÷ nghÜa.

1- House ¸m chØ tíi toµ nhµ hoÆc c«ng tr×nh kiÕn tróc.

The Chapmans are building a new house in Buckingham Estates.

2- Home ¸m chØ tíi bÇu kh«ng khÝ trong ng«i nhµ. Home lµ n¬i tr¸i tim ë.

Imaginary (adj): Tëng tîng, kh«ng cã thËt.

Since Ralph has no brother or sisters, he has created an imaginary playmate.

Imaginative (adj) : phong phó trÝ tëng tîng, giµu trÝ tëng tîng.

Star Wars was created by an highly imaginatve writer.

Immortal (adj) : bÊt tö.

The immortal works of Shakespeare are still being read and enjoyed three centuries after their writing.

Their immoral behavior in front of the students cost the teachers their jobs.

Implicit (adj) : ngÇm, Èn tµng, tiÒm tµng, tuyÖt ®èi, hoµn toµn.

Our supervisor has implicit faith in our ability to finish the project on time.

Ngêi gi¸m s¸t dù ¸n cã niÒm tin tuyÖt ®èi vµo kh¶ n¨ng hoµn tÊt dù ¸n ®óng thêi h¹n cña chóng t«i.

Explicit (adj) : râ rµng, chÝnh x¸c.

The professor gave explicit instructions for carrying out the research project.

Industrial (adj) : [thuéc] c«ng nghiÖp.

Paul had an industrial accident and wa in the hospital for three months.

Industrious (adj): cÇn cï, siªng n¨ng.

Mark was such an industrious student that he received a four-year scholarship to the university.

Inflict (v) : kÕt ¸n, b¾t ph¶i chÞu.

Because the prisoners had created a riot and had assaulted several guards, the warden inflicted several punishments on all the participants.

Afflict (v) : lµm sÇu n·o, lµm ®au khæ.

During the Middle Ages, millions of people were afflicted by the plague.

(vµo thêi trung cæ, hµng triÖu ngêi ®· bÞ ng· bÖnh v× n¹n dÞch.)

Inspiration (n): c¶m høng (s¸ng t¹o, häc tËp, kh¸m ph¸).

Thomas A. Edison, inventor of the phonograph, said that an idea was ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent inspiration.

(Thomas A. Edison, nhµ ph¸t minh ra chiÕc kÌn, nãi r»ng 1 ý tëng lµ 99% må h«i c«ng søc vµ chØ 1% c¶m høng s¸ng t¹o).

Aspiration (n) : 1- kh¸t väng, nguyÖn väng.

Gail’s lifelong aspiration has been that of becoming a doctor.

2- sù hÝt thë.

To pronounce certain words, proper aspiration is necessary.

Intelligent (adj) : th«ng minh.

Dan was so intelligent that he received good grades without ever having to study.

Intelligible (adj) : dÔ dµng, dÔ hiÓu.

The science teacher’s explanations were so intelligible that students had no problems doing their assignments.

Intellectual (n) : 1- trÝ thøc.

Because Fabian is an intellectual, he finds it difficult to associate with his classmates who are less intelligent.

2- (adj): kh«n ngoan, tµi trÝ, uyªn b¸c.

John was involved in an intellectual conversation with his old professor.

Intense (adj) : m¹nh, d÷ déi, m·nh liÖt.

Last winter’s intense cold almost depleted the natural gas supply.

Before going to Mexico, Phil took an intensive course in Spanish.

Late (adj, adv): 1-kh«ng ®óng giê, muén.

Professor Carmichael hates to see his students arrive late.

2- (adj) qu¸ cè.

Her late husband was the author of that book.

I haven’t seen Burt lately. He must be extremely busy with his research.

Learn (v) : häc.

The new cashier had to learn how to operate the computerised cash register.

Teach (v) : d¹y.

The instructor is teaching us how to program computers.

Lend (v) vµ Loan (v) : cho vay - cã thÓ dïng lÉn ®îc.

Jill loaned (lend) me her red dress to wear to the dance.

Borrow (v) : vay.

I borrowed Jill’s red dress to wear to the dance.

Liquefy (v) : tan ra, ch¶y ra.

The ice cream began to liquefy in the intense heat.

Liquidate (v) : trõ khö, thanh to¸n, thanh lý.

The foreign agent tried to liquidate the traitor before he passed the information to his contacts.

Lonely (adj) : c« ®¬n..

After her husband’s death, Debbie was very lonely and withdrawn.

Sau c¸i chÕt cña chång, Debbie rÊt c« ®¬n vµ khã tÝnh.

Alone (adj) : mét m×nh.

After losing in the Olympic tryouts, Phil asked to be left alone.

Near (giíi tõ hoÆc phã tõ): gÇn.

My biology class meets near the Student Union.

Nearly (adv): hÇu hÕt, gÇn nh, suýt n÷a.

We were nearly hit by the speeding car on the turnpike.

Chóng t«i suýt n÷a th× bÞ mét xe tèc ®é cao hóc vµo trªn xa lé.

Observation (n): sù quan s¸t, sù theo dâi.

The ancient Egyptians’ observation of the heavently bodies helped them know when to plant and harvest.

There will be numerous parades and displays of the fireworks in observance of Independece Day.

Persecute (v) : ngîc ®·i, hµnh h¹.

Throughout history many people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs.

Prosecute (v): truy tè.

Shoplifters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Preceed (v): ®øng tríc.

Weather Service warnings preceeded the hurricane.

Proceed (v): tiÕp tôc (mét c«ng viÖc bÞ bá dë).

After the fire drill, the teacher proceeded to explain the experiment to the physics class.

Quantity (n) : sè lîng (®îc dïng víi danh tõ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc).

A large quantity of sand was removed before the archeologists found the prehistoric animal bones.

Number (n): sè lîng (®îc sö dông víi danh tõ ®Õm ®îc).

A number of artefacts were found at the excavation site.

Remember (v) : nhí l¹i, nhí, nghÜ vÒ.

I do not remember what time he asked me to call. You don’t remember, do you?

Remind (v) : nh¾c nhë ai, lµm cho nhí l¹i.

Please remind me to call Henry at 7 o’clock tonight.

Henry reminds me of my uncle.

Sensible (adj) : cã ãc ph¸n ®o¸n tèt.

When it is raining hard, sensible people stay indoors.

Sensitive (adj) : nhËy c¶m.

Stephen cannot be out in the sun very long because he has very sensitive skin and burns easily.

Special (adj) : ®Æc biÖt.

Meyer’s Department Store will have a special sale for their charge customers.

Especially (adv) : ®Æc biÖt.

Rita is especially tatented in the fine arts. She has a special talent for playing music by ear.

Use (n): ¸p dông, sö dông.

The salesman said that regular use of fertilizer would ensure a greener, healthier lawn.

Usage (n) : c¸ch sö dông.

Norm Crosby’s usage of English vocabulary in his comedy routine is hilarious.

54. C¸ch sö dông giíi tõ.

ViÖc sö dông giíi tõ lµ rÊt khã v× hÇu hÕt c¸c kh¸i niÖm vÒ giíi tõ ®Òu cã nh÷ng ngo¹i lÖ. C¸ch tèt nhÊt ®Ó häc chóng lµ minh ho¹ b»ng h×nh ¶nh xem chóng thùc hiÖn chøc n¨ng nh thÕ nµo so víi c¸c giíi tõ kh¸c vµ ®Ó häc nh÷ng øng dông chung nhÊt ®Þnh vµ nh÷ng thµnh ng÷ sö dông c¸c giíi tõ kh¸c nhau.

S¬ ®å díi ®©y sÏ ®em l¹i cho b¹n 1 ý niÖm chung vÒ c¸ch sö dông giíi tõ. Tuy nhiªn, nã kh«ng gióp ®îc b¹n hiÓu nh÷ng thµnh ng÷ chøa giíi tõ nhÊt ®Þnh. §èi víi nh÷ng thµnh ng÷ mµ tù nã kh«ng nãi lªn nghÜa cña nã th× nghÜa cña nã sÏ ph¶i häc thuéc. Nghiªn cøu c¸c c©u vÝ dô ®Ó hiÓu nghÜa cña mçi thµnh ng÷. C¸c giíi tõ vµ thµnh ng÷ nµy rÊt quan träng trong tÊt c¶ c¸c phÇn cña TOEFL.

Above, over

to from

through

into out of

Below, under

54.1 During - trong suèt (hµnh ®éng x¶y ra trong mét qu·ng thêi gian)

during for + time (chØ tr¹ng th¸i).

VÝ dô:

During our vacation, we visited many relatives across the country.

During the summer, we do not have to study.

54.2 From (tõ) >< to (®Õn).

Dïng cho thêi gian vµ ®Þa ®iÓm.

From a time to a time

a place a place

He lived in Germany from 1972 to 1978.

We drove from Atlanta to New York in one day.

From time to time : thØnh tho¶ng, ®«i khi.

VÝ dô:

We visit the art museum from time to time.

54.3 Out of (ra khái) >< into (di vµo)

· be (run) out of + danh tõ : hÕt, kh«ng cßn.

· be out of town : ®i v¾ng.

Mr. Adams cannot see you this week because he is out of town.

· be out of date (cò, lçi thêi) >< be up to date (míi, cËp nhËt, hîp thêi)

Don’t use that dictionary. It is out of date. Find one that is up to date.

· be out of work : thÊt nghiÖp.

I have been very unhappy since I have been out of work.

· be out of the question : kh«ng thÓ ®îc.

Your request for an extension of credit is out of the question.

· be out of order: háng.

We had to use our neighbour’s telephone because ours was out of order.

54.4 by

· §éng tõ chØ chuyÓn ®éng + by = ®i ngang qua.

· §éng tõ tÜnh + by = ë gÇn, ë bªn.

· by + thêi gian cô thÓ : tríc lóc.

VÝ dô: We usually eat supper by six o’clock in the evening.

VÝ dô: Romeo and Juliet was writen by William Shakespeare.

· By + ph¬ng tiÖn giao th«ng (bus/ plane/ train/ car/ ship/ bike).

VÝ dô: We traveled to Boston by train.

· By then : tríc lóc ®ã.

VÝ dô: I will graduate from the university in 1997. By then, I hope to have found a job.

· By way of = via : theo ®êng.

VÝ dô: We are driving to Atlanta by way of Baton Rouge.

· By the way : 1- t×nh cê.

VÝ dô: By the way, I’ve got two tickets for Saturday’s game. Would you like to go with me?

· By far + tÝnh tõ so s¸nh : (dïng ®Ó nhÊn m¹nh).

VÝ dô: This book is by far the best on the subject.

· By accident / by mistake : t×nh cê. >< on purpose (cè t×nh).

VÝ dô: Nobody will receive a check on Friday because the wrong cards were put into the computer by accident.

54.5 In (ë trong, ë t¹i) - nghÜa x¸c ®Þnh h¬n at

· In a room/ building/ drawer/ closet : bªn trong ...

VÝ dô: Your socks are in the drawer.

· In + n¨m/ th¸ng.

VÝ dô: His birthday is in April. I will begen class in 1998.

· In time : ®óng giê -võa vÆn.

VÝ dô: We arrived at the airport in time to eat before the plane left.

· In the street: díi lßng ®êng.

VÝ dô: The children were warned not to play in the street.

· In the morning / afternoon/ evening : vµo buæi s¸ng/ buæi chiÒu/ buæi tèi.

VÝ dô: I have a dental appointment in the morning, but I will be free in the afternoon.

· In the past/ future: trong qu¸ khø/ t¬ng lai.

VÝ dô: In the past, attendance at school was not compulsory, but it is today.

· In future : tõ nay trë ®i.

VÝ dô: I will spend much time on learning English in future because the TOEFL test is coming.

· In the beginning/ end. : tho¹t ®Çu/ rèt cuéc = at first/ at last.

VÝ dô: Everyone seemed unfriendly in the beginning but in the end everyone made friends.

· In the way : ch¾n ngang lèi, ®ç ngay lèi.

VÝ dô: He could not park his car in the driveway because another car was in the way.

· Once in a while : thØnh tho¶ng, ®«i khi.

VÝ dô: Once in a while, we eat dinner at Chiness restaurant.

· In no time at all: trong nh¸y m¾t, trong 1 tho¸ng.

VÝ dô: George finishes his assignment in no time at all.

· In the meantime = meanwhile : trong lóc ®ã.

VÝ dô: We start school in several weeks, but in the meantime, we can take a trip.

· In the middle : ë gi÷a (®Þa ®iÓm).

VÝ dô: Grace stood in the middle of the room looking for her friend.

· In the + sè thø tù + row : ë hµng ghÕ thø.

VÝ dô: We are going to sit in the fifteen row of the auditorium.

· In the event that : trong trêng hîp.

VÝ dô: In the event that you win the prize, you will be notified by mail.

· In case : ®Ó phßng khi, ®Ó ngé nhì.

VÝ dô: I will give you the key to the house so you will have it in case I arrive a little late.

· Be/ get in touch/ contact with : tiÕp xóc, liªn l¹c, gÆp gì víi ai.

VÝ dô: It’s very difficult to get in touch with Jenny because she works all day.

54.6 on

· On + thø trong tuÇn/ ngµytrong th¸ng.

VÝ dô: I will call you on Thursday. His birthday is on February 3.

· On + a/the + ph¬ng tiÖn giao th«ng (bus/ plane/ train/ ship/ bike).

VÝ dô: It’s two late to see Jane; she’s already on the plane. I came to school this morning on the bus.

· On a street : ë t¹i phè.

VÝ dô: I lives on 1^st Ngäc kh¸nh.

· On + the + sè thø tù + floor: ë tÇng thø.

VÝ dô: My girlfriend lives on the fourth floor of an old building by my house.

· On time : ®óng giê (bÊt chÊp hoµn c¶nh bªn ngoµi).

VÝ dô: Despite the bad weather, our plane left on time.

· On the corner (of two street) : gãc gi÷a 2 phè.

VÝ dô: My house is on the corner of Ngäc kh¸nh street and Trém cíp street.

On the corner at the corner in the corner

· On the sidewalk : trªn vØa hÌ.

VÝ dô: Don’t walk in the street, walk on the sidewalk.

· On the way : trªn ®êng tíi >< on the way back to: trªn ®êng trë vÒ.

VÝ dô: We can stop at the grocery store on the way to their house.

· On the right/ left : ë bªn tr¸i/ bªn ph¶i.

VÝ dô: Paul sits on the left side of the room and Dave sits on the right.

· On television/ (the) radio: trªn truyÒn h×nh/ trªn ®µi ph¸t thanh.

VÝ dô: The president’s “State of the Union Address” will be on television and on the radio tonight.

· On the telephone (on the phone): nãi trªn ®iÖn tho¹i, gäi ®iÖn tho¹i, nhµ cã m¾c ®iÖn tho¹i.

VÝ dô: Is your house on the telephone ? - nhµ cËu cã m¾c ®iÖn tho¹i kh«ng?

Janet will be here soon; she is on the telephone.

· On the whole = in general : nãi chung.

VÝ dô: On the whole, the rescue mission was well executed.

· On the other hand: tuy nhiªn.

· on the one hand ... on the other hand : mét mÆt ... mÆt kh¸c.

VÝ dô: The present perfect aspect is never used to indicate a specific time; on the other hand, the simple past tense is.

· On sale 1- for sale : cã b¸n, ®Ó b¸n.

2- b¸n h¹ gi¸.

VÝ dô: The house will go on sale this weekend.

The regular price of the radio is $39.95, but today it’s on sale for $25.

· On foot: ®i bé.

VÝ dô: My car would not start so I came on foot.

54.7 at - ë t¹i (thêng lµ bªn ngoµi, kh«ng x¸c ®Þnh b»ng in)

VÝ dô: Jane is at the bank.

· At + sè nhµ.

VÝ dô: George lives at 565 16^th Avenue.

· At + thêi gian cô thÓ.

VÝ dô: The class begin at 5:15.

· At + home/ school/ work : ë nhµ/ ë trêng/ ®ang lµm viÖc.

VÝ dô: Charles is at work and his roommate is at school. At night, they are usually at home.

· At + noon/ night: vµo ban tra/ vµo ban ®ªm.

at noon (Mü) : ®óng 12h tra.

· At least : tèi thiÓu >< at most : tèi ®a.

VÝ dô: We will have to spend at least two weeks doing the experiments.

· At once : ngay lËp tøc.

VÝ dô: Please come home at once.

· At times : thi tho¶ng, ®«i khi.

VÝ dô: At times, it is difficult to understand him because he speaks too fast.

· At present/ the moment = now + thêi tiÕp diÔn.

Lu ý: 2 giíi tõ trªn t¬ng ®¬ng víi presently nhng ph¶i cÈn thËn khi sö dông phã tõ nµy v× ë nh÷ng vÞ trÝ kh¸c nhau sÏ mang nh÷ng nghÜa kh¸c nhau.

Presently + sentence : Ngay sau ®ã.

VÝ dô: Presently he heard her living home.

Subject + presently + verb : HiÖn nay.

VÝ dô: She is presently working on her PhD degree. - HiÖn nay c« Êy ®ang lµm luËn ¸n tiÕn sÜ triÕt häc.

VÝ dô: She is studying at the moment.

· At first : tho¹t ®Çu >< at last : vÒ sau.

VÝ dô: Jane was nervous at first, but later she felt more relaxed.

· At the beginning/ at the end of : ë ®Çu/ ë cuèi ( dïng cho ®Þa ®iÓm/ thêi gian).

Mét sè thµnh ng÷ ®Æc biÖt dïng víi giíi tõ.

· On the beach: trªn b·i biÓn.

VÝ dô: We walked on the beach for several hours last night.

· In place of = instead of : thay cho, thay v×.

VÝ dô: Sam is going to the meeting in place of his brother, who has to work.

VÝ dô: She was supposed to come this morning, but she went to the lab instead.

· For the most part : chñ yÕu.

VÝ dô: The article discuses, for the most part, the possibility of life in other planets.

· In hopes of + Ving = hoping to + verb = hoping that + sentence.

VÝ dô: John called his brother in hopes of finding somebodyto watch his children.

· Of course : ch¾c ch¾n, tÊt nhiªn.

VÝ dô: If you study the material very thoroughly, you will have no trouble on the examination.

· Off and on : dai d¼ng, t¸i håi, tõng chËp mét.

VÝ dô: It rained off and on all day yesterday.

· All of a sudden: bÊt th×nh l×nh.

VÝ dô: When we were walking through the woods, all of a sudden, we heard a strange sound.

· For good = for ever : vÜnh viÔn, m·i m·i.

VÝ dô: Helen is leaving Chicago for good.

55. Ng÷ ®éng tõ.

§ã lµ nh÷ng ®éng tõ kÕt hîp víi 1,2 hoÆc ®«i khi 3 giíi tõ. Khi kÕt hîp ë d¹ng nh vËy, ng÷ nghÜa cña chóng thay ®æi h¼n so víi nghÜa ban ®Çu.

· To break off: chÊm døt, c¾t ®øt, ®o¹n tuyÖt.

VÝ dô: As a result of the recent, unprovoked attack, the two countries broke off their diplomatic relations.

· To bring up: nªu ra, ®a ra.

VÝ dô: The country commissioner brought up the heated issue of restricting on-street parking.

· Call on : 1- yªu cÇu.

VÝ dô: The teacher called on James to write the equation on the blackboard.

2- ghÐ th¨m, ®Õn th¨m.

VÝ dô: The new minister called on each of the families of his church in order to become better acquainted with them.

· Care for: 1- thÝch (take care of).

VÝ dô: Because Marita doesn’t care for dark colors, she buys only brightly colored clothes.

2- tr«ng nom, s¨n sãc (take care for).

VÝ dô: My neighbors asked me to care for their children after school.

· Check out : 1- Mîn s¸ch (th viÖn).

VÝ dô: I went to the library and checked out thirty books last night for my research paper.

2- xem xÐt, ®iÒu tra.

VÝ dô: This photocopy machine is not working properly. Could you check out the problem?

· Check out of : lµm thñ tôc (®Ó ra khái kh¸ch s¹n, s©n bay, nhµ ga) >< check into : lµm thñ tôc ®Ó vµo s©n bay, kh¸ch s¹n...

· Check (up) on : ®iÒu tra.

VÝ dô: The insurance company decided to check up on his driving record before insuring him.

· Close in on : tiÕn l¹i gÇn, ch¹y l¹i gÇn.

VÝ dô: In his hallucinatory state, the addict felt that the walls were closing in on him.

· Come along with: ®i cïng víi.

VÝ dô: June came along with her supervisor to the budget meeting.

· Come down with : M¾c ph¶i 1 c¨n bÖnh.

VÝ dô: During the summer, many people come down with intestinal disorders.

· Count on = depent on = rely on : tr«ng cËy vµo, dùa vµo, nhê vµo.

VÝ dô: Maria was counting on the grant money to pay her way through graduate school.

· Do away with = eliminate = get rid of : tèng khø, lo¹i bá, trõ khö.

VÝ dô: Because of the increasing number of broblems created after the football games, the director has decided to do away with all sports activities.

· Draw up : so¹n th¶o (1 hîp ®ång, 1 kÕ ho¹ch).

A new advertising contract was drawn up after the terms had been decided.

· Drop out of : bá (®Æc biÖt bá häc gi÷a chõng).

VÝ dô: This organization has done a great deal to prevent young people from dropping out of school.

56. Sù kÕt hîp cña c¸c danh tõ, ®éng tõ vµ tÝnh tõ víi c¸c giíi tõ

RÊt nhiÒu danh tõ, ®éng tõ, vµ c¸c tÝnh tõ ®îc ®i kÌm víi c¸c giíi tõ nhÊt ®Þnh. Tuy nhiªn, còng cã nhiÒu ngo¹i lÖ. Sau ®©y sÏ liÖt kª mét sè danh tõ, ®éng tõ, vµ tÝnh tõ mµ chóng thêng xuyªn hiÖn diÖn víi c¸c giíi tõ kÌm theo.

Nouns + prepositions

equivalent of

quality of

pair of

number of

reason for

sample of

example of

exception for

possibility of

C¸c danh tõ cho trong b¶ng sau cã thÓ ®i víi hoÆc for hoÆc of.

fear

method

hatred

need

means

VÝ dô:

The quality of this photograph is poor.

I saw a sample of her work and was quite impressed.

They have yet to discover a new method of/ method for analyzing this information.

§éng tõ + giíi tõ.

Decide on

detract from

emerge from

participate in

confide in

plan on

engage in

escape from

remove from

pay for

depend on

approve of

succeed in

mingle with

rely on

Chó ý: Kh«ng ®îc nhÇm lÉn gi÷a to cña mét ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ víi giíi tõ to. Mét sè ®éng tõ cã thÓ hoÆc ®

1.1 Danh tõ ®Õm ®­îc vµ kh«ng ®Õm ®­îc.

1.2 Qu¸n tõ a (an) vµ the

1.3 C¸ch sö dông Other vµ another.

1.4 C¸ch sö dông litter/ a litter, few/ a few

1.5 Së h÷u c¸ch

1.6 Some, any

2. §éng tõ ( verb)

2.1 HiÖn t¹i (present)

2.1.2 HiÖn t¹i tiÕp diÔn (present progressive)

2.1.3 Present perfect ( hiÖn t¹i hoµn thµnh)

2.1.4 HiÖn t¹i hoµn thµnh tiÕp diÔn ( preset perfect progressive)

2.2 Qu¸ khø ( Past)

2.2.2 Qu¸ khø tiÕp diÔn (Past progresive).

2.2.3 Qu¸ khø hoµn thµnh (past perfect).

2.2.4 Qu¸ khø hoµn thµnh tiÕp diÔn (past perfect progressive).

2.3 T­¬ng lai

2.3.2 T­¬ng lai tiÕp diÔn ( future progressive)

2.3.3 T­¬ng lai hoµn thµnh (future perfect)

3. Sù hoµ hîp gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ.

3.1 Chñ ng÷ ®øng t¸ch khái ®éng tõ.

3.2 C¸c danh tõ lu«n ®ßi hái ®éng tõ vµ ®¹i tõ sè it.

3.3 C¸ch sö dông none, no

3.6 C¸ch sö dông A number of/ the number of

3.7 C¸c danh tõ lu«n dïng ë sè nhiÒu.

3.8 C¸ch dïng c¸c thµnh ng÷ There is, there are

4. §¹i tõ

4.1 §¹i tõ nh©n x­ng chñ ng÷ (Subject pronoun)

4.2 §¹i tõ nh©n x­ng t©n ng÷

4.3 TÝnh tõ së h÷u

4.4 §¹i tõ së h÷u

4.5 §¹i tõ ph¶n th©n (reflexive pronoun)

5.1 §éng tõ nguyªn thÓ lµm t©n ng÷

5.2 Ving dïng lµm t©n ng÷

5.3 3 ®éng tõ ®Æc biÖt

5.4 C¸c ®éng tõ ®øng ®»ng sau giíi tõ

5.5 VÊn ®Ò ®¹i tõ ®i tr­íc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ hoÆc Ving lµm t©n ng÷.

6. C¸ch sö dông ®éng tõ b¸n khiÕm khuyÕt need vµ dare

6.2 Dare

7. C¸ch dïng ®éng tõ to be + infinitive

8. C©u hái

8.2 C©u hái th«ng b¸o

8.2.1 who vµ what lµm chñ ng÷.

8.2.2 Whom vµ what lµ t©n ng÷ cña c©u hái

8.2.3 C©u hái dµnh cho c¸c bæ ng÷ (when, where, why, how)

8.3 C©u hái gi¸n tiÕp (embedded questions)

8.4 C©u hái cã ®u«i

9. Lèi nãi phô ho¹ kh¼ng ®Þnh vµ phñ ®Þnh.

9.2 Lèi nãi phô ho¹ phñ ®Þnh

10. C©u phñ ®Þnh

11. MÖnh lÖnh thøc

11.1 MÖnh lÖnh thøc trùc tiÕp.

11.2 MÖnh lÖnh thøc gi¸n tiÕp.

12. §éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt.

12.1 DiÔn ®¹t thêi t­¬ng lai.

12.2.2 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®­îc ë thêi hiÖn t¹i.

12.2.3 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®­îc ë thêi qu¸ khø.

12.2.4 C¸c c¸ch dïng ®Æc biÖt cña Will, would vµ sould trong c¸c mÖnh ®Ò if

13.1 Thêi hiÖn t¹i

13.2 Thêi qu¸ khø.

14. C¸ch sö dông ®éng tõ To hope vµ to wish.

14.1 Thêi t­¬ng lai.

14.2 Thêi hiÖn t¹i

14.3 Thêi qu¸ khø.

15. C¸ch sö dông thµnh ng÷ used to vµ get/be used to

15.2 get / be used to.

16. C¸ch sö dông thµnh ng÷ Would rather

16.1 Lo¹i c©u cã mét chñ ng÷.

16.2 Lo¹i c©u cã 2 chñ ng÷

17. C¸ch sö dông Would Like

18. C¸ch sö dông c¸c ®éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®Ó diÔn ®¹t c¸c tr¹ng th¸i ë hiÖn t¹i.

18.2 Should

18.3 Must

19. C¸ch sö dông c¸c ®éng tõ khiÕm khuyÕt ®Ó diÕn ®¹t c¸c tr¹ng th¸i ë thêi qu¸ khø.

20. tÝnh tõ vµ phã tõ (adjective and adverb).

21. §éng tõ nèi.

22. So s¸nh cña tÝnh tõ vµ danh tõ

22.2 So s¸nh h¬n, kÐm

22.3 So s¸nh hîp lý

22.4 C¸c d¹ng so s¸nh ®Æc biÖt

22.5 So s¸nh ®a bé

1.1 Danh tõ ®Õm ®îc vµ kh«ng ®Õm ®îc.

2.3 T¬ng lai

2.3.2 T¬ng lai tiÕp diÔn ( future progressive)

2.3.3 T¬ng lai hoµn thµnh (future perfect)

4.1 §¹i tõ nh©n xng chñ ng÷ (Subject pronoun)

4.2 §¹i tõ nh©n xng t©n ng÷

5.5 VÊn ®Ò ®¹i tõ ®i tríc ®éng tõ nguyªn thÓ hoÆc Ving lµm t©n ng÷.

12.1 DiÔn ®¹t thêi t¬ng lai.

12.2.2 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi hiÖn t¹i.

12.2.3 §iÒu kiÖn kh«ng thÓ thùc hiÖn ®îc ë thêi qu¸ khø.

14.1 Thêi t¬ng lai.

33. C¸ch sö dông ph©n tõ 1 trong mét sè trêng hîp ®Æc biÖt

36.4 Dïng víi mét sè trêng hîp kh¸c

37.2 As well as (còng nh, còng nh lµ)

39. MÖnh ®Ò nhîng bé

44. Tõ ®i tríc ®Ó giíi thiÖu

45. §¹i tõ nh©n xng one vµ you