Grammar Review

Basic grammar points Teacher : TrươngChí Nhân REVIEW OF STRUCTURE A/ ADVERBIAL CLAUSES : I/ Clause Of Concession: Though, Although, Even Though, Even If……… + But , Despite , In Spite Of ( Adj + Noun , V-Ing , Possessive + Noun, The + Noun) + Whatever ( Adj/ Object, Subject), However, Adj + As + S + V a/ S1 + V …………But + S2 + V…………… -> S1 + V +……… , S2 + V …………… Ex: They live in poverty but they don’t feel unhappy ( although) -> They live in poverty, they don’t feel unhappy b/ Although +S1 + V ………… + S2 + V…………… ( S1 = S2 ) -> In spite of + Ving +……… , S2 + V …………… Ex: Although Bill took a taxi, he still came late for the meeting ( although) -> In spite of taking a taxi, Bill still came late for the meeting c/ Although +NOUN + BE+ ADJ ………… + S2 + V…………… ( “Noun” chæ vaät) -> In spite of + ADJ + NOUN +……… , S2 + V …………… Ex: Although the weather was bad, the flight wasn’t cancelled ( although) -> In spite of the bad weather, the flight wasn’t cancelled c/ Although +S + BE+ ADJ ………… + S2 + V…………… ( “S” người) -> In spite of + Possessive adj / possessive case + NOUN +……… , S2 + V ………… Ex: Although he was ill, he still went to work ( although) -> In spite of his illness, he still went to work d/ Although +IT + BE+ ADJ ………… + S2 + V…………… -> In spite of + THE + NOUN +……… , S2 + V …………( “Noun”chò thời tiết ) * Noun + Y = Adj ( fog, rain, storm, sun, cloud, snow, wind, ) Ex: Although it was foggy, the flight was not delayed ( although) -> In spite of the fog, the flight was not delayed e/ Although + S + V + NOUN … = Whatever + NOUN + S + V, Ex: We must study well though we have any kinds of difficulties ( whatever) -> Whatever ( kinds of ) difficulties we have, we must study well f/ Whatever + NOUN + S + V = No Matter What + NOUN + S + V, Ex: No matter what experience he has , he can’t repair that machine -> Whatever experience he has , he can’t repair that machine II/ Clause Of Reason (Cause): Because , As , Since… + Because Of + Noun Phrase = Because + Clause( gioáng nhö “Although & in spite of”) + So, So ………That, If, To Inf… + S + Stop / Prevent + O + From + V-ing = Because of Ex: The teacher is sick, so we have no class tomorrow (because) -> Because the teacher is sick We have no class tomorrow Ex: That restaurant is so dirty that nobody wants to eat there (because) -> Because that restaurant is dirty, nobody wants to eat there Ex: She went to the post office to send a letter -> Because she wanted to send a letter, she went to the post office Ex: The fog prevented us from going out -> Because of the fog, we didn’t / couldn’t go out III/ Adverb Of Result : So / Such …………That…… + Because, Too, Enough…… 1/ S + V + So + Adj / Adv + That ……………… + Uses of Adj & Adv ( Verb followed by adj ) + The ending letters of adjective.(-ful/ tive/ ous ) + Use of “ So many & so much” Ex: He has so much work to that he can’t go to the cinema with us 2/ S + V + Such + (a/ an) + Adj + Noun + That ……………… + Use of “a / an” Ex: It is such a difficult lesson that we can’t understand it Ex: Mary is too young to get married.-> Mary isn’t old enough to get married IV/ Clauses Of Condition: If, As/So Long As, Provided That, On Condition That, In Case, Suppose/ Supposing, Even If + Unless, Or, Or Else, Otherwise, And + Because, As, Since, So, Therefore, That’s Why 1/ If ………not = Unless Ex: If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information -> Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information * Notes: Nếu câu có “nothing, no one, nobody” -> “ something, someone, somebody” “No -> Many, Seldom, Rarely -> Always” Ex: He will die if nobody sends him for a doctor -> He will die unless somebody sends him for a doctor 2/ V1 ………………………….Or / or else / Otherwise + S + Will + V1 -> Unless + S + Verb in the present tense, S + Will + V1 Ex: Do those exercises carefully or you‘ll fail the exams (You) -> You‘ll fail the exams unless you do( if you don’t do) those exercises carefully Ex: Hurry up …………………you will be late for school a unless b or c because d if 3/ a/ Because / As / Since + S1 + Verb…………………., S2 + Verb…………………… - If + S1 + Verb ……………………… , S2 + Verb ………………………… b/ S1 + Verb …………………………… , So / Therefore/ That’s why + S2 + Verb ………………… - If + S1 + Verb ……………………… , S2 + Verb ………………………… + Tense in present – Type II + Tense in past - Type III + Use the Verb in opposite form ( Negative -> Affirmative ) Ex: Mai can’t get the job because she doesn’t speak English well -> Mai spoke English well, she could get the job Ex: I was very busy so I couldn’t go to the meeting -> If I hadn’t been busy, I could have gone to the meeting 4/ Without + V-Ing / Noun = Unless + S + Verb / There + Be + Noun Ex: Without taking the taxi, we will be late -> Unless we take a taxi, we will be late Ex: Without rain, we couldn’t stop the forest fire completely -> If there were no rain, we couldn’t stop the forest fire completely 5/ But for + Noun = If it were not for/ hadn’t been for + Noun Ex: But for the storm, we would have had a good crop -> If it hadn’t been for the storm, we would have had a good crop * Notes: Ex: He gave me a lift to the station, otherwise I might have missed the train -> If he hadn’t given me a lift to the station, I might have missed the train Ex: But for your help, I couldn’t have finished the work -> If you hadn’t helped me, I couldn’t have finished the work V/ Clause Of Comparison: As….As, Not So/As……As, More/ less ……Than, The Most…… 1/ Positive degree: a/ Equality: S + V + ……… + As + Adj / Adv + As + S + Va Ex: She works as hard as her friend does ( Câu cho sẳn có “Too”) Ex: This table is one meters long That one is two meters long -> That table is twice as long as this one b/ Unequality: S + Verb + Not + As / So + Adj / Adv + As + S + Va -> S + Verb + Less + Adj / Adv + Than + S + Va Ex: The market is less crowded than usual today -> The market is not so / as crowded as usual today 2/ Comparative degree: a/ S + Verb + More + Long-Adj / Adv + Than + S + Va + Short-Adj/ Adv+ ER + Than + S + Va Ex: Mr.Phan doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to -> Mr Phan drives more carelessly than he used to Ex: Hung is not good at Chemistry as Minh -> Minh is better at Chemistry than Hung b/ S + Verb + The most + Long-Adj / Adv + ( Noun) + Place + Short-Adj/ Adv+ EST Ex: No restaurant in this city is as good as that one -> That is the best restaurant in this city c/ The + Adj / Adv ( SSH) + S + V, The + Adj / Adv ( SSH) + S + V Ex: The older she gets, the more beautiful she is d/ More and More + Long Adj / Adv ( Short Adj / Adv + ER) Ex: The lesson is more and more difficult Ex: It is hotter and hotter * Notes : - Short Adjective: young, hot cold, cheap, late… + Two syllables ending in “y, le, et, ow, er” : happy, easy, early, pretty, busy, simple, gentle, quiet, narrow, mellow, clever, bitter - Long Adjective : More than two syllables and “Adj + ly” - How to add “Er / Est” + nice – nicer, big – bigger ( ending in “y, w, x”-> without double), happy – happier + Irregular Adjective “good, far, many, bad, little” * Adjective order: - articles (a, an, the) , P.adj ( my, his, her), determiners (this, that , these , those) - ordinal numbers ( first, second….) - cardinal numbers ( one, two, some, several ) - adverb degree ( too, very, extremely) - quality ( lovely, beautiful, difficult, interesting, good…) - size ( small, big, huge, little) - age ( new, old, young) - length ( long, short, tall) - shape ( round, square) - colors ( black, white, blue ) - nationality ( Vietnamese, Italian, Chinese ) - purposes /metal ( reading, walking, steel, nylon, cotton…) - head noun( book, car…) * Question with “HOW” - how old: ( soá + tuổi / at the age of + số) - how tall / high : ( soá + tall / high , the height of) - how far : ( soá + mile / kilometer ) - how fast : (soá + mile / kilometer + per hour) - how deep ( soá + deep, the depth of ) - how long ( soá + meter/ mile long , the length of, for + soá + tgian) - how wide ( soá + wide, in width) - how often ( once/ twice + a + time) - how many / much + noun : ( soá + noun) - how much : ( soá + money, soá + pound ) VI/ Clause Of Time: When, As, ( On + Ving), While, As Soon As, Before, After, Since, Until, By The Time 1/ Time in the sentence is in the past ( yesterday, last , ago, in pat time) or verb in past tenses a/ After / as soon as + S + Had + V3, S + V2 -> After + V-Ing = After + S + Had + V3 Ex: After finishing our work ,we went home -> After we had finished our work ,we went home b/ Before / by the time + S + V2 , S + Had + V3 -> Before + V-Ing = Before + S + V2 Ex: I made sure I had the car keys before locking the door -> Before I locked the door, I made sure I had had the car keys c/ While + S + Verbs in past continuous , S + Verb in simple past or past continuous - On + V-Ing = while + S + Verbs in past continuous Ex: On walking to school, I saw my teacher -> While I was walking to school, I saw my teacher * Các động từ diễn đạt hành động ngắn khứ ñôn : “ see, hear, meet, go, come, get, arrive, start, begin, enter” d/ When / As + S + V, S + V ……………… + QKĐ : hành đôïng ngắn hay việc xảy sau + QKTD : hành động dài hay việc tiếp diễn hành động thứ xảy d1/ On + V-Ing = when + S + Verbs in past continuous or simple past Ex: On driving home from office , I saw an accident -> When I was driving home from office , I saw an accident d2/ When / While + S + be……., S + V …………… ( hai động từ dùng QKĐ) Ex: When he was at school, he studied very well d3/ When + S + V in simple past ……… , S + V in past perfect ( “Already / So + S + V”) Ex: When I got to the station, the train had already left Ex : When we arrived at his house , he had gone to work, so we didn’t meet him d4/ S + Had + No Sooner + V3 …………… Than + S + Verb in simple past S + Had + Hardly / Scarely + V3 …………… When + S + Verb in simple past Ex: We had no sooner left home than it started to rain Ex: No sooner had we left home than it started to rain e/ S + verb in present perfect ………… + Since + S + verb in simple past e1/ S + Verb in simple past …………………………….+ Time + Ago -> It is / was + Time + since + S + Verb in simple past …………………………… Ex: He lost his job three months ago -> It is three months since he lost his job e2/ S + Have / has Not + V3 ……………………+ For + Time -> It is + Time + Since + S +( Last) + Verb in simple past -> The last time ( when)+ S + Verbs in simple past ……… + Was + Time + Ago Ex: We haven’t seen Minh for two years -> It is / has been two years since I last saw Minh -> The last time we saw Minh was two years ago e3/ Uses of “For” and “Since” f/ S + Verb in simple past + Not …………………….Until + Clause in simple past / Phrase of time -> It was not until + Clause / Phrase + That+ S + Verb in simple past.( khi) Ex: Tom didn’t begin to read until he was ten -> It was not until Tom was ten that he began to read Ex: The noise next door did not stop until midnight -> It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped 2/ Time in the sentence is in the future ( tomorrow, next ) or verb in the future S + Verb in the future ………………+ Conj + S + Verb in the present Ex : When I meet him tomorrow, I will give him your letter Ex: You will fell better after you have something to eat Ex: You will have something to eat You will feel better -> After you have something to eat, you will feel better 3/ Notes on tenses a/ The simple past tense: + Formula: S + V2 – Did not + V1 – Did + S + V1? + Usage: “yesterday , last , ago, in + time in the past” : From …………to ………… ( from 1990 to 1995) Ex: Jane ……………………just a few minutes ago a leaves b has left c had left d left Ex: My uncle lived in Hanoi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue A B C D Ex: Nobody was hurt in the accident , ………………… ? a was he b did he c were they d did they * Tag- question: S + Verb in affirmative …………………, Va + Not + S? S + Verb in negative ………………………, Va + S? + Va ( Auxiliary verbs : be, have, do, can, may, must, shall , will) + Subject in the tag question must be pronouns “I, we, you , they , he, she, it” - Some/ Any/ No/ Every + One / Body = They - Some/ Any/ No/ Every + Thing = It - “No” : Không dùng “Not” phần câu hỏi đuôi b/ The simple present: + Formula: S + V1 / Vs - Do / Does + Not + V1 – Do / Does + S + V1? + Usage : “Sometimes, often, usually, always, seldom, rarely, never” “ Every + Time ( day, week, month …… ) ” “ Once / Twice / Three times + A + Time (day, week, month …… )” Ex: My father seldom ………… tea after meal a drink b drank c drink d is drinking Ex: They go to this club …………………… a a once week b once a week c a week once d once week c/ The simple future: + Formula: S + will / Shall + V1 + Usage : tomorrow, next + Time , In + Hour / day …… ( … nữa) If / When + S + verb in the simple present , S + verb in the simple future Ex: They say the train …………………… in ten minutes a arrive b will arrive c arrived d is arriving Ex: If we go to London, we …………………….Hyde Park a will visit b visit c visited d would visit Ex: We ………………… him at the station tomorrow a are meeting b will meet c are going to meet d all are correct * To express the near future, we can use the present continuous, “Be going to” d/ The present continuous: + Formula: S + Am / Is / Are + V-Ing: + Usage: now, at present, at the moment, right now ,but today, but tonight : Look, Listen, Don’t ………… Ex: They ………… on the field now a worked b are working c have worked d will work Ex: Don’t talk while the teacher …………….the lesson a is explaining b was explaining c explained d explains Ex: She often goes to school by bicycle but today she …………….to school a walks b walked c is walking d will walk Ex : We ………… her sing on the radio now a hear b are hearing c heard d will hear * Verbs are not used the continuous tenses: - Giaùc quan: see, hear, smell, taste, sound, be - Tình cảm : like, love , hate, dislike, want, envy, need - Sở hữu : have = own = possess, belong, cost, exist - Tinh thaàn : know, realize, recognize, think, remember, forget * Verbs are often used in the simple present although there is “Now” in the sentence: “Live, teach, work, learn , study ” e/ The past continuous: - Formula: S + Was / Were + V-Ing - Usage: At + Hour / At this time + Time ( Yesterday, last…) - When / while / as …… Ex: Tom …………… the news on TV at this time (at o’clock) last night a was watching b watched c watch d had watched Ex: Tom …………….the news on TV last night a was watching b watched c watch d had watched f/ The future continuous: - Formula : S + Will be + V-Ing - Usage: At this time + Next ( Month / year) When / While …………………… Ex : At this time next year, my brother will be studying in America Ex: Tomorrow when you come I will be having dinner g/ The present perfect: - Formula: S + Have / Has + Past Participle - Usage : just , already, recently, lately, never, ever, not… yet, : So far = up to now = up to the present = as yet : For / Since + time : Many times , several times Ex: She ………… English for ten years a studied b is studying c has studied d had studied Ex: She ………… English for ten years, but she stopped last month a studied b is studying c has studied d had studied h/ The past perfect: - Formula : S + Had + Past participle - Usage : By / Before + Time in the past , After / Before/ When- clause Ex: They had finished their work before the lunchtime i/ The future perfect: - Formula: S + Will have + Past participle - Usage: By / Before + Time in the future , After / Before/ When- clause Ex: By this time next year I will have finished my English course j/ The present perfect continuous: - Formula : S + Have / Has + Been + V-Ing - Usage: S + Verb in present perfect continuous, But + S + Verb in the present perfect + Yet Ex: She has been reading that book for two weeks but she hasn’t finished it yet VII/ Clause Of Purpose: So That , In Order That, In Case……… + To – Inf, In Order To- Inf, So As Not To – Inf Ex: David signed the paper He wanted to work at the construction company -> David signed the paper so that he wanted to work at the construction company -> David signed the paper ( in order to ) to work at the construction company 1/ S1 + V ……………………… S2 + want / hope + To-V1 -> S1 + V ……………………….So That + S2 + can / could + V1 -> S1 + V ……………………… + To/ In order to-V1 -> S1 + V ……………………….So As Not + To-V1 ( Khi mđề sau phủ định) * Nếu mđề sau phủ định ta viết lại bằng: -> S1 + V ……………………….LEST + S2 + Should + V1 Ex: I hurry home so as not to miss my favorite TV program -> I hurry home so that I won’t miss my favorite TV program -> I hurry home lest I should miss my favorite TV program 2/ S1 + V ……………………… S2 + want / hope + O + To-V1 -> S1 + V ……………………….So That + S2 + can / could + V1 ( lấy O xuống làm S2 ) -> S1 + V ……………………… + In order for + O + to-V1 Ex: I spoke loudly I wanted the man to understand what I said -> I spoke loudly so that the man could understand what I said -> I spoke loudly for the man to understand what I said VIII/ Clause Of Place : Where Ex: I don’t know where I should go now IX/ Clause Of Manner: As, As If , As Though,…… Ex: You didn’t see a ghost -> You look as if you had seen a ghost Ex: He isn’t my brother -> He talks as if he was / were my brother B/ NOUN CLAUSES : 1/ Passive Voice: Basic Structures, Noun Clauses • Noun clause: S1 + V + THAT + S2 + V …………… -> S2 + TO BE + V3 + TO INFINITIVE Ex : Many years ago people believed the earth was flat -> Many years ago the earth was believed to be flat -> Many years ago it was believed that the earth was flat * Basic structures: Ex: They are going to build a new hospital near our school -> A new hospital is going to be built near our school Ex: People have to keep dangerous chemicals in a safe place -> Dangerous chemicals have to be kept in a safe place Ex: Paul Mc Cartney wrote the famous song called “Yesterday” -> The famous song called “Yesterday” was written by Paul Mc Cartney 2/ Wish Clauses: Three Types: + Want, Be Afraid, Be Sorry, What A Pity, It Is A Pity + Like, Regret, Hope + ‘d rather/ sooner, It’s time Ex: I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night -> I wish I had finished my homework last night Ex: Tom regretted buying the second-hand car -> Tom wishes he hadn’t bought the second- hand car Ex: What a pity he can’t go with us -> We wish he could go with us Ex: I really want you to return the book next week -> I ‘d rather you returned the book next week Ex: I’m afraid that our team will lose the game -> I wish our team wouldn’t lose the game Ex: She must go to bed now -> It’s ( high) time she went to bed now 3/ Reported Speech: Statement, Imperative, Questions Ex: “ Don’t talk in class”, the teacher told us 10 -> The teacher told us not to talk in class Ex: Sue said, “ Do you like music, Lan ?” -> Sue asked Lan if she liked music Ex: “ Why didn’t you come to class yesterday, Tom?” His mother asked -> His mother wanted to know why Tom hadn’t come to class the day before Ex: Mary said “ I get up earlier than you do, Tom” -> Mary told Tom that she got up earlier than he did Ex: “ Could I see your driving license?” said the traffic policeman ( asked) -> The traffic policeman asked me to give him my driving license 4/ INFINITIVE OR GERUND 1/ Bare Infinitive( V1): + Modal Verbs ( Can, May, Must, Shall, Will)+ Bare Inf * Be Able To, Be Likely To, Have To, Ought To, Be Going To, Be About To) + Bare inf + Perception Verbs + ( See, Notice, Observe, Watch, Hear, Listen To, Bid)+ Bare Inf + Other Verbs + ( Let, Help, Make) + Bare inf + Can’t But, Than, Except, Why Not, Would Rather, Let’s + Bare inf + Causative Forms.( S + Have + Someone + Bare inf) 2/ Full Infinitive / To Infinitive ( V5): + It + Be + Adj + To Inf + V-Ing / To Inf……….+ Be + Adj + Wh / There Is Nobody/ Anybody Somebody( Thing/ One) + To- Inf…… + Too / Enough + For – O + To Inf + It Cost / Take + O + Time / Money + To Inf …… + Verbs +(O+) To - inf ( Afford, Agree, Appear, Ask, Arrange, Attempt, Beg, Decide, Demand, Enable, Expect, Fail, Hope, Intend, Manage, Invite, Offer, Promise, Prepare, Pretend, Plan, Persuade, Require, Refuse, Want, Wish, Tell, Seem) 3/ Gerund( V4): + Preposition: At, After, About, Before, By, For, From, In, Of, Off, On, With, Without, Up + Be / Get Used ( Accustomed ) To, + Look Forward To, Be Opposed To, Object To, Take To + Adj ( Near, Busy, Worth, Worthwhile) +V-ing + Adj + Gerund / Inf ( Nice , Lovely, Great, Happy, Wonderful, Horrible, Foolish) +V-ing + It Is No Use / Good + There Is No / Much/ Little +V-ing + Go /No / The / Do The +V-ing + Have Fun / Difficulty / Time/ Trouble +V-ing + Sit / Lie/ Stand + Place +V-ing + Spend / Waste + Time /Money +V-ing + Find / Catch/ Leave / Prevent / Stop + Objective +V-ing + Verbs +V-ing ( Admit , Avoid, Consider, Can’t Help, Enjoy, Feel Like, Deny, Detest, Discuss, Finish, Keep, Like , Love , Hate, Dislike, Mind , Miss, Mention, Postpone, Quit, Suggest) + Verbs + P.Adj / Objective +V-ing ( Excuse, Forgive, Pardon, Prevent, Stop, Dread, Understand, Appreciate) GERUND OR INFINITIVE + Verbs + + To Inf ( Advise, Allow, Permit, Encourage, Consider, Forbid, Recommend) + Ving( Nt…………………………… ) 11 + Verbs + To Inf / Gerund (Like, Love, Hate, Dislike, Prefer, Continue, Begin, Start, Intend, Can’t Bear) (But” Would like / prefer/ love +ToInf”) + Verbs + To Inf / Gerund ( Difference In Meaning) * Try, Stop , Remember, Forget, Regret, Mean + Want /Need / Require/ Merit + V-Ing ( Passive Meaning) + Need / Dare + Bare Inf ( Used As Modal Verbs) + To Inf ( Used As Ordinary Verbs) STYLES: To have knowledge of = to know about To think about = to give a thought to S + to tend + to inf = There + to be tendency + to inf To visit = to pay a visit to To wish/ desire/ sleep/ look at = to have a wish / a desire/ a sleep/ a look at To agree = to have agreement / there + be + agreement To intend + to inf = to have intention of + Ving / to be going to + to inf To interest = to be interested in / to show interest in To welcome = to give a welcome To need + to inf = to have a need of + V-ing To decide = to make a decision To explain = there + be explanation of To be determined = There + be determination C/ SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT 1/ Singular noun takes singular verb ( is, has, Vs) 2/ Plural noun takes plural verb ( are / have / V1) - V-ing / to Inf - Books, pupils… - Clause ( that / what) - Children, women, feet ( irregular nouns) Ex: What he said to us is not true - The + Adj ( old, rich English ) : Chỉ đồng - Time of money: dollar, dong loïai - Time of distance : mile, meter, kilometer Ex: The rich are to help the poor - Time of measure : kilo, ton - police, people, cattle, poultry - Time of time : day, month… - A number of ………… - Subjects : mathematics, physics, news… - The number of… - The title of book Some / any / no / every + one / body / thing Notes : a/ S1 + prepositional phrase + S2 + V ( agrees with S1) ( with, along with, together with, in addition to, besides, of , like, in, as well as, no less than) Ex: They no less than I are eager to go there b/ Neither + S1 + nor + S2 + V ( agrees with S2) Either or Not only but also Ex: Neither his parents nor I am satisfied with his progress c/ Here / there + Verb + Noun ( agrees with noun following it) 12 Adv of place Ex: At the corner stands a policeman Ex: There is some sugar in the jar d/ Both + S1 + and + S2 + Verb ( takes plural verb if the two subjects are different) ( take singular verb if the two subjects denoting one person ,thing or meal or drink) * Each / Every + S + and + S + Verb in singular * All but + S + Verb in plural Ex: All but Tom were there last night Ex: Each boy and each girl has a textbook Ex : Bread and butter is his favorite meal e/ Noun + Adj- clause (who, whom…) + Verb agrees with Noun Ex: You are the person who is wanted by the police f/ Noun of collection : + team, audience, committee + Verb depends on meaning + class, family, council, army, couple, majority, public Ex: The team are playing well today.( The team consists of ten persons) g/ The determiners such as : + all, enough, some, none, plenty + Of + Phrase + Verb ( depends on meaning) + half, part, more, most, the rest + Of + Phrase + Verb Ex: All is ready Let us begin ( All = everything) Ex: All were satisfied with the exam results ( all = students, candidates) D/ PART OF SPEECH Adjectives: - S + Linking verbs (be , feel, look, seem, appear, become, get, turn, prove, smell, sound, taste) + Adj Ex: She looks beautiful in her long dress - S + Verbs (make, find, think, keep ) + Objective + Adj Ex: Your new dress makes you more beautiful - Adjective + Noun Ex: She has got a beautiful long dress - Indefinite pronouns + Adj ( I have something new to tell you) - Noun of quantity + Adj ( The table is two meters long) - Noun + Adj + prep ( He wrote a book useful to all students) - Noun + Adj “alone, alive, afloat ”( I have never seen a tiger alive) - How /As/ So / Too + adj + A/ An + Noun ( It was so warm a day that we decided to go out) * Adjective Formation: 1/ Noun + y : rainy, foggy, healthy, speedy, windy, snowy, stormy, cloudy 2/ Noun + ly : friendly, weekly, lovely, likely, yearly, monthly, daily 3/ Noun + en : golden, woolen, wooden 4/ Noun + al: national, natural, cultural 5/ Noun + ful: useful, beautiful 6/ Noun + less : hopeless, homeless 7/ Noun + ous : glorious, famous, dangerous 8/ Noun/ Verb + ive: attractive, expensive, active 9/ Noun / Verb + ed: crowded, experienced, learned, pleased 13 10/ Noun / Verb + able: comfortable, readable, fashionable 11/ Noun + ish: childish, bookish 12/ Noun + ern : southern, eastern 13/ Noun + ese: Chinese , Japenese 14/ Noun + like : childlike, boylike 15/ Verb + ing : interesting, boring, exciting Noun : - Adj/ Verbs / Prep/ P Adj/ Possessive case ( my, his ….) + Noun Ex: Katie’s illness has kept her away from school for a week - Article ( a / an / the)+ Noun Ex: The attraction of the earth to the moon causes the tides -Quantity ( two, some , many A lot of,… ) + Noun Ex: There are many differences between the South and the North of Vietnam - There + be + Noun - S + have + Noun Ex: I have difficulty speaking English - Noun used as subject and object Ex: Employment is said to be difficult to find in the city now Noun formation : 1/ Adj + Ness ( illness, happiness, sadness, tiredness) * Adj – ent - > Ce ( different, absent, intelligent, convenient, present, patient, important) 2/ Adj + ity ( ability / possibility, quality, reality) 3/ Verb + ation ( conserve, preserve, continue, consider, invite, satisfy, occupy, inform, exclaim, apply) + tion ( pollute, attract, suggest, invent) 4/ Verb +ment ( develop, enrich, encourage, enjoy, amuse, employ, excite, agree, disappoint, treat,) 5/ Verb +ing ( dirtying/ safeguarding, garden, shop, fish, train, mean, ) 6/ Verb +al ( arrival , approval) 7/ Verb +y ( discovery/ recovery) 8/ Verb/ Adj +th ( growth / strength/ width/ warmth , youth, depth, death, health, speech) 9/ Verb + age : ( pack, marry, store, pass, break, short) 10/ Verb = Noun ( visit, interview, influence, recycle, interest, force, change, display) 11/ Verb + Er/ Or/ Ar/ Ee/ ant / ist ( driver, actor, beggar, liar, employee, trainee, assistant, typist) • Noun + hood : thời kỳ ( childhood, neighborhood ) • Adj + dom : lãnh vực, trạng thái ( freedom, wisdom, kingdom) • Noun / Adj + ism : chủ nghóa ( socialism, patriotism, capitalism, modernism, criticism ) Adverbs: - S + Intransitive verbs (ngoại trừ “Linking verbs”) + Adv Ex: He works very carefully - S +Transitive Verbs (ngoại trừ “make, find, think, keep”) + Objective + Adv Ex: He did his exercises very carefully - Adv + verbs / adj / adv/ sentence Ex: He will surely die if nobody sends him for a doctor Ex: I’m truly grateful to you for your help Ex: He works extremely carefully 14 Ex: Luckily, nobody was hurt in the accident * Adverb formation ( Adj + ly) * Adjective = Adverb ( hard, fast, early, late, back, deep, direct, enough, far, high, ill, just, left, long, short, well, wrong, much , near, right, low, cheap) Verbs : - Modal verbs( can, may, must, shall, will) + Bare Inf Ex: We can enrich our vocabulary by reading books - Prep + V-ing ( Và động từ theo sau V-ing) Ex: We can enrich our vocabulary by reading books - S + Verbs ( chia thì) Ex: She encourages us to put questions - Các cấu trúc cần “ To Inf & V-ing” Ex: She is too young to drive a car Ex: She spent an hour studying mathematics every day * Verb formation: - En + Noun / Adj ( rich, able, large, danger, courage) - Adj/ Noun + en ( short, sad-> sadden, strength, length, cheap, broad, black, deep, dark, glad-> gladden, loose, soft, quick, sharp, sweet, wide) - Noun + fy ( beauty -> beatify, glory -> glorify, horror –> horrify) - Noun/ Adj + ize ( modernize, industrialize, sympathize, nationalize, vapour -> vaporize) E/ SOME SPECIAL STRUCTURES: 1/ Present subjunctive: a) S + Verb + that + S + Bare inf ( should +V1) ( demand / suggest, agree, arrange, insist , recommend, propose, request, advise, ask , urge) Ex: He demands that he be ( should be) allowed to meet his lawyer Ex: Her suggestion was that she travel ( should travel) by train b) It + Be + Adj + That + S + Bare inf ( should +V1) ( Điều cần thiết ………….) ( Adj: necessary, important, imperative, advisable, essential) Ex: It is important that your father follow ( should follow) the doctor’s advise Ex: It is advisable that you be ( should be) careful c) Wishes Or Prayers Ex: God save the Queen! Ex: Peace be with you! 2/ Past subjunctive: a) S + Would rather / sooner + S + Verb in simple past tense ( thích hơn………….) Ex: I would rather you paid the book next Sunday ( = I want you to pay the book next Sunday.) b) It + Be + (high) time + S + Verb in simple past tense ( Đã đến lúc………….) Ex: It is high time we went to school (= it is high time for us to go to school) c) S + Wish = If only ( Ước gì…………….) Ex: I wish we had met earlier ( = If only we had met earlier) 3/ Inversion: 15 a) When a negative or semi- negative adverb begins the sentence:( never, seldom, rarely, no longer, no sooner……….than, hardly…… when, little, in no account, in no circumstances… ) Ex: Seldom did he give his wife a present.( = he seldom gave his wife a present.) b) When “ There, here, first , last or an adverb of place+ verbs as ( be, exist, live, lie, stand, sit, go come” begins the sentence Ex: There comes the bus we are looking for ( = The bus we are looking for comes there.) * If the subjects are pronouns, there is no inversion Ex: Here they lie, cold and forgotten c) In the structure “ So…………… that” -> “ So + Adj/ Adv + Verb + S + that………….” Ex: So sick was he that he had to be taken to hospital d) When “ Only when / after/ by/ with/ in ….” begins the sentence If the sentence is complex, the inversion takes place in the main clause Ex: Only at night I have chance to read Ex: Only when he is here, does he speak English e) When “If” is omitted from a conditional sentence Ex: Had I been there, I would have spoken to him.( = If I had been there, I would have spoken to him) Ex: Were I rich , I would travel around the world.( = If I were rich , I would travel around the world.) 4/ S + Be + Adj + To- Inf……… = It + Be + Adj + Of + O + To- Inf = How+ Adj + Of + O + To- Inf ! Ex: You are very kind to say so = It is very kind of you to say so = How kind of you to say so! 5/ The emphatic form of verbs a) Affirmative statements: S + Do / Does / Did + Bare Inf……………… Ex: He is not clever, but he does try Ex : Believe me, I did tell you the truth b) Affirmative imperatives: Do + Bare Inf…………… Ex: Do make yourself at home Ex: Do be careful when you cross the street c) Negative imperative: S + Never + Do/ Does/ Did + Bare inf……… Ex: She never does help her friends Ex: I never did hear anything like that before * A special note: It + Is / Was + …………………+ That Clause: Chính………………… Ex: It was John that I met at the station yesterday Ex: It was I that / who met John at the station yesterday Ex: It was at the station that I met John yesterday Ex: It was yesterday that I met John at the station C/ ADJECTIVE CLAUSES I/ Combination: - Tìm từ tương đồng ( câu I: tìm danh từ thường đứng trước động từ cuối câu, câu II danht từ từ thuộc thứ “he, she, it , they…” - Viết câu I danh từ, thêm vào DTQH - Viết từ đầu câu II, bỏ từ giống câu II, viết tiếp câu I (nếu còn) 16 Ex: The man was friendly He took me to the airport -> The man who took me to the airport was friendly Ex: You should get a dictionary You can look up these difficult words in it -> You should get a dictionary which / that you can look up these difficult words in II/ Reduction of adjective clause 1/ Noun + Wh + Verb -> Noun +V-Ing Ex: The man who took me to the airport was friendly -> The man taking me to the airport was friendly 2/ The + first, last, next + Noun + Wh + Verb -> Noun +To-Inf Ex: The first man who left the ship is my father -> The first man to leave the ship is my father 3/ Noun + Wh + To Be + P.P -> Noun +P.P Ex: Have you read the plays which were written by Shakespeare? -> Have you read the plays written by Shakespeare? 4/ Noun + Wh +S + Verb -> Noun +To- Inf Ex: You should get a dictionary which / that you can look up these difficult words in -> You should get a dictionary to look up these difficult words in III/ Multiple choice 1/ Noun of person + Who + verb / Whom + S + Verb / Whose + Noun 2/ Noun of thing + Which + Verb / S + Verb 3/ Noun of place + Where + S + Verb ( Note of the use of which and where) 4/ Noun of time + When + S + Verb 5/ Noun of reason + Why + S + Verb • “That” = “who, whom, which” ( Nếu câu có dấu phẩy có giới từ không dùng “that”) • Prep + Which / whom 17 ...Teacher : TrươngChí Nhân REVIEW OF STRUCTURE A/ ADVERBIAL CLAUSES : I/ Clause Of Concession: Though, Although, Even Though,