= The game is very difficult, so children couldn’t play it He spoke too fast for other people to understand.. = He spoke very fast, other people cannot understand.[r]
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PHRASES AND CLAUSES OF RESULT
CỤM TỪ VÀ MỆNH ĐỀ CHỈ KẾT QUẢ
Student’s name:
Instructor: Nguyễn Xuân Diệu
Trang 2I CỤM TỪ CHỈ KẾT QUẢ
1 TOO….TO…(quá….không thể):
He is too short to play basketball
(= He is very short, so he cannot play basketball.)
The coffee is too hot for me to drink
(=The coffee is very hot and I cannot drink it.)
This game is too difficult for children to play
(= The game is very difficult, so children couldn’t play it)
He spoke too fast for other people to understand
(= He spoke very fast, other people cannot understand.)
Example exercise: Combine each pairs of these sentences, using TOO:
1 Tom is short He can’t touch the ceiling
→
2 It’s very late We can’t see a movie
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3 Peter is very tired He can’t study
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4 The pencil is very short She can’t use it
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5 The jacket is very small He can’t wear it
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6 It’s very cold We can’t go swimming today
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7 Sarah can’t take a day off She was very busy
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8 She lives far from school She can’t walk there
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9 Alice is very young She can’t stay at home alone
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10 The meeting is very important We can’t miss it
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11 You speak so fast I can’t catch up with your words
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12 The piano was too heavy We couldn’t hang it on the wall
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13 The test was very long We can’t finish it in half an hour
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S + V + Too + ADJ/ADV + (for sb) + To-infinitive
Trang 314 He reached the station very late He couldn’t catch the train.
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15 Some movies are very violent Children shouldn’t watch them
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2 ENOUGH (đủ…để có thể).
Ví dụ:
Mary is old enough to do what she wants
He didn’t jump high enough to win a prize
He wasn’t experienced enough to get that job
It is not warm enough for children to swim in this pool
They don’t have enough money to buy that car
We have enough room for those guests
Example exercise: Combine each pairs of these sentences, using ENOUGH :
1 The shirt is big He can wear it
→
2 The box is light She can lift it
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3 The ladder is rather long We can use it
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4 It’s not warm today We can’t go outside
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5 The ice is very thick People can dance on it
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6 The coat isn’t warm I can’t wear it in winter
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7 Tom doesn’t have money He can’t pay his bills
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8 That bookcase is large It can hold 150 books
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9 The river is very rough We can’t swim in it
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10 It was very hot You can fry an egg on the pavement
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11 You are quite thin You can slip between the two bars
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12 All my guests will need chairs But I haven’t got any
S + V + ADJ/ADV + ENOUGH + (for sb) + To infinitive
S + V + ENOUGH + NOUN + (for sb) + To infinitive
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13 I didn’t have time I couldn’t eat breakfast this morning
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14 A taxi would have been best But I didn’t have enough money
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15 The room is not wide We can’t hold a party in this room
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16 That chair is not strong We can’t stand so long on that chair
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17 Mary doesn’t have money She can’t buy that Martin bicycle
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II MỆNH ĐỀ TRẠNG NGỮ CHỈ KẾT QUẢ
1 SO….THAT… (quá…đến nỗi)
Ví dụ:
It was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
The student had behaved so badly that he was dismissed from the class.
The soup tastes so good that everyone will ask for more
Example exercise: Combine each pairs of these sentences, using SO…THAT.
1 She was frightened She lost control of her car
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2 The music was loud It gave me a headache
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3 The room is crowded We can hardly move
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4 He was very disappointed He committed a suicide
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5 She drove very fast A policeman had to stop her and gave her a ticket
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6 She was very short She couldn’t reach the tops of the high shelves
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7 The atmosphere was suffocating Nobody could resist the temptation to go to the seaside
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S + V + SO + ADJ/ADV + THAT + S + V
Trang 58 He lives far from the office He often gets up early to catch the bus to go to work on time
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9 Judy worked very hard She received an increase in salary
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10 They sang very well They got a stand ovation
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2 SUCH… THAT…(quá đến nỗi )
S + V + SUCH + (A/AN) + ADJ + DT đếm được số nhiều + THAT + S + V
DT không đếm được
Ví dụ:
She has such exceptional abilities that everyone is jealous of her
Perry has had such bad luck that he’s decided not to gamble
This is such difficult homework that I will never finish it
They are such beautiful pictures that everybody will want one
It was such a hot day that we decided to stay at home
It is such an intelligent boy that we all love him
Example exercise:
1 It was a bad storm We had to seek shelter
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2 I waited a long time I finally had to leave
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3 It was a fine day We wanted to go picnicking
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4 He gave me good advice I passed the test easily
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5 It was a foggy night We couldn’t see the road
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6 It was a delicious dessert I decided to order portion
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7 She received very shocking news She nearly fainted
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8 It was a beautiful dress Mary wanted to show it to everybody at the party
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9 His sudden appearance gave her a great surprise She burst out crying
Trang 6→
10 The children took a large bite of sandwich He couldn’t chew it
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11 It was a strong wind It blew down several banyan trees in this village
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12 He had a lot of work to do He did not have time for lunch
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13 He was given a lot of work to do He protested
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14 I had a lot of trouble with my schoolwork I had to ask for help
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15 There were a lot of questions on the test I couldn’t finish it in half an hour
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3 Cấu trúc đặc biệt
S + V + SO +MANY/ FEW+ danh từ đếm được số nhiều + THAT + S + V
S + V + SO + MUCH/ LITTLE+danh từ không đếm được+ THAT + S + V
Ví dụ:
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
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
Example exercise:
1 There were many people on the bus We decided to walk
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2 He had so many books to read He didn’t find time for his hobby
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3 She ate very little food and drink She lost 10 kilos for 2 months
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4 There were many people in the theater I couldn’t find the seat
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5 There were very few students at the extra class It was cancelled
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6 The grass received very little water It turned brown in the heat
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7 He has invested so much money in the project He can’t give it up now
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8 There were many people in the hall We couldn’t see Professor Taylor
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9 There are too many difficulties They must postpone the project until next year
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10 There are many new words on the exam The students just complete it in time
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11 There is so much noise He can’t concentrate on his lessons
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12 They drank very much wine They slept all day
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Ví dụ;
It was such a hot day that we decided to stay indoors
↔ 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
↔ It was so interesting a book that he couldn’t put it down
Exercise:
1 The house was so expensive Nobody can buy it
→ The house was so
→ It was so
2 The food was very delicious We ate all of it
→ The food was so
→ It was such
3 The piano is so heavy He can’t lift it up
→The patient is so
→ It is such
4 This room is so dark I can’t study in this room
→ This room is so
→ It is so
5 This room is very small We can’t hold the meeting
→ This room is so
→ It was such
6 Tests are very difficult We all couldn’t do them
→ It was such
7 The map is too old We couldn’t read it
S + V + SUCH + A/AN + ADJ + DT đếm được số ít + THAT + S + V
S + V + SO + ADJ + A + DT đếm được số ít + THAT + S + V
Trang 8→ It is so
8 That woman was very tall She could touch the ceiling
→ She was such
9 The coffee was so strong She couldn’t go to sleep
→ It was so
10 This coat is very big I can’t wear it
→ It is such
4 Đảo ngữ
1 SO + ADJ + BE + DT đếm được số it/ S + THAT + S +
2 SO + ADJ + Trợ động từ + DT đếm được số it / S + V + THAT + S + V
S 1 + V + SUCH + (A/AN )+ ADJ + Danh từ + THAT + S + V
1 S 1 = It: SUCH + BE + (A/AN )+ ADJ + Danh từ + THAT + S + V
2 S = others:
SUCH + (A/AN )+ ADJ + DT + (Trợ động từ ) + S + V +THAT + S + V
(SUCH + (A/AN )+ ADJ + DT + BE + S + THAT + S + V
Ví dụ:
1 She is so kind that everyone loves her → So kind is she that everyone loves her.
2 The man runs so fast that no one can catch up with him.
→ So fast does the man run that no one can catch up with him.
3 They had such a good performance that all the audience must applauded.
→ Such a good performance did they have that all the audience must applauded.
4 She was such a kind woman that everyone loved her
→ Such a kind woman was she that everyone loved her
Exercise:
1 I love you so deeply that I can’t live without you
→ So
2 The weather was so terrible that all crops were destroyed
→ So
3 It is so strange a situation that I can’t sleep
→ So
4 They carry such heavy bags that none of us could lift them
Trang 9→ Such
5 It is such a large stadium that it can hold 60000 people
→ Such
6 Those lessons are very complicated He can’t understand them
→ Such
7 The climate was very bad All the plants couldn’t grow well
→ So
8 Those cars were very cheap Many people bought them last month
→ So
III Chuyển đổi câu
1 Dạng 1
brother isn’t old enough to ride a motorbike
→ My brother is
2 I wasn’t tall enough to reach the book
→ I
3 He didn’t speak slowly enough for me to understand
→ He
4 Her son doesn’t study well enough to pass the exam
→ Her
5 William is too fat to wear the jeans
→ William
6 David was too sick to go to work
→ David
7 The tables were too heavy for me to lift
→ The tables
8 She is too weak to get up
→ She
9 Mike is too young to see the horror film
→ Mike
10 Peter is too young to ride a bike
→ Peter
2 Dạng 2
S + V + SO + ADJ/ADV + THAT+ S + Vm + V
↕
S +V + ADJ/ADV + ENOUGH + TO_INF
S + V (NOT) + ADJ/ ADV + ENOUGH + TO V
↕
S + V + TOO + ADJ/ ADV ( TRÁI NGHĨA) + TO V
Trang 101 He acted so well that the audience was moved to tears.
→ He
2 She isn’t very intelligent, so she can’t do that exercises
→ She
3 The paper mill is very large, so it can satisfy the need of the whole country
→ The paper mill
4 Those exercises are easy, so they could finish them in half an hour
→ Those exercises
5 The policeman could not run very fast, so he was unable to catch the burglar
→
6 There is no much beer, so you can’t all have a drink
→There
7 I am very tired, so I must go to bed early
→ I
8 The water was so cold that children could not swim in it
→ The water
9 It is so sunny that we can dry our rice
→ It is
10 They are so kind that they are very hospitable to me
→
11 Thomas is so skillful that he can make a lot of toys
→Thomas
12 The wine is so strong that he could make a fire
→The wine
13 That man is so rich that he can buy a spaceship
→ That man
14 The boy is so intelligent that he can answer all the questions
→ The boy
15 The girl was so ill that they sent for a doctor
→ The girl
3 Dạng 3
Trang 11VM = CAN, COULD, MAY, SHOULD, WOULD, WILL, …
Exercise :
1 This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike
→ The iron bar
2 The news is too good to be truth
→ The news
3 He spoke too fast for anybody to understand
→ He
4 This tea is too hot for him to to drink
→ This tea
5 The cake was too hard for me to eat
→The cake
6 The production is too small to satisfy the need of our city
→ The production
7 The problem was too complicated for them to solve in a few months
→ The problem
8 The man was too tired to say a word
→ The man
9 I think that my sister is too busy to help them
→ I think my sister
10 Peter is too young to take part in the club
→ Peter
11 She spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him
→ She
12 She was so busy that he couldn’t do the housework
→ She was too
13 I’m so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open
→ I’m too
14 The girl is so ugly that she can’t participate in the beauty contest
→ The girl
15 The car travels so slowly that they couldn’t reach the station on time
→ The car
1 S + BE + TOO + ADJ + (FOR SB) + TO_INFI
↕
2 S + V + TOO + ADV +(FOR SB) + TO_INFI
↕
Trang 1216 Khanh Nhu is so busy that she can’t go to the cinema.
→ Khanh Nhu
17 Jean learns so lazily that she couldn’t pass the exam
→ Jean
18 The river so large that we can’t swim across it
→ The rever
19 The music is so loud that they can’t enjoy it
→ The music
20 The case was so heavy that he couldn’t carry it
→ The case
4 Dạng 4
S + V + SO + ADJ/ADV + THAT + S + V
↕
S + V + SUCH + (A/AN) + ADJ + DT đếm được số nhiều + THAT + S + V
DT không đếm được
Exercises:
1 The boy was so naughty that he set the fire to his house
→ He was
2 She is so ugly that children don’t dare to meet her
→ She is
3 Mary ran so quickly that she won the medal
→ Mary
4 The door is so rotten that the dog makes a hole on it
→ It is
5 The tiger was so hungry that it could attack the visitors
→ It was
6 The dog is so fierce that the girl can’t enter the yard
→ It is
7 Her hand writing was so small that he can’t read it
→She has
8 It was such a terrifying film that she didn’t dare to go to the toilet
→ The film was
9 The landlord was such a wicked person that all the tenants left him
→ The landlord
10 It was such a crowded bus that we couldn’t get on it
Trang 13→ The bus
11 She is such a weak girl that she can’t lift the box → She
12 It was so interesting a film that all members in my family watch it → The film
Sentence transformation 1 We went to bed early because we were very tired → We were so
2 The lesson is very difficult We can’t understand it → It is such
3 The car is so old that he doesn’t want to drive it → It is such
4 The weather was very cold We couldn’t go out → The weather was too
5 The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it → It was such
6 The film was very good We saw it through (Enough) → The film was
7 The play was very amusing They enjoyed it (Enough) → The play was
8 The children were very late They couldn’t see the display of fireworks (Too) → The children were
9 Your brother is very young He can’t go swimming (Too) → He is
10 The coffee isn't strong It won't keep us awake (Enough) →
11 The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight →The shirt is too
→The shirt is so
→ It is so
→ So
→ It is such
→ Such
12 This problem is very difficult He can’t solve it → The problem is too
→ The problem is so
→ It is such
→ It is so
→ So
→ It is such