ngu-phap-tieng-anh-tg-pham-viet-vu

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Sưu tm và thit k bi Phm Vit Vũ - 77 –
Many’s the student who couldn’t follow the post-graduate courses at universities and
colleges under the pressure of money.
(Bit bao nhiêu sinh viên ñã không th theo hc các trưng ðH và Cð do thiu tin)
Many’s the promise that has been broken.
(Bit bao nhiêu li ha ñã b phn bi)
22.2 Phân bit alot/ lots of/ plenty/ a great deal vi many/ much
Các thành ng trên ñu có nghĩa tương ñương vi much/ many (nhiu) và most (ña phn).
A lot of/ lots of (informal) = a great deal/ a large number of/ much/ many (formal).
• Không có khác nhau gì m"y gia a lot of và lots of. Ch ng chính sau hai thành
ng này s- quyt ñnh vic chia ñng t.
a lot of
lots of
| uncountable noun + singular
verb
| plural noun + plural verb
A lot of time is needed to learn a language.
Lots of us think it’s time for an election.
• Plenty of ñưc dùng ph( bin trong informal English.
Don’t rush, there’s plenty of time.
Plenty of shops take checks.
• A large a mount of = a great deal of + non-count noun (formal English)
I have thrown a large amount of old clothing.
Mr Lucas has spent a great deal of time in the Far East.
• A lot và a great deal có th ñưc dùng làm phó t và v trí c a nó là cui câu.
On holiday we walk and swim a lot.
The gorvernment seems to change its mind a great deal.
22.3 More & most
• More + noun/noun phrase: dùng như mt ñnh ng
We need more time.
More university students are having to borrow money these day.
• More + of + personal/geographic names
It would be nice to see more of Ray and Barbara.
(R"t hay khi ñưc gp Ray và Barbara thưng xuyên hơn.)
Five hundred years ago, much more of Britain was covered with trees.
(500 năm trưc ñây, ña phn nưc Anh ph nhiu rng hơn bây gi nhiu)
• More of + determiner/pronoun (a/ the/ my/ this/ him/ them...)
He is more of a fool than I thought.
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