No sooner ... than (võa míi ... th×; ch¼ng bao l©u ... th×)
NÕu thµnh ng÷ no sooner xuÊt hiÖn ë ®Çu c©u th× than ph¶i ®Çu cho mÖnh ®Ò 2. Lu ý r»ng trî ®éng tõ ph¶i ®øng tríc chñ ng÷ theo c«ng thøc sau:
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No sooner + auxiliary + subject + verb + than + subject + verb
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VÝ dô:
No sooner had they started out for California than it started to rain.
No sooner will he arrived than he will want to leave.
No sooner had she entered the building than she felt the presence of somebody else.
Lu ý:
No longer nghÜa lµ not any more (kh«ng cßn... n÷a). Kh«ng bao giê ®îc sö dông not longer trong c©u mµ nghÜa cña nã nh vËy.
John no longer studies at the university.
(John doesn’t study at the university any more).
Cynthia may no longer use the library because her card has expired.
(Cynthia may not use the library any more)
D¹ng nguyªn, so s¸nh h¬n vµ so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt.
PhÇn lín c¸c tÝnh tõ diÔn t¶ (tr¹ng th¸i, tÝnh c¸ch, vÎ ®Ñp...) ®Òu cã 3 d¹ng: d¹ng nguyªn (happy), d¹ng so s¸nh h¬n (happier) vµ so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt (happiest).
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D¹ng nguyªn
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so s¸nh
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so s¸nh nhÊt
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hot
interesting
sick
colorful
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hotter
more interesting
sicker
more colorful
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hottest
most interesting
sickest
most colorful
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- D¹ng nguyªn kh«ng chØ sù so s¸nh. Nã chØ m« t¶ phÈm chÊt ®¬n thuÇn cña 1 ngêi, 1 vËt, hay mét nhãm (ngêi hoÆc vËt).
VÝ dô:
The house is big.
The flowers are fragrant.
- D¹ng so s¸nh h¬n chØ ra møc ®é m¹nh h¬n hay yÕu h¬n vÒ sù kh¸c nhau gi÷a 2 ngêi (2 vËt).
VÝ dô:
My dog is smarter than yours.
Bob is more atheletic than Richard.
Spinach is less appealing than carrots.
* Ta còng cã thÓ so s¸nh 2 thùc thÓ (ngêi hoÆc vËt) mµ kh«ng sö dông than. Trong trêng hîp nµy thµnh ng÷ of the two sÏ ®îc sö dông trong c©u (nã cã thÓ ®øng ®Çu c©u vµ sau danh tõ ph¶i cã dÊu phÈy, hoÆc ®øng ë cuèi - Xem 2 c«ng thøc díi ®©y).
Subject + verb + the + comparative + of the two + (noun)
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hoÆc
of the two + (noun), + Subject + verb + the + comparative
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Harvey is the smarter of the two boys.
Of the two shirts, this one is the prettier.
Please give me the smaller of the two pieces of cake.
Of the two landscapes that you have shown me, this one is the more picturesque.
Of the two books, this one is the more interesting.
Ghi nhí:
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2 thùc thÓ - so s¸nh h¬n
3 thùc thÓ trë lªn - so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt
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- ë cÊp ®é so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt, 3 thùc thÓ trë lªn ®îc so s¸nh víi nhau, mét trong chóng tréi h¬n hoÆc kÐm h¬n so víi c¸c thùc thÓ cßn l¹i.
In + dt®2 sè Ýt
of + dt®2 sè nhiÒu
adj+ est
Subject + verb + the + most + adj +
least + adj
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John is the tallest boy in the family.
Deana is the shortest of the three sisters.
These shoes are the least expensive of all.
Of the three shirts, this one is the prettiest.
Lu ý:
- Sau thµnh ng÷ one of the + superlative, danh tõ ph¶i ®Ó ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu vµ ®éng tõ chia ë ng«i sè Ýt.
VÝ dô:
One of the greatest tennis players in the world is Bjon Borg.
Kuwait is one of the biggest oil producers in the world.
C¸c phã tõ kh«ng ®îc ®i kÌm bëi -er hoÆc -est. Mµ thay v× ®ã, khi ®îc dïng trong c©u so s¸nh chóng ®i cïng more hoÆc less ®èi víi cÊp so s¸nh h¬n, vµ víi most hoÆc least ®Ó thµnh lËp nªn d¹ng so s¸nh h¬n nhÊt.
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D¹ng nguyªn
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So s¸nh h¬n
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So s¸nh h¬n nhÊt
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carefully
cautiously
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more carefully
less carefully
more cautiously
less cautiously
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most carefully
least carefully
most cautiously
least cautiously
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VÝ dô:
Sal drove more cautiously than Bob.
Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.
That child behaves the most carelessly of all.
Irene plays the most recklessly of all.
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