- Kiến thức rất cơ bản, nhưng không phải ai cũng nắm vững.
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Lưu ý: Không nên quan tâm quá để tránh bị rối rắm bởi tên gọi các loại câu: simple/compound/complex/compound-complex sentences VÀ cumulative/periodic sentences (và một số kiểu câu khác, sẽ giới thiệu sau). Các cách phân loại như vậy là dựa trên các tiêu chí khác nhau, ví dụ: tiêu chí “cấu trúc ngữ pháp” hoặc tiêu chí “văn phong”. Cuối cùng, chúng cũng chỉ là CÂU, mỗi câu biểu đạt một “complete thought/idea“ mà thôi.
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và bài: Phép điệp trong tiếng Anh – Loose/cumulative sentences
Structurally, English sentences can be classified four different ways, though there are endless constructions of each. The classifications are based on the number of independent and dependent clauses a sentence contains. An independent clause forms a complete sentence on its own, while a dependent clause needs another clause to make a complete sentence. By learning these types, writers can add complexity and variation to their sentences.
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Roman numerals are expressed by letters of the alphabet:
I=1; V=5; X=10; L=50; C=100; D=500; M=1000
There are four basic principles for reading and writing Roman numerals:
VI = 6 (5 + 1 = 6)
LXX = 70 (50 + 10 + 10 = 70)
MCC = 1200 (1000 + 100 + 100 = 1200)
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Đau nhưng cần thiết. Để hướng tới sự chuyên nghiệp trong bất kể công việc gì, dù là nhỏ nhất.
Đã cân nhắc kỹ trước khi đăng clip này. Xin lỗi ca sỹ hát bài này. Bạn cũng chỉ là nạn nhân mà thôi.
DANH NHÂN, KIỆT TÁC, LỊCH SỬ THẾ GIỚI QUA NGÒI BÚT HỌC TRÒ:
The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William J. Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. His father was Mr. Shakespeare, and his mother was Mrs. Shakespeare. He wrote during the era in which he lived. Actually, Shakespeare wasn’t written by Shakespeare but by another man named Shakespeare.
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In a Tokyo Hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do
such thing is please not to read notice.
In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
The lift is being fixed for the next day.
During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
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If you want to discuss the meaning of a word, it helps to know the difference between denotation and connotation. These two terms are easy to confuse because they describe related concepts. Additionally, both denotation and connotation stem from the Latin word notāre, meaning “to note.”
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The five-paragraph essay is a format of essay having five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with support and development, and one concluding paragraph. Because of this structure, it is also known as a hamburger essay, one three one, or a three-tier essay.
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Xem thêm bài: Cách nối câu để tránh kiểu “vỡ lòng” – Sentence-combining skills
In academic writing, the author is responsible for making the text as clear as possible for the reader. To achieve clarity, the author has to ensure that the writing is explicit: in other words, it should anticipate and address the reader’s questions. An active reader will want to know what the author’s aims are and how they will be achieved; what the author’s position is about key issues; how the argument is constructed; how ideas relate to each other. Good writers use signposting language to signal to the reader where these answers can be found.
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Bài [2] này có một vài nội dung giống như bài [1], bổ sung thêm ví dụ minh họa.
Think of a sentence as a kind of mathematical structure, an equation requiring two parts: the subject, which is what any sentence is about, and the predicate, which is what we’re going to say about this subject. Sometimes we set up both in ways that are perfectly reasonable, separately, but when we put the two together, they just don’t fit.
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Writers should keep the elements in a sentence consistent, avoiding any unnecessary changes in tense, voice, mood, person, number, and discourse. Such unnecessary changes, or “shifts”, may make reading difficult and obscure the sentence’s meaning for readers.
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The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the naturalization test are listed below. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of the 100 civics questions. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test.
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Below is a list of rules for writing fractions, decimals and money amounts. Very useful…
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There are several different ways to write the date in English. They vary from formal to informal, and there are differences between British and American English. The following table shows some typical formats.
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Bài bên dưới là các quy định chung về cách thể hiện số và chữ số trong European Commission. Sự khác nhau nếu có giữa các quy định của các nguồn khác nhau là không đáng kể. Có thể sử dụng cho viết formal English.
Xem thêm bài: Mười quy tắc viết số và chữ số
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Xem thêm bài: Cách mở rộng vốn từ tiếng Anh
Adding affixes to existing words (the base or root) to form new words is common in academic English.
Prefixes are added to the front of the base (like dislike), whereas suffixes are added to the end of the base (active
activate).
Prefixes usually do not change the class of the base word, but suffixes usually do change the class of the word.
The most common prefixes used to form new verbs in academic English are: re-, dis-, over-, un-, mis-, out-. The most common suffixes are: -ise, -en, -ate, -(i)fy. By far the most common affix in academic English is -ise.
Nếu bạn đã viết tiếng Việt ngon rồi thì không cần phải đọc bài này làm gì kẻo phí thời gian. Cũng giống nhau cả thôi. Tiếng nào cũng đến thế mà thôi.
Nếu không thì có thể xem thêm bài Nguyên tắc KISS trong viết tiếng Anh – Keep It Short and Simple và bài Làm sao để khỏi “dài dòng văn tự” – wordiness.
Và cũng nên xem thêm bài: Cách biến hóa trong viết tiếng Anh (và cả tiếng Việt) để tránh nhàm chán – Variation in writing
At the heart of every good sentence is a strong, precise verb; the converse is true as well–at the core of most confusing, awkward, or wordy sentences lies a weak verb.
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[Below is a post by Ben Yagoda, a professor of English at the University of Delaware, on New York Times Blog]
Xem thêm bài: Dấu câu: Dấu phẩy (,)
As I noted in my earlier article, rules and conventions about when to use and not to use commas are legion. But certain errors keep popping up. Here are a few of them.
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[Xem thêm bài: Tại sao cần hiểu và dùng đúng tổ hợp từ trong tiếng Anh (collocation)]
A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound “right” to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound “wrong”. Look at these examples:
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This is a list of useful homophones for intermediate level learners.
This list of homophones in alphabetical order is based on Standard British English. Some words will not be homophones in all accents and varieties of English.
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This is a list of useful homophones for pre-intermediate level learners.
This list of homophones in alphabetical order is based on Standard British English. Some words will not be homophones in all accents and varieties of English.
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This is a list of useful homophones for elementary or beginner level learners.
This list of homophones in alphabetical order is based on Standard British English. Some words will not be homophones in all accents and varieties of English.
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Xem thêm bài: Cách viết tiếng Anh [và bất kỳ tiếng nào on earth] ngắn gọn, súc tích – Writing clear, concise sentences
Xem thêm bài: Cách biến hóa trong viết tiếng Anh (và cả tiếng Việt) để tránh nhàm chán – Variation in writing
To achieve greater clarity:
See the the details of the principle below:
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At the heart of every good sentence is a strong, precise verb; the converse is true as well–at the core of most confusing, awkward, or wordy sentences lies a weak verb.
Try to use the active voice whenever possible.
Gia đình kia quyết định đi du lịch một tuần. Họ thuê hai cô nhân viên điều dưỡng về chăm sóc cho bà cụ già bị liệt hai chân và cấm khẩu.
Cả nhà đi khỏi, hai cô cho bà cụ tắm rửa, ăn uống, rồi đặt cụ lên xe lăn ra vườn chơi. Mọi việc đều tiến triển tốt. Nhưng rồi đột nhiên bà cụ từ từ ngả người sang một bên, mặt “trầm ngâm”. Hốt hoảng, hai cô vội vàng giữ vai và dựng cụ thẳng người lên. Bà cụ không nói gì, nhưng sau đó một lúc, cụ lại từ từ nghiêng người qua phía kia. Ngay lập tức, họ lại vực cụ ngồi thẳng dậy. Cứ thế, họ phải túc trực bên bà cụ suốt cả mấy hôm vì sự việc đó xảy ra liên tục.
Khi gia đình kia đi chơi về, họ hỏi bà cụ xem hai cô gái chăm sóc bà có tốt không. Bà viết nguệch ngoạc vào tờ giấy mấy dòng: “Nói chung là chu đáo, nhưng có điều chúng nó nhất quyết không cho tao… đánh rắm lần nào trong suốt cả tuần liền!”
Xem thêm bài: Cách tránh lỗi “mập mờ” khi viết tiếng Anh – Avoiding ambiguity in your writing
Who was wearing the pajamas? The hunter or the elephant?
This is a syntactical ambiguity that can be cleared up grammatically.
Improved: This morning, in my pajamas, I shot an elephant.
Though you could probably tell from context what the author meant, there is no reason to unintentionally make such a mistake.
Thiếu tá Phạm Tuân là phi công Việt Nam đầu tiên được lựa chọn để cùng bay với phi hành gia Nga Gorbatko lên vũ trụ. Tất nhiên Gorbatko là chỉ huy trưởng, Phạm Tuân chỉ được ngồi quan sát chứ không được lái.
Sau khi ngồi lái cả ngày, đến đêm Gorbatko bảo Tuân:
– Mày cầm lái tí nhé, tao đi đái một cái rồi vào ngay. Nhưng mà cứ giữ nguyên thế chứ đừng có vặn vẹo gì mà chết đấy!
Năm phút sau, Gorbatko trở về chui vào khoang lái, thở phào nhẹ nhõm, mặt mày tươi tỉnh. Tuân hỏi:
– Ông đái vào đâu thế?
– Ôi dào, đang mót cứng cả bụng, tao cứ thấy chỗ nào tôi tối là tao phang bừa xuống.
– Thôi chết rồi! Thế thì ông đái vào Thủ đô của chúng tôi rồi!
(Bấy giờ là năm 1980. Chiến tranh đã hết nhưng Hà Nội ban đêm bị cắt điện liên tục.)
One of the more common problems seen in ESL writing is unnecessary switching between past, present and future tenses. Changing between verb tenses within a sentence can make it difficult for the reader to follow a piece of writing and should be avoided. An exception to this is when a time change must be shown.
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Select “How to spell: Tip 9 – Top Ten Spelling Rules” from the playlist.
English spelling is notoriously difficult to master for native speakers and language learners alike. Because English developed from several different language families, and because it so easily absorbs new words from other languages even today, the English language has many different ways to spell the same sound and many different ways to pronounce the same spelling. But improving your English spelling is not impossible: with some patience, you will see a noticeable improvement in your spelling by using some techniques that good spellers use. See more below:
Xem thêm bài: Cách thể hiện số trong viết tiếng Anh – Một số nguyên tắc chung – Presenting numbers in English (General)
First things first, what is the difference between a number and a numeral? A number is an abstract concept while a numeral is a symbol used to express that number. “Three,” “3″ and “III” are all symbols used to express the same number (or the concept of “threeness”). One could say that the difference between a number and its numerals is like the difference between a person and her name.
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The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts:
When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated:
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How many words do you need to know in English? This is a very common question and it varies depending on your goal.
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Xem thêm bài: Trọng âm câu – sentence stress – yếu tố cực kỳ quan trọng trong nói tiếng Anh
Word stress is your magic key to understanding spoken English. Native speakers of English use word stress naturally. Word stress is so natural for them that they don’t even know they use it. Non-native speakers who speak English to native speakers without using word stress, encounter two problems:
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[No advice works, if it ever does, for all. So, sleep on it before picking any, inclusive]
In the modern age of information, reading truly is a fundamental survival skill. Here are ten tips that anyone can use to improve their reading skills:
Some people read fast and remember everything. Others read slowly and take a couple of times to get all the information. It doesn’t matter, really, so long as when you read, you get the information you’re seeking.
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Improving your reading skills will reduce unnecessary reading time and enable you to read in a more focused and selective manner. You will also be able to increase your levels of understanding and concentration. This guide shows you how to read with greater efficiency and effectiveness by using a range of different reading skills.
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Một số lời khuyên dành cho người học tiếng Anh. Không hẳn đã đúng cả, nhưng cũng rất bổ ích. Cảm ơn Hester!
Increase your vocabulary and speak more natural English by studying the idioms and expressions below. These are some of the most common expressions in English. Study the example sentences which show how idioms are used in context when you speak English. Have fun!
See the idioms below:
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The pronunciations given are those in use among educated urban speakers of standard English in Britain and the United States. While avoiding strongly regionally or socially marked forms, they are intended to include the most common variants for each word. The keywords given are to be understood as pronounced in such speech.
This key is to the pronunciations given in revised entries. For pronunciations in unrevised entries, see this key.
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Xem thêm bài: Từ và cụm từ Latin và Hy Lạp thông dụng trong tiếng Anh
Α | α | alpha | /’ælfə/ |
Β | β | beta | /’bi:tə/ |
Γ | γ | gamma | /’gæmə/ |
Δ | δ | delta | /’deltə/ |
Ε | ε | epsilon | /’epsilən/ |
Ζ | ζ | zeta | /’ziːtə/ |
Η | η | eta | /’iːtə/ |
Θ | θ | theta | /’θiːtə/ |
Ι | ι | iota | /aɪ’əʊtə/ |
Κ | κ | kappa | /’kæpə/ |
Λ | λ | lamda | /’læmdə/ |
Μ | μ | mu | /’mjuː/ |
Ν | ν | nu | /’njuː/ |
Ξ | ξ | xi | /’ksaɪ/ |
Ο | ο | omicron | /’əʊmɪkrən/ |
Π | π | pi | /’paɪ/ |
Ρ | ρς | rho | /’rəʊ/ |
Σ | σ | sigma | /’sɪgmə/ |
Τ | τ | tau | /’tɑʊ/ |
Υ | υ | upsilon | /’jʊpsɪlən/ |
Φ | φ | phi | /’faɪ/ |
Χ | χ | chi | /’kaɪ/ |
Ψ | ψ | psi | /’psaɪ/ |
Ω | ω | omega | /’əʊmɪgə/ |
Xem thêm bài: Cách đọc ký hiệu toán học và khoa học trong tiếng Anh
và bài: Cách đọc một số ký hiệu và công thức hóa học phổ biến bằng tiếng Anh
Bài bên dưới là hướng dẫn cách đọc một số ký ký hiệu thông dụng trong tiếng Anh. Rất hữu ích.
The correct use of personal pronouns is one of the areas of English usage that cause most difficulty. I, he, she, we, and they are known as subjective personal pronouns because they are used as the subject of a sentence, often coming in front of the verb:
Xem thêm bài: Ôi, ngữ pháp! Đến dân bản ngữ cũng còn ỏm tỏi với nhau [2]
Split infinitives happen when you put an adverb between to and a verb, for example:
She used to secretly admire him.
You have to really watch him.
Xem thêm bài: Ôi, ngữ pháp! Đến dân bản ngữ cũng còn ỏm tỏi với nhau [2]
Were you taught that a preposition should never be placed at the end of a sentence? There are times when it would be rather awkward to organize a sentence in a way that would avoid doing this, for example:
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(Xem thêm bài: “Tránh lỗi lộn lèo – Dangling modifier [2]“)
Có nhiều định nghĩa và cách phân loại khác nhau về misplaced và dangling modifier. Chỉ cần hiểu đâu là modifier, nó bổ nghĩa cho yếu tố nào trong câu, và đặt nó đúng chỗ là ổn.
A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that does not clearly relate to what it is intended to modify. In other words, a misplaced modifier makes the meaning of a sentence ambiguous or wrong.
Standard English is the type of English that’s suitable for use in every type of written or spoken situation. The majority of words in English dictionaries and thesauruses are part of standard English.
The main advantage of using standard English is that it helps you to get your message across clearly and effectively, and to the widest range of people. It’s also more permanent than some other forms of language, such as slang, which often go out of fashion from one generation to the next.
Some words that were common in the past are no longer in ordinary use but remain in our stock of words. Many dictionaries divide this type of vocabulary into two categories.
Some words are found mainly in literature and poetry that is written in a grand or elevated style. Today, you also find this type of language used in the media, where it tends to be used to create a dramatic effect. Here are some examples of literary vocabulary:
standard English | literary |
kill | slay |
enemy | foe |
apart | asunder |
beautiful | beauteous |
die | perish |
It’s best to avoid this type of language in everyday contexts. It can sound self-conscious or pretentious and it’s likely to distract a reader or listener from what you trying to say.