NgỮ PHÁP :: grammar

Building words

Adverb = adjective + ly

Frequency

Vocab.

Always, usually, frequently, often, generally ® thường.

Sometimes, occasionally, random ® thỉnh thoảng.

Seldom, rarely, barely, hardly ® khó mà, hiếm khi.

Never, scarely ® không.

Seldom, rarely, hardly ever ® almost never , almost not at all ® khó mà, hiếm khi.

Hardly, barely, scarely ® almost nothing ® không.

Negative + inversion

Ex. Never did she work.

Degree

Vocab.

Extremely, ® cực kỳ.

Very, so, too, quite, ® rất.

Fairly, rather, pretty ® khá.

Quite ® = fairly = khá; = complete = rất, hoàn toàn, thực sự.

Very ® rất; ngay.

Patterns

It is + too + a day + for + sb + to + inf (không được dùng với “that”)

It is + so + hot + a day + that + clause

It is + such + a hot day + that + clause

It is + quite + a hot day

N + adj + enough + to + inf.

Enough + N + to – inf. = N + enough + to – inf.

It is + enough + adj + a + N + that

Quality/manner – tính chất, cách thức

Vocab.

Good ® well

Fast ® fast

Late ® late

Hard ® hard

Joyful ® joyfully ® vui vẻ.

Ill ® ill ® nói xấu.

Ex. Speak ill.

Like (prep.)

As (conj.) + clause.

Place

Here there + Pronoun + V

Back, straight ahead

Home

Away, far

Time - thời gian

The day after

The day later

Again, once agai

Every day

Then

Soon

Early, late

Before, after, during

By the end of this year + fulture perfect (will + have + pp.)

Prior to

During ® period of time

When ® point of time

Purpose – mục đích

Vocab

To, in order to, so as to

Patterns: can reverse

Reason – nguyên nhân

Due to, thanks to, owing to, because of

Concession – nhượng bộ

Despite, In spite of ® dù .

Contrast – đối lập

However = no matter how

In contrast to

Vocabulary

Somehow (adv) – không hiểu vì sao, cách này hay cách káhc.

Somewhat (adv) = slightly – một chút, hơi.

In addition to = besides = moreover

According to

Well and trylly

Honestly speaking,