C¸c danh tõ lµm chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ
Trong tiÕng Anh, rÊt nhiÒu danh tõ cã thÓ lµm chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ khi chóng ®øng tríc c¸c danh tõ kh¸c (a wool coat, a gold watch, a history teacher). Danh tõ ®øng ®Çu cña sù kÕt hîp ®ãng vai trß mét tÝnh tõ, m« t¶ danh tõ thø 2 (®ãng vai trß danh tõ). TÊt c¶ c¸c danh tõ víi chøc n¨ng tÝnh tõ lu«n ë d¹ng sè Ýt cho dï danh tõ mµ nã bæ nghÜa cã ë sè nhiÒu. Sù kÕt hîp sè - danh tõ lu«n ph¶i cã dÊu g¹ch ngang ”-“.
VÝ dô:
We took a tour that lasted five weeks.
(Weeks lµm chøc n¨ng danh tõ trong c©u nµy).
We took a five-week tour.
Adj noun
His subscription to that magazine is for two years.
(years : danh tõ)
He has a two-year subscription to that magazine.
Adj noun
That student wrote a report that was ten pages long.
(pages : danh tõ)
That student wrote a ten-page report.
Adj noun
These shoes cost twenty dollars.
These are twenty-dollar shoes.
Adj noun
Enough víi tÝnh tõ, phã tõ vµ danh tõ
Sù thay ®æi vÞ trÝ cña enough tuú thuéc vµo viÖc nã bæ nghÜa cho 1 danh tõ, 1 tÝnh tõ, hay 1 phã tõ. Khi bæ nghÜa cho 1 tÝnh tõ hay 1 phã tõ, enough ®øng ®»ng sau:
Are those French fries crisp enough for you?
Adj
She speaks Spanish well enough to be an interpreter.
Adv
It is not cold enough to wear a heavy jacket.
Adj
Khi bæ nghÜa cho mét danh tõ enough ®øng ®»ng tríc.
Do you have enough sugar for the cake?
noun
Jake bought enough red paint to finish the barn.
noun
He does not have enough money to attend the concert.
noun
Lu ý:
Danh tõ mµ enough bæ nghÜa ®«i khi kh«ng cÇn thiÕt cã mÆt trong c©u mµ kh«ng lµm thay ®æi nghÜa cña c©u.
I forgot my money. Do you have enough?
(ta hiÓu r»ng ngô ý cña ngêi nãi lµ “enough money”)
C¸c tõ nèi chØ nguyªn nh©n
PhÇn nµy sÏ tr×nh bµy c¸ch sö dông mét vµi c«ng cô ng÷ ph¸p chØ nguyªn nh©n.
Because/ because of
Because ( kh«ng cã of) ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã lµ mét c©u hoµn chØnh (ph¶i cã chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ). Because of ®ßi hái ®»ng sau nã lµ mét danh tõ hoÆc 1 ng÷ danh tõ ( kh«ng ®îc phÐp cã ®éng tõ liªn hîp).
Subject + verb
... because +
there + verb + subject
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... because of + danh tõ ( hoÆc côm danh tõ)
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Lu ý:
Because of cã thÓ thay thÕ cho thµnh ng÷ due to.
Jan was worried because it had started to rain.
Subject verb
Jan was worried because of the rain.
noun
The students arrived late because there was a traffic jam.
verb subject
The students arrived late because of the traffic jam.
noun phrase
We have to cut down on our driving because there is an oil shortage.
verb subject
We have to cut down on our driving because of the oil shortage.
noun phrase
Môc ®Ých vµ kÕt qu¶ (so that- ®Ó)
C¸c mÖnh ®Ò chØ môc ®Ých ®îc ®i cïng víi liªn tõ so that. Sau so that lµ mét mÖnh ®Ò kÕt qu¶ gåm chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ. Thêi gian cña mÖnh ®Ò kÕt qu¶ ph¶i ë t¬ng lai trong mèi quan hÖ víi thêi gian cña mÖnh ®Ò chØ môc ®Ých.
Subject + verb + so that + subject + verb
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Lu ý:
MÆc dï trong v¨n nãi cã thÓ chÊp nhËn kh«ng cã that nhng trong v¨n viÕt buéc ph¶i cã that.
He studied very hard so that he could pass the test.
(nã ®· häc rÊt ch¨m chØ ®Ó cã thÓ qua ®îc kú thi)
She is sending the package early so that it will arrive in time for her sister’s birthday.
Damien is practicing the guitar so that he can play for the dance.
I am learning German so that I will be able to speak it when I go to Austria next summer.
Susan drove to Miami instead of flying so that she could save money.
Will you let me know about the party so that I can make plans to attend?
Cause and effect
Nh÷ng cÊu tróc sau ®©y ®îc sö dông ®Ó chØ mèi quan hÖ nh©n qu¶.
adjective
adverb
Subject + verb + so + + that + subject + verb
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Lu ý: Kh«ng sö dông mét danh tõ sau so. Cßn muèn dïng danh tõ th× xem c¸c cÊu tróc díi ®©y.
The soprano sang so well that she received a standing ovation.
Terry ran so fast that he broke the previous speed record.
Judy worked so diligently that she received an increase in salary.
The soup tastes so good that every one will ask for more.
The little boy looks so unhappy that we all feel sorry for him.
The students had behaved so badly that he was dismissed from the class.
C¸c cÊu tróc chøa c¸c bæ ng÷ cêng ®é:
many
few
Subject + verb + so + + dt ®2 sè nhiÒu + that + subject + verb
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The Smiths had so many children that they formed their own baseball team.
I had so few job offers that it wasn’t difficult to select one.
much
little
Subject + verb + so + + dt kh«ng ®2 + that + subject + verb
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He has invested so much money in the project that he cannot abandon it now.
The grass received so little water that it turned brown in the heat.
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Subject + verb + such + a + adjective + dt ®2 sè Ýt + that ...
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hoÆc
-
Subject + verb + so + adjective + a + dt ®2 sè Ýt + that ...
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Lu ý:
Such + a + adjective thêng ®îc dïng nhiÒu h¬n trong 2 cÊu tróc trªn.
It was such a hot day that we decided to stay indoors.
HoÆc
It was so hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.
It was such an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down.
HoÆc
It was so interesting a book that he couldn’t put it down.
dt ®2 sè nhiÒu
dt kh«ng ®2
Subject + verb + such + adjective + + that + subject + verb
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She has such exceptional abilities that everyone is jealous of her.
dt ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu
They are such beautiful pictures that everybody will want one.
dt ®Õm ®îc sè nhiÒu
Perry has had such bad luck that he’s decided not to gamble.
dt kh«ng ®Õm ®îc
This is such difficult homework that I will never finish it.
dt kh«ng ®Õm ®îc
Lu ý: Ta kh«ng thÓ sö dông so trong cÊu tróc trªn.
Ph©n tÝch nghÜa cña c¸c cÊu tróc trªn.
vÝ dô:
It has been such a long time since I’ve seen him that I’m not sure if I will remember him
( T«i kh«ng biÕt liÖu t«i cã nhËn ®îc ra nã kh«ng v× ®· l©u l¾m råi t«i kh«ng gÆp nã.)
Nguyªn nh©n: It has been a long time.
KÕt qu¶ : I’m not sure if I will remember him.
He has so heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to travel.
( ThËt lµ khã ®èi víi anh ta trong chuyÖn ®i du lÞch bëi v× anh ta cã nhiÒu c«ng viÖc ph¶i lµm.)
Nguyªn nh©n: He has a very heavy work load.
KÕt qu¶ : It is difficult for him to travel.
Peter has such long fingers that he should play the piano.
(Peter nªn ch¬i ®µn Piano bëi v× nã cã nh÷ng ngãn tay dµi.)
Nguyªn nh©n: Peter has such long fingers.
KÕt qu¶ : He should play the piano.
Professor Sands gives such interesting lectures that his classes are never boring.
(c¸c giê häc cña gi¸o s Sands ch¼ng bao giê buån tÎ bëi v× «ng Êy thêng ®a ra nh÷ng bµi gi¶ng hÕt søc thó vÞ.)
Nguyªn nh©n: Professor Sands gives very interesting lectures.
KÕt qu¶ : His classes are never boring.
This is such tasty ice cream that I’ll have another helping.
(T«i sÏ gäi mét suÊt kem n÷a v× nã rÊt ngon.)
Nguyªn nh©n: The ice cream is very tasty.
KÕt qu¶ : I’ll have another helping.
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