IV, TINH TLT (ADJECTIVES)
C'&n chu $:
a) C&c etShundred: trftm, thousand: ng&n, million: tri$u
Khi dung vdi con s6 x&c djnh thi khftng bao gid c6 S b a6 nhifeu. Vf dy: three h u n d red girls: ba trftm cA g&i
two thousand students: hai ng&n hpc sinh ten m illio n dollars: 10 tri$u My Kim
NhUng n£u dung m$t cach md h'6 di&n t£ dyi khai m$t s6 liftfng ldn I
c6 S vh thfem gidi til of theo sau. Chung dupe dung nhtf danh tOr. VI dy: h u n d reds o f boys: h&ng trftm difa con trai
thousands o f students: h&ng ngan hpc sinh m illio n s o f dollars: h&ng tri$u My Kim
b) C&c tOr d o zen (ta), s c o re (20), g ross (144, mudi hai td)
Cung du<?c dung nhu ba ttir trfen. Rifeng gross khdng bao co nhii va lu6n c6 gidi til o f theo sau.
Vf du: - a d o zen eggs: m6t ta trtfng - d ozen s o f eggs: hang td trtfng c) S6 thdp phan
Ph'&n th&p ph&n va phkn nguyen cach nhau bang d^u cham: point. Tb vi dau pha’y (,) nhu cdch viet cua Vi£t va Phap.
Vf du: 1.2 : one point two
12.01 : twelve point nought one
215.34 : two hundred and fifteen point three four 0.3 : zero point three
(Dpc tCmg cha » 6 thQp ph&nj i . ' Cilng c6 khi 0 d<?c Ik nil
W dy: The result o f the game was: 3*0 i Dpc: three - nil, three goals to nil
(Ktft qui trQn d/Su lb 3-0).
J) Ph&rt s6, ph'bn trim , ph'hn nghin
Vi du: — : a (one) half
2I I 3 1 4 1_ 5 : a (one) third
: a quarter or one fourth
: a (one) fifth 2 / — : two thirds ) three fifths 9 — : nine tenths 10 3
5^ : five and three quarters
15
24 fifteen over (by) twenty - four 1— : one and a half
2
2— : two and a third
2% : two per cent
a few tenths: v&i ph'An mtfiJi
4%f> : Tour per mil (b6n phi&n n g h ln ) 5) T in h t it g i d i hgn (lim itin g adjectives)
Tfnh tOr gidi h?n gidng nhtf d?i tOr btft djnh, nhtfng n6 dd n g trtfdc di tOr tn3r cAc d?i tOr c6 th&nh ph'An ghep 111 body vA one nhtf everybo everyone khdng cd tfnh tOr ttfdng dng.
MQt vki tfnh tOr gidi h^n th6ng dyng
Vf du: * There are so m e cows in the fields
(Co vai con bd cai a ngoai canh ddng) * E a ch student has a pen
(M di hoc sinh co mdt cfiy but) * E v e r y student has a book
(M o i hoc sinh d'&u co mdt qu yin sach)
E it h e r hat is T o m ’s
(Mdt trong hai chi&c non la cua T om )
B o th sisters are beautiful
(Ca hai chi em cfeu x in h dep)
A n y student can answer the question
(Hoc sinh nao co t h i tra Idi duqc c&u h o i)
6) T in h tit chi thi (dem onstrative adjectives)
Tfnh ttf chi thj dung de chi ro cai nay hay cdi kia, no ludn ludn d trtfdc danh ttf. Nfeu khdng thi chving lk dai ttf chi thj.
each : m6i m^t any : bk't cd some : mdt vai all : Uft ca both : ca hai e v e iy : mfii mdt," most : h'Au het such : nhtf v&y another: khac several : nhfeu