PHN BIT SO V THEREFORE. A. Nhng trng hp bt buc phi dng SO: 1.

. "So" ng vai tr l mt trng t c ngha l "cng vy" ( khi lp li ni). Ex: I was wrong but so were you. ( Ti sai nhng bn cng khng ng u.) 2. Khi So c dng vi ngha lm tng mc hay nhn mnh. Khi So s c ngha l "n nh vy, rt, qu" Ex: The food is so good. ( n rt ngon.) Why are you so mad? (Sao bn tc gin d vy?) Thank you so much. (Cm n bn rt nhiu.) It's so simple that even a child can do it. (N qu n gin n ni mt a tr cng c th lm c.) 3. Khi So c dng trong cc thnh ng Ex: And so forth (and so on): vn vn. So what?: Th sao? So much the better: cng hay, cng tt. So long: tm bit. How are you feeling? --Not so good. (Bn thy th no? - Khng tt lm.) So help me God: Ti xin th => nhn mnh So be it!: Th nh vy thi!

4. Khi So = so that ch mt mc ch no . Ex: She whispered to me so (= so that) no one would hear. (C y th thm vo tai ti khng ai nghe c.) [Khi vit, nn dng so that, tuy rng khi ni, ngi M thng b that.] B. Trng hp c th thay th SO bng THEREFORE Khi ni 2 mnh c lp: Truc SO ta dng du phy (,) Trc therefore ta dng du chm phy (;) . Tuy nhin cn lu , Therefore mang tnh trang trng hn So. Ex: - He wanted to study late, so he drank another cup of coffee. = He wanted to study late; therefore he drank another cup of coffee. Anh y mun hc khuya nn anh y ung thm mt tch c ph na. - She is ill, and so cannot come to the party. = She is ill; therefore she can't come to the party. C y b m nn khng th n bui tic c.

Khi so v therefore s c ngha l "v vy/cho nn".