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1 AND Thêm, b sung thông ổ tin She is rich and famous.
2 NOR B sung thêm m t ý ph đ nhổ ộ ủ ịvào m t ý ph đ nh độ ủ ị ược nêu vào m t ý ph đ nh độ ủ ị ược nêu trước đó.
I don't want to call him nor intend to apologize to him.
3 BUT Di n t s đ i l p, ngễ ả ự ố ậ ược
nghĩa She is beautiful but arrogant.
4 OR
= OR ELSE= OTHERWISE = OTHERWISE
Nêu thêm s l a ch n (ho c là, ự ự ọ ặ
hay là) Hurry up or else you will miss the last bus.
5 YET Đ a ra m t ý ngư ộ ượ ạc l i sov i ý trớ ước đó (v y mà, th ậ ế v i ý trớ ước đó (v y mà, th ậ ế mà)
They are ugly and expensive, yet people buy them.
6 SO
(THEREFORE = Nêu k t qu c a hành đ ng(vì v y, do đó, do v y)ậế ả ủ ậ ộ
+ He was ill, so he didn't go to school yesterday.
THUS= HENCE = HENCE =CONSEQUENTLY
= AS A RESULT)
+ The car in the front stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.
7 RATHER THAN Di n t l a ch n (h n là)ễ ả ự ọ ơ I think you should choose to become a teacher rather than a doctor. a teacher rather than a doctor.
8 WHETHER... OR Di n t s thay thễ ả ự ế
(hay là) I don't know whether he will come ornot.
9 AS ... AS
SO ... AS So sánh ngang/không ngangb ng (b ng/không... b ng)ằ ằ ằ
+ She is as tall as me. + She isn't as/so tall as me.
10 BARELY ... WHEN HARDLY ... WHEN SCARCELY... WHEN NO SOONER ...THAN Di n t quan h th i gian ễ ả ệ ờ
(ngay khi ... thì, v a m i ... thì)ừ ớ Hardly had he gone to bed when the telephone rang. (Ngay khi anh y đi ng thì đi n ấ ủ ệ tho iạ
kêu.)
11 AFTER Di n t hành đ ng x y ra sau ễ ả ộ ả
m t hành đ ng khác (sau khi)ộ ộ After he had finished his work, he went out for a drink.
12 BEFORE Di n t hành đ ng x y ra ễ ả ộ ả
trước m t hành đ ng khác ộ ộ He had finished his work before he went out for a drink.
13 AS SOON AS Ch m t hành đ ng x y ra li n ỉ ộ ộ ả ềngay sau m t hành đ ng khác ộ ộ ngay sau m t hành đ ng khác ộ ộ (ngay khi)
As soon as she went home, she had a bath.
14 JUST AS Di n t hai hành đ ng x y ra ễ ả ộ ảg n nh cùng th i đi m (ngay ầ ư ờ ể g n nh cùng th i đi m (ngay ầ ư ờ ể khi, v a lúc)ừ
He left the meeting just as we arrived. (Anh ta r i kh i cu c h p ờ ỏ ộ ọ v a lúc chúng tơi t i đó.)ừ ớ
15 ONCE Nói v m t th i đi m mà đó ề ộ ờ ể ởm t hành đ ng đã x y raộ ộ ả m t hành đ ng đã x y raộ ộ ả
Once you have well-prepared for it, you will certainly be successful.
16 UNTIL/TILL Ch hành đ ng x y ra/ không ỉ ộ ảx y ra cho t i m t th i đi m ả ớ ộ ờ ể x y ra cho t i m t th i đi m ả ớ ộ ờ ể nào đó (cho t i khi.)ớ
I wil I will wait for you until it’s possible.
17 IN OTHER WORDS Đ gi i thích rõ nghĩa h nể ả ơ(nói cách khác) (nói cách khác)
He was economical with the truth - in other words, he lied.
18 WHEN Liên k t hai hành đ ng có m i ế ộ ố
quan h v th i gian (khi)ệ ề ờ When she came, I was cooking dinner.
19 WHILE
= MEANWHILE Ch các hành đ ng di n ra cùngm t lúc (trong khi)ộỉ ộ ễ While I was doing my homework, my mother was cleaning the floor.
20 SO THAT
= IN ORDER THAT Nêu m c đích ho c k t qu c a hành đ ng có d tính (đ ủ ụ ộ ặ ếự ảể mà)
I’m trying my best to study English well so that I can find a better job.
21 FOR FEAR THAT
= LEST
Ch m c đích ph đ nh (vì eỉ ụ ủ ị r ng, s r ng)ằ ợ ằ
He wore dark glasses lest he could be recognized. 22 WHEREAS = ON THE CONTRARY = IN CONTRAST = ON THE OTHER Di n t s ngễ ả ự ược nghĩa gi aữ
hai m nh đ (trong khi)ệ ề He loves foreign holidays whereas hiswife prefers to stay at home.
23 AS/SO LONG AS = PROVIDING (THAT) = PROVIDED (THAT) Di n t đi u ki n (v i đi u ễ ả ề ệ ớ ề
ki n là, mi n là)ệ ễ You can use my bike providing that you promise to give it back tomorrow. 24 IN THE EVENT THAT = IN CASE Di n t gi đ nh v m t hành ễ ả ả ị ề ộ đ ng có th x y ra trong tộ ể ả ương lai (trong trường h p, phòng ợ khi)
Take an umbrella in case it rains. (Mang theo ơ phịng khi tr i m a.)ờ ư
25 SUPPOSE
SUPPOSING(THAT) (THAT)
Dùng đ thay th cho "if" trongể ế m nh đ ph [gi sệ ề ụ ả ử
Supposing he hates you, what will you do?
26 AS IF/THOUGH Dùng trong gi đ nh (nh th ả ị ư ể
là) He looked frightened as if he had seen a ghost.
27 BESIDES
MOREOVERFURTHERMORE IN FURTHERMORE IN
ADDITION
Dùng đ b sung thêm ý/ thơngể ổ tin
(Ngồi ra/h n n a/thêm vàoơ ữ đó)
I can't go now, I'm too busy. Besides, my passport is out of date.
28 FOR EXAMPLE
= FOR INSTANCE Ví d , ch ng h n nhụ ẳ ạ ư There are many interesting places to visit in the city. The art museum, for instance, has an excellent collection of modern paintings.
29 INDEED
= IN FACT Đnh n thông tin trượậc dùng đ nh n m nh/xác ể ướấ c đóạ (th c s , qu th t)ự ự ả ậ
I am happy, indeed proud, to be a member of your team.
30 INSTEAD Thay vì, thay vào We didn't go on holiday. We stayed at
home, instead.
Both + S1 + and + S2 +V(plural) C haiả Both Tom and Ann were late
Either + S1 + or + S2 +V(S2) Ho c…..ho cặ ặ Either he or I am wrong
Neither + S1 + nor + S2 +V(S2) Không…..không I am neither rich nor poor
Not only+ S1 +but also + S2 +V(S2) Khơng ch …..mà cịnỉ Robert is not only talented but also helpful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. _________ of the committee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. Instead B. On behalf C. According D. In spite
2. _________, I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealerB. Though being the biggest dealer B. Though being the biggest dealer