NOTES ON GRAMMAR

Question 1

EITHER luon o dang so it

Answer 1

either way

either of these computers is expensive

Question 2

Both-and
Either-or
Neither-nor
not only - but also

Answer 2

Khong co dau phay ngan cach o giua

• Either he or she is able to do the job
• I not only play football but also basketball

Question 3

historic =/= historical

Answer 3

historic = tam co lich su hoanh trang
historical = xay ra trong lich su, lien quan den lich su
- the announcement of new iphone was such a historic moment
- I’d like to visit some historical places

Question 4

Less khong dung cho nguoi

Fewer dung cho countable noun

Answer 4

fewer people want to take buses

Question 5

Amount of + uncountable N

Number of + countable N

Answer 5

• The amount of water needed is large

- Building a house would need a large number of peopl

Question 6

Spend- dung khi noi den Time or Money

Use + countable N

Answer 6

• I spend time building a house/ I spend money buiilding a house

Question 7

• Spend+Ving: Nếu bạn danh time, money làm gì đó thì không cần ON
• Spend + N: thi phai co ON

Answer 7

• I spend time building a house

- I spend time on my project

Question 8

• Seem to be/ Appear to be + N

- Seem/ Appear + adj

Answer 8

• It seems to be a problem
• It appears to be a good idea
• It seems problematic
• It appears reasonable

Question 9

• Have an impact on + N

- Impact (khong dung ON)

Answer 9

it has an impact on the environment

it impacts the environment

Question 10

Worth + Ving: 1 cach chu dong

Answer 10

The movie is worth watching

The book is worth reading

Question 11

• Effective: có hiệu lực, có tác dụng (it can be done)

- Efficient: ít tốn chi phí, ít phí phạm (low cost, high benefit)

Answer 11

• My new app can help me sleep at 9 pm. it is so effective

- The computer is running very efficiently because it battery can run for 20 hours

Question 12

• Corrupt: la tinh tu

- Corrupted: la bi dong cua dong tu corrupt

Answer 12

• Hillary Clinton receives money from corporations. she is so corrupt
• Hillary Clinton has been corrupted by corporations.

Question 13

All of the,
most of the,
half of the ,
some of the

Answer 13

V được quyết định bởi N

Question 14

Cấu trúc song song:
N,V,Adj, ClauseClause, cum object phải song song song

• not only … but also
• either…or
• both … and
• … is similar to ..
• …is better than…
• ”,” OR, AND, BUT

Answer 14

• he was a barber, a cyclist, and a civil engineer
• are you going on top OR on the bottom
• i like to work, to play AND to sleep
• i was short BUT excellent
• i need a quick BUT sufficient answer
• he wants EITHER to go by train OR to go by car
• he wants to be BOTH appreciated AND paid attention to
• he wants to NOT ONLY be rich BUT ALSO has nice cars
• what is written IS BETTER THAN what is spoken
• the music in your country IS SIMILAR TO the music in mine

Question 15

Article: The, A, An

Answer 15

• Số nhiều: phần lớn không cần mạo từ
• Số ít:
  + The: xác định
  + A, an: không xác định