ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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CHO MNG N VI
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Ni Dung
Cc Trng Hp Vit li Cu
Lu khi Vit li cu

Mt S Cu Trc Thng Gp

Bi tp

Vit Li Cu
Vic vit li cu da vo cu cho
nhm to ra 1 cu mi sao cho ngha
khng thay i so vi cu cho.
T to ra 1 cu mi nhm mc ch
hiu thm cu trc v lm a dng vn
phong ting anh ca bn.

Cc Trng Hp Vit Li Cu
Dng 1 cu trc no trong ting anh
Dng dng khc ca t
Chuyn t ch ng sang b ng
Chuyn t cu trc tip sng gin tip
Cc trng hp v o ng

Ch khi vit li cu

Ch v th: cu c vit li phi

cng th vi cau cho.
Ch v ng php : cu c vit
li phi ng v ng php.
Ch v ngha ca cu sau khi
vit phi khng i so vi cu ban
u

Phng php hc dng bi ny

Phng php : su tp v lm
cng nhiu mu cu cng
tt, sau c i c li
nhiu ln cho thuc lng

Mt s dng bi c bn
1.It takes sb khong thi gian to do sth
= sb spend khong thi gian doing sth
VD: it took her 3 hours to get to the city centre.
= she spent 3 hours getting to the city centre.
2. Understand = tobe aware of
VD: do you understand the grammar structure?
= are you aware of the grammar structure?
3. Like = tobe interested in = enjoy = keen on
VD: she likes politics = she is interested in politics
4.Because + clause = because of + N
VD: he cant move because his leg was broken
= he cant move because of his broken leg

Mt s dng bi c bn
5. Although + clause = despite + N = in spite of + N
VD: although she is old, she can compute very fast
= Despite / In spite of her old age, she can compute very
fast

6.Succeed in doing sth = manage to do sth

VD: we succeeded in digging the Panama cannel
= we managed to dig the Panama cannel

Cc mu cu thng gp
7. Cu trc : ..too + adj (for sb) to do sth :
qu lm g
VD: my father is too old to drive
so + adj + that Clause = it is such a/ an N that:
qu n ni m
VD: she is so beautiful that everybody loves her.
= it is such a beautiful girl that everybody loves
her.
Adj/ Adv + enough (for sb) to do sth: lm g
VD: This car is enough safe for him to drive
VD: The policeman ran quickly enough to catch
the robber

Mt s dng bi c bn
8.Cu trc : prefer sb to do sth = would
rather sb Vpast sth: thch, mun ai lm g
VD: Iprefer you (not) to smoke here
Id rather you (not) smoked here
9.Prefer doing sth to doing sth : thch lm
g hn lm g
Would rather do sth than do sth
VD: She prefers staying at home to going
out
Shed rather stay at home than go out

10. Can = tobe able to = tobe possible

VD: he cant walk on his foot
He isnt able to walk on his foot
He is unable to walk on his foot
He is impossible to walk on his foot
11. Harly + had +S + Vpp when S + Vpast: ngay sau khi ..thi
No sooner + had +S + Vpp than S + Vpast
VD: As soon as I left the house, he appeared
Harly had I left the house when he appeared
No sooner had I left the house than he appeared

12.Not..any more : khng cn na

No longer + dng o ng
S no more V
VD: I dont live in the courtryside anymore
No longer do I live in the coutryside
I no more live in the coutryside
13. At no time + dng o ng : khng khi no, chng khi no
VD: I dont think she loves me
At no time do I think she loves me
14. Tobe not worth = there is no point in doing sth : khng ng lm g

Cc dng thng gp
14. Tobe not worth doing sth = there is no point in doing
sth : khng ng, v ch lm g
VD:Its not worth making him get up early
There is no point in making him getting early
15. It seems that = it appears that = it is likely that =it look
as if/ as though: dng nh rng
VD: It seems that he will come late
= it appears that / it is likely he will come late
= he is likely to come late.
= it look as if he will come late

Cc dng cu thng gp
16. Notuntil ..: khng cho ti khi
> Not until . Dng o ng : khng cho ti khi
> Only when..dng o ng : ch khi
VD: He doesnt believe the truth until he opens the letter
Not until he opens the letter does he believe the truth
Only when he opens the letter does he believe the truth
17. Need to V = tobe necessary (for sb) to V
VD: you dont need to send her message
Its not necessary for you to send her message

Bi Tp
1.My kitchen is smaller than yours.
Your kitchen
2. They will change the date of the meeting again.
The date
3. The children liked to walk in the rain.
The children enjoyed
4.My grandmother is very old. She cant work now.
My grandmother is too
5.The quention was so difficult that no one could answer it.
It was such
6.They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next
month.
An international conference
7.He thinks learning English is easy.
He thinks it is

Bi Tp
8.Who does this bicycle belong to?
Whose this bicycle is it?
9. Hung is taller than Ba
Ba
10.They have just stolen his car.
His car
11.The car is too exspensive for him to buy.
He hasnt afford to buy the car.
12.We learned this lesson after a long time
It took us a long time to learn this lesson
13.It was such a boring film that we left before the end.
The film was so boring
14.I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Would you mind

Bi Tp
15.They will have to earn money by myself
Money
16.Someone repaired his car yesterday.
He had
17. The water was so cold that the children could not drink
it.
The water was not
18.He never has enough money
He is always broke / short of money
19. He is going repair the car for us next week
We are going
20.Peter is too young to see the horror film.
Peter is not
21.John could not find the right house.
John was

Bi Tp
22.Richard smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
Richard used
23.Unless he phones his wife immediately, he wont get any
information
If
24.He remembered, so did she.
He didnt
25. I remember them taking me to a well-known theatre in
the city.
I remember
26.Try go to bed earlier the doctor said to Mrs White
The doctor suggested
27.It is a three month course
The course
28.Im always nervous when I travel by airplane
Travelling

Bi Tp
29.Although he had a good salary. He was unhappy with his
job.
In spite
30.That restautant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is such
31. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeed
in putting it out.
The firemen managed
32.Its not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
I am
33.He sis not say a word when he left the room.
He left
34.Reading scientific books is one of my interests
I am
35.He is on the fifteenth page of the report hes typing
So far

Bi Tp
36.As soon as I left the house, the phone rang in my bedroom
Hardly
37.I prefer Vietnamese food to english food.
Id
38.Maila was angry because his sister had broken his
cassette player.
Maila was angry with
39.He would prefer you to pay him immediately.
Hed rather
40.She cant have any more children because of her age.
She is too
41.Did you sleep well last night?
Did you have a
42.I spent an hour doing this exercise.
It took

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