You can use later as an adverb to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about, or following the time of speaking.. - I’ll go round and see Nell la[r]
(1)ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 01 ability, capability, capacity If someone has ability, a particular ability, or the ability to something, they can it because they have the skill or the knowledge that is needed to it You often use ability to say that someone can something well - He had remarkable ability as an administrator - There are four main factors which determine mathematical ability - the ability to bear hardship A person’s capability is the amount of work they can and how well they can it - The director has his own ideas both of the role and of the capability of the actor - It was, in any case, beyond the capability ofone man If someone has a particular capacity, a capacity for something, or a capacity to something, they have the characteristics required to it Capacity is a more formal word than ability .their capacity for being inspired by heroes .his capacity always to see the other person’s point of view able, capable Both able and capable are used to say that someone can something When you say that someone is able to something, you mean that they can it either because of their knowledge or skill or because it is possible for them to it - Breslow wondered if he would be able to climb over the rail - They must be able to use their profits for new investment Note that if you use a past tense, you are saying that someone has actually done something - We were able to reduce costs When you say that someone is capable of doing something, you mean either that they have the knowledge and skill to it if they want or need to, or that they are likely to it - Workers are perfectly capable of running the organizations which employ them able - She was quite capable of dropping off to sleep You can also say that someone is capable of a feeling or an action - I think he’s capable of loyalty and seriousness - Bowman could not believe him capable of murder You normally use ‘capable of’ when talking about what something such as a car or machine can - water turbines, which are capable of producing more economical electricity - The car was capable of 110 miles per hour If you describe someone as able or capable, you mean that they things well and in an intelligent way There is little difference between the two words when used in this way - the able and methodical King Charles V of France - This very able man totally failed to see the possibilities of the telephone Thẩm tâm Vy, 2020 - Newborn babies are more capable than was once thought - Well, you certainly have a capable gardener there * * * actual, real You use actual to emphasize that the place, object, or person you are talking about is the correct or genuine one For example, if you talk about the actual cost of something, you are talking about what it does cost rather than what it is expected to cost - turning from ratings in the polls to actual performance in elections - We call the baby Doc His actual name is Daniel You can also use actual when you are giving exact information about something, for example the time you take to something rather than preparing to it - The actual boat trip takes about forty-five minutes You only use actual in front of a noun You not say that something ‘is actual’ Something that is real exists and is not imagined, invented, or theoretical - real or imagined feelings of inferiority - Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain Note that you can use real after a link verb like ‘be’ - What we saw was real actually, really Actually and really are both used to emphasize statements Both words can emphasize a whole clause or sentence, or just a word or group of words You use actually when you are saying what the truth is about something, in contrast to other things that might have been said or thought - All of the characters in the novel actually existed - Actually, all pollution is simply an unused resource You also use actually to emphasize something surprising You put actually in front of the surprising part of what you are saying - Tommo actually began to cry - I was actually cruel sometimes Actually can be used to be precise or to correct someone - No one was actually drunk - We couldn’t actually see the garden You use really in conversation to emphasize something that you are saying - I really think he’s sick - I only wish your people really trusted me When you use really in front of an adjective or adverb, it has a similar meaning to ‘very’ - This is really serious - It was really good, wasn’t it? - We’re doing really well * * * ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS DeThi.edu.vn (2) admit, confess If you admit something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing, you agree, usually rather reluctantly, that it is true You can admit that something is true, admit something, or admit to something - I would beforced to admit that I had used Ewen Waite’s gun - He admitted that the mounting cost was a matter ofserious concern - Boylan began to play Rudolph had to admit he played well - Again the manufacturers, employers and government were reluctant to admit the danger - She was obviously in considerable pain, but she wouldn’t admit it - She admits to being difficult to live with If you confess something, you say that you have done something you should not have done Usually you feel regret or embarrassment when you confess something You can confess that you have done something, confess something, or confess to someone - Finally, the boy confessed that he had been lying throughout - The mother could not be persuaded to confess her previous error - It turned out that he’d confessed to Castle that he hadn’t gone to the dentist If someone confesses to something such as a crime, they say they did it - Bianchi had confessed to five of the murders - They confess to murders they haven’t committed - Three days after Mr Profumo confessed and resigned, Stephen Ward was arrested You can also use both admit and confess in expressions like ‘I admit', ‘I must admit’, ‘I confess’, and ‘I must confess’ when you mention a fact that embarrasses you slightly or that you think might upset the person you are speaking to - Well, I’ll admit he seems harmless - I have to admit that this has been only partially successful - This is not a neat household, I confess - I must confess that, to put it plainly, I find him a bore * * * after, afterwards, later You use after, afterwards, and later to talk about things that happen at a time following the time of speaking or following a particular event You can use after as a preposition - After dinner she got hold of the President and spoke to him - He resigned after allegations that he was involved in drug-trafficking You can also use after as a conjunction - I returned to England only recently, after spending two months in India - His fame grew after he left the hospital In expressions like ‘shortly after’ and ‘not long after’, you can use after as an adverb - Douglas came round to see me, and soon after I met him again at a friend's - Shortly after, Fania called me Thẩm tâm Vy, 2020 Afterwards can also be used as an adverb when you not need to mention the particular time or event - Afterwards we went to a night club - You’d better come up to my room afterwards and show me what you've got You can use later as an adverb to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about, or following the time of speaking - I returned some three or four weeks later - I’ll go round and see Nell later You can use all these words after a phrase which mentions a period of time to say when something happens - She wrote about it six years afterwards - Ten minutes later Sutherland grabbed a microphone - five hundred years after his death The words ‘shortly’, ‘soon’, and ‘long’ can be used with both after and afterwards - He was back in the hotel shortly after six - Soon afterwards, Ira came storming into the clinic - under a tree known long afterwards as the Queen’s Oak ‘A little’, ‘much’, and ‘not much’ can be used with later - A little later, thefaint blue glow of the emergency lights went out - I learned all this much later * * * after, behind You use after to say that something happens at a later time than something else - Eva was tidying up after lunch - Send them on their way after just one meal If you are behind someone or something, they are in front of you and you are facing their back - Alison came across and stood behind her - The girl behind him is typing - Sandy stared at me, his eyes widening behind his rimless glasses After and behind can also be used with verbs such as ‘walk’ or ‘run’ which express movement If you walk or run behind someone, they are in front of you and stay in front of you - He walked behind me for a long way If you walk or run after someone, you try to reach where they are, perhaps so you can talk to them or in order to catch them - Thomas ran after him, yelling to him to stop …to be continued ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS DeThi.edu.vn (3)