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S + V + TOO + ADJ/ADV + (FOR SB) + TO V
= S + V + SO + ADJ/ADV + THAT + S + CAN'T/COULDN'T + V + O
Ví dụ:
He is too intelligent to solve all the problems.
 He is so intelligent that he can solve all the problems.
The weather was too awful for us to go on a picnic.
 The weather was so awful that we couldn't go on a picnic.

Bài tập thực hành: Viết lại câu theo gợi ý

1. My father has a very good health. He seldom takes any medicines. (SUCH... THAT)
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2. My friend is very strong. He can lift up the table himself. (SO... THAT)
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3 This coffee is so strong that I can't drink it. (SUCH... THAT)
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4. Mary's voice is so beautiful that we all like to hear her sing. (SUCH... THAT)
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5. Bill is such an intelligent boy that he always at the top of his class. (SO... THAT)
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6. The shelf is too high for the boy to reach. (SO... THAT)
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7. Dean swims so powerfully that he always won the races. (SUCH... THAT)
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8. I couldn't carry the equipment. I had such a lot. (SUCH... THAT)
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9. I have many problems. 1 can use all the help you can give me. (SO... THAT)
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10. The film was so boring that we fell asleep. (SO... THAT)
 It was so .......................................................................................................................................
11. The house is so expensive that we can't afford to buy it. (TOO)
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12. The patient was too weak to get up. (SO. ... THAT)
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13. This room is too small for us to hold the meeting. (ENOUGH)
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14. The test was so difficult that we couldn't do it. (ENOUGH)
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15. The map is so old that I can't read it. (TOO)

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16. He spoke so fast that we couldn't hear him well. (ENOUGH)
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17. It was too late for them to go to the movies. (ENOUGH)
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18. The film is so good that I can't miss it. (TOO)
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19. The ladder wasn't long enough to reach the window. (TOO)
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20. I'm too tired to go to the cinema this evening. (SO...THAT)
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Đáp án
1. My father has such a good health that he seldom takes any medicines.
2. My friend is so strong that he can lift up the table himself.
3. It is such strong coffee that I can't drink it.
4. Mary has such a beautiful voice that we all like to hear her sing.
5. Bill is so intelligent that he always at the top of his class.
6. The shelf is so high that the boy can't reach it.
7. Dean is such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.
8. I had such a lot of equipment that I couldn't carry it.
9. I have so many problems that I can use all the help you can give me.
10. It was so boring a film that we fell asleep.
11. The house is too expensive for us to buy it.
12. The patient was so weak that he/she couldn't get up.
13. This room is not large enough for us to hold the meeting.
14. The test was not easy enough for us to do.
15. The map is too old for me to read.
16. He didn't speak slowly enough for us to hear well.
17. It was not early enough for them to go to the movies.
18. The film is too good for me to miss.
19. The ladder was too short to reach the window.
20. I’m so tired that I can't go to the cinema this evening.

4. Cách sử dụng của EITHER... OR/NEITHER... NOR/ NOT ONLY... BUT ALSO/ BOTH... AND
a. EITHER... OR (hoặc... hoặc), diễn tả sự lựa chọn khi nó đi với câu khẳng định
Ví dụ:
You can come either today or tomorrow. (Bạn có thể đến vào hôm nay hay mai đều được.)
b. ETHER... OR (không... không), diễn tả sự phủ định kép khi nó đi với câu phủ định
= NEITHER... NOR có nghĩa là “không... cũng... không”, diễn tả sự phủ định kép. (Neither... nor: chỉ
đi với câu khẳng định)
Ví dụ:
She doesn't want to talk to either me or you.

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= She wants to talk to neither me nor you.
(Cô ấy không muốn nói chuyện với cả tôi và bạn.)
* Lưu ý:
Với cấu trúc neither ... nor /either ..... or động từ chia theo chủ ngữ gần động từ nhất.
Ví dụ:
Neither she nor her children were at home yesterday.
(Cả cô ấy và lũ trẻ đều không ở nhà ngày hôm qua.)
c. NOT ONLY... BUT ALSO = NOT ONLY... BUT. .. AS WELL: có nghĩa là "không những mà còn",
diễn tả sự lựa chọn kép
Ví dụ:
+ She is not only beautiful but also intelligent.
(Cô ấy không những xinh đẹp mà còn thông minh.)
+ Not only she but also her husband came to the party last night.
(Không những cô ấy mà cả chồng cô ấy đều đến bữa tiệc tối qua.)
d. BOTH... AND có nahĩa là “cả... và / vừa. ...vừa", diễn tả sự lựa chọn kép
Ví dụ:
+ Both she and I are teachers of English in a high school.
(Cả cô ấy và tôi đều là giáo viên Tiếng Anh ở một trường cấp ba.)
+ It is both cold and rainy. (Trời vừa mưa vừa lạnh.)
Lưu ý:
BOTH + S1 + AND + S2 + V (số nhiều)
= S1 + TOGETHER WITH/ALONG WITH/AS WELL AS/ ACCOMPANIED BY + S2 + V(S1)
Ví dụ:
Both my sister and my brother like playing chess.
= My sister as well as my brother likes playing chess.

Bài tập áp dụng: Viết lại câu theo gợi ý

1. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol. (Both)
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2. George doesn't smoke and he doesn't drink. (Neither)
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3 Jim hasn't got a carằ Carol hasn't got a car, either. (Neither)
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4. It is a very boring film. It is very long too. (Not only)
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5. She didn't write and she didn't phone. (Neither)
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6. His parents as well as his brother are going to Halong Bay next Sunday. (Both)
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7. Helen lost her passport at the airport. She also lost her wallet there. (Not only)
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8. I haven't got time to go on holiday and I haven't got any money. (Either/Neither)
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9. On Friday evening, sometimes I go to the cinema, sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. (Either)
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10. She was really frightened when hearing the noise from the forest and so did I. (Both)/ (Together
with)
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11. I like Tom and I also like Peter. (both)
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12. It is the cheapest as well as the nicest watch. (Not only)
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13. I don't like either horror film or action film. (Neither)
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14. He doesn't come on time and his wife doesn't come on time. (Neither)
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15. I like neither watching TV nor reading a novel before going to bed. (Either)
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16. They can't begin working on Monday. They can't begin working on Wednesday. (Neither)/ (Either)
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17. My sister didn't watch TV last night. She didn't listen to music last night. (Either)
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18. We go to school in the morning and we also go to school in the afternoon. (not only ... but... as well)
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Đáp án
1. Both Jim and Carol are on holiday.
2. George neither smokes nor drinks.
3. Neither Jim nor Carol has got a car.
4. The film is not only boring but also long.
5. She neither wrote nor phoned.
6. Both his parents and his brother are going to Halong Bay next Sunday.
7. Helen lost not only her passport but also her wallet at the airport.
8. I haven't got either time or money to go on holiday.
I have got neither time nor money to go on holiday.
9. On Friday evening, sometimes I either go to the cinema or stay at home and watch TV.
10. Both she and I were really frightened when hearing the noise from the forest.

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She together with I was really frightened when hearing the noise from the forest.
11. I like both Tom and Peter.
12. The watch is not only the cheapest but also the nicest.
13. I like neither horror film nor action film.
14. Neither he nor his wife comes on time.
15. I don't like either watching TV or reading a novel before going to bed.
16. They can begin working neither on Monday nor on Wednesday.
They can't begin working either on Monday or on Wednesday.
17. My sister didn't either watch TV or listen to music last night.
18. We go to school not only in the morning but in the afternoon as well.
5. Cách sử dụng của các liên từ khác
STT LIÊN TỪ CÁCH DÙNG VÍ DỤ
1 AND Thêm, bổ sung thông tin She is rich and famous.
(và) (Cô ấy giàu có và nổi tiếng.)
2 NOR Bổ sung thêm một ý phủ I don't want to call him nor intend to
định vào một ý phủ định apologize to him.
được nêu trước đó. (Tôi không muốn gọi cho anh ấy cũng
(cũng không) không có ý định xin lỗi anh ta.)
3 BUT Diễn tả sự đối lập, ngược She is beautiful but arrogant.
nghĩa (Cô ấy xinh đẹp nhưng kiêu ngạo.)
(nhưng, nhưng mà)
4 OR Nêu thêm sự lựa chọn Hurry up or else you will miss the last bus.
= OR ELSE (hoặc là, hay là) (Nhanh lên hoặc là bạn sẽ nhỡ chuyến xe
= OTHERWISE buýt cuối cùng.)

5 YET Đưa ra một ý ngược lại so They are ugly and expensive, yet people
với ý trước đó buy them.
(vậy mà, thế mà) (Chúng xấu và đắt, vậy mà mọi người vẫn
mua.)
6 SO Nêu kết quả của hành động + He was ill, so he didn't go to school
(THEREFORE = (vì vậy, do đó, do vậy) yesterday.
THUS (Anh ấy bị ốm nên hôm qua anh ấy không
= HENCE tới trường.)
=CONSEQUENTLY + The car in the front stopped so suddenly.
= AS A RESULT) Therefore, the accident happened.
(Chiếc ô tô đằng trước dừng quá đột ngột,
vì vậy vụ tai nạn đã xảy ra.)
7 RATHER THAN Diễn tả lựa chọn I think you should choose to become a
(hơn là) teacher rather than a doctor.
(Tôi nghĩ bạn nên chọn trở thành giáo
viên hơn là bác sĩ.)

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