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1/ - never, rarely, seldom, hardly, little, not until, not only…but also, no longer, under no
circumstances (…không trong bất kì hoàn cảnh nào…), on no account (không vì bất kì lý do gì),
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Ex 1: My father doesn’t smoke anymore.
→ No longer _ does my father smoke.
Ex 2: My sister came back when she had finished college.
→ Not until my sister had finished college did she come back.
Ex 3: We can’t accept children under 16.
→ Under no circumstances can we accept children under 16.
Ex 4: She booked a flight and made a reservation at a nice hotel for us.
→ Not only did she book a flight but also make a reservation at a nice hotel for us.
2/ So + adj/adv … that … ; Such + be + N … that …
Ex 1: He was so in love that he couldn’t see through her lies.
→ So in love was he that he couldn’t see through her lies.
Ex 2: The wind was such that we couldn’t get close to our car.
→ Such was the wind that we couldn’t get close to our car.
3/ Only (when/by/if/ ….)
Ex 1: I didn’t realize who he was until I heard his voice.
→ Only when I heard his voice did I realize who he was.
Ex 2: You can only pass the exam if you work harder.
→ Only if you work harder can you pass the exam.
4/ - hardly/scarcely/barely …. when … , no sooner…. than ….=just before=right after (Xác
định hđ xảy ra trước→ C hia QKHT→ Đ ảo ngữ hđ)
Ex: It started to rain right after we left the office.
→ No sooner had we left the office than it started to rain.
5/ Here, there, prepositional phrases
Ex 1: Here comes the bride. / Oh! There goes our bus. We’ve missed it again.
Ex 2: On the hill stood a lone old house.
Ex: 3: Down the street walked a man. / he walked.
Ex 4: My cat jumped out of the window.
→ Out of the window jumped my cat.
1. She has never been so happy before.
→ Never before …………has she been so happy………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I didn’t tell her anything about this surprise party.
→ Never …did I tell her anything about this surprise party…………………………………………………………….
3. We don’t talk to each other anymore.
→ No longer …do we talk to each other…………………………………………….…………………………………………….
4. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
→ Little …did they suspect that the musical was going to be a runway success………………………………
5. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
→ Hardly …had I begun to apologize when the door closed……………………………………………………………..
6. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
→ No sooner …had the couple arrived than the priest started the ceremony…………………………………
7. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face.
→ Only …when Tom saw his wife’s face did he understand the meaning of the comment………………….
8. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.
→ Under no circumstances …can the restaurant accept animals……………………………………………………
9. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice.
→ Rarely …did the artist pay any attention to his agent’s advice……………………………………………………
10. Helen was so shocked that she almost fainted.
→ So …shocked was Helen that she almost fainted………………………………………………………………………..
11. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
→No sooner …had he returned from his work than he got down to writing the letter……………………..
12. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
→ Hardly …had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her……………………………………
13. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
→ Only when …they told me about what I had missed later did I realize it………………………………………
14. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones.
→ Nowhere …will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones……………………………………….……
15. He forgot about the gun until he got home.
→ Not until …he got home did he remember about the gun…………………………………………………….………
16. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
→ Only…by training hard every day can you become a good athlete….. …………………………………………..
17. I didn’t realize who he was until later.
→ Not until later did I realize who he was…………………………………………………………………………………….
18. His hunger was such that he couldn’t go on learning
→ Such …was his hunger that he couldn’t go on learning………………………………………………………………
19. He didn’t come back to his hometown until the war ended
→ Not until the war ended did he come back to his hometown………………………………………………………
20. You can buy this jacket only in this shop
→ Only in this shop can you buy this jacket…………………………………………………………………………………..
21. A big oak tree stood in the middle of the courtyard.
→ In the middle of the courtyard stood a big oak tree……………………………………………………………..
22. The man not only beat the child but also took all her money.
→ Not only…did the man beat the child but also took all her money……………………………………………….
23. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
→ On no account are press photographers allowed to take photographs
backstage………………………………