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 afte[r]
(1)ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS – 10 admission, admittance If you want to get into a private building or part of a building, you seek admittance Admittance is a formal word and is sometimes used on signs - How then was he to gain admittance? - Bernstein opened a door marked NO ADMITTANCE Admission has the same meaning, but is less formal You not usually use ‘admission’ on signs - Marsha was insisting on admission to David’s office - To gain admission, one had to ring that bell at the main gate You always use admission when you want to talk about going into public places such as theatres and museums, or into a hospital as a patient, or being allowed into a university as a student - free admission to all national museums and galleries - priority casesfor admission to hospital - He applied for admission to Harvard • An admission is a confession, usually made rather reluctantly, that you have done something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing - The admission of guilt is hard - They made no admission that the newspaper had been fooling the public advocate, recommend If someone advocates a particular action or plan, they say publicly that it is the right action or plan and that other people should adopt it They are usually discussing a serious question that they know a lot about and that can affect many people Advocate is pronounced /’ædvəkeit/ - The socialist policies he advocates would mean a major reform of the Common Market - The only positive step he took at this time was to advocate Winston Churchill’s return to government as a Minister - The report advocates a massive programme ofaid to developing countries If someone recommends a particular action or plan, they suggest that it is the best action or plan They may be discussing a serious question or a minor one, and they may be giving advice to one person, a few people, or many people - He suffered severe headaches as a result of this injury, and his doctor recommended a rest - The steps we’ve recommended above will help you get a view of your firm’s interests - They recommend that no more than one egg a day should be eaten - We recommend that you take an adequate supply ofcurrency and traveller's cheques 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 Thẩm Tâm Vy, August 23, 2020 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 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 all, both, every, each You use all to consider a whole thing or group, complete with its parts or members You can talk about ‘all bread’, ‘all the bread’, or ‘all of the bread’, and ‘all books’, ‘all the books’, or ‘all of the books’ You can also talk about ‘all people’, ‘all the people’, or ‘all of the people’ Note that when all is used to consider a group, it implies that the group has more than two members - Our task, and the task of all education, is to understand the present world - All their equipment is good - But remember: most of mankind is not all of mankind - All green plants depend on light - …a list of all the biggest countries in the world - She thought of all the women Marsha had told her about ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 10 DeThi.edu.vn (2) - He wanted all of the people to be there You can also say that people or things all something …the big table where we all ate from different plates and odd patterned cups and saucers You use both to refer to two people or things You can talk about ‘both boys’, ‘both the boys’, or ‘both of the boys’ -…the asassination of both Kennedy brothers - Both the kings under whom he served had financial difficulties - Both of the diplomats blushed when the company thanked them You can also say that people or things both something - Tony and Nigel both laughed noisily You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group and not just to some of them Note that every implies that the group you are considering has more than two members You only use every with a singular noun - He listened to every news bullet in on the radio - Every house had to be cleaned - We are still so far from granting an equal chance to every child You use each to talk about every person or thing in a group You use each rather than ‘every’ when you are thinking about the members of a group as individuals Note that each can refer to both members of a pair You only use each with a singular noun - The treatment is different in each case - It may be impossible to give each child a room to himself - Each apartment has one or two twin-bedded rooms You can also say that people or things each something or that each of them does something - We each carried a blue marking pencil - There will be the benefit of the lower rates of tax for each of them - Each of the boys stood to earn as much as he used to Alternately[lần lượt], alternatively [thay thế; nói cách khác] You use alternately to say that two actions or processes keep happening regularly after each other - Each piece of material is washed alternately in soft water and coconut oil - The little girl had alternately sulked and made scenes You use alternatively to give a different explanation from one that has just been mentioned, or to suggest a different course of action - Or alternatively was he short of cash because he had never been to the Rosses' house at all? - Alternatively, change seats at once You use apart when you are thinking about people or things together or as a unit, although there is a distance between them - Stand with your feet just slightly apart - I was sitting somewhat apart from the rest - 300 black women got together from places as far apart as Birmingham, Brighton and Leeds - Main crop potatoes should be planted 14 inches (35 cm) apart If something is away from another person or thing, it is at a distance from them You can also use away to say what the distance between them is For example, if something is two kilometres away, you mean that it is two kilometres from yourself or from somewhere you have mentioned You use away when you are thinking about the people or things separately and not as a unit - I have to inspect a building in a little village away from the main roads - Nguyen Hue Street is only afew yards away - And there, some twenty miles away, was the Central Tower of Paine • If you saу that someone is away, you mean that they are not at work or not at school because they are ill or on holiday apparently, obviously You use apparently to emphasize that you are repeating information that you have heard, but that you not know is definitely true - Mr Andersen is here and would like to see you for a few moments Apparently it’s rather urgent - Did she really believe this? Apparently she did - Apparently artists and directors alike donate their services You can also use apparently when you are describing how something seems to be, even though you are not sure that it is really like that - There are cases where two apparently opposing views may both be correct - He was systematically circling the block, stopping each time, apparently to make sure I was still upstairs You use obviously to emphasize that something is easily seen, noticed, or recognized - He had obviously already taken his shower, as his hair was dark with water - Fontane was obviously irritated but trying to be politefor Lucy’s sake - She was looking at him darkly and obviously wanting to speak You can also use obviously to introduce something that is easily understood - This will obviously take some time and cost a great deal ofmoney - Obviously parents need to be sensible …to be continued apart, away If two people or things are apart, there is a distance between them You can also use apart to say what the distance between them is For example, they might be three metres apart or fifty centimetres apart Thẩm Tâm Vy, August 23, 2020 ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 10 DeThi.edu.vn (3)