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s liu t ngi dng

1. Lets v Lets

Nu lets l ng t chia ngi th ba th lets li l vit tt ca let us t r

r hy cng nhau lm g .

VD:

- He lets me eat cake all the time (Anh y c ti n bnh sut ngy).

- Lets go dancing tonight! (Ti nay i nhy thi!)

2. Awhile v a while

Awhile l trng t ch trong mt khong thi gian ngn, thng dng b

ngha cho ng t.

VD: She played the piano awhile. (C y chi piano trong mt khong thi gian
ngn).

Trong khi , a while vit ri li l cm danh t cha qun t a v danh t

while, mang ngha l mt khong thi gian nht nh, thng c dng vi gii
t.

VD: Ill be coming in a while. (Mt lc na ti s n).

3. Affect v effect

Affect l ng t c dng nhiu nht trong ng cnh ni v ci g c tm

nh hng n ci g.

VD: Her depression started to affect the family life. (S trm cm ca c y bt

u nh hng n cuc sng gia nh).

Trong khi , effect thng c dng di dng danh t, mang ngha l hiu
ng, kt qu, s nh hng ca th g .

VD: This drug may have the effect of speeding up your heart rate. (Thuc ny c tc
dng tng nhp tim ca anh ln).
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Nu c dng vi vai tr ng t, n li mang ngha gy ra, khin iu g xy

ra.

VD: The prime minister hopes to effect reconciliation between the opposing parties.
(Th tng hy vng c th ging ha hai ng i lp).

4. Each others v each others

Each others l dng s nhiu ca each other, nhng li khng ph hp s

dng vi ngha ny trong hu ht trng hp. Thng ngi ta ch dng each
other m thi.

VD: Pete and Mary love each other very much. (Pete v Mary rt yu nhau).

Cn each others th li l dng s hu cho thy ci g thuc v ai.

VD: We tried on each others dresses. (Chng ti mc th vy ca nhau).

5. Years experience v years experience

Years experience l cch dng t sai.

Years experience (s nm kinh nghim thng dng trong CV xin vic) mi l

cch vit ng. y l dng s hu, vit gn ca years of experience hay
experience of belonging to years.

VD: He has five years experience as an airline pilot. (Anh y c 5 nm kinh nghim
lm phi cng).

6. A v an

A l qun t ch nhng th khng xc nh, ng trc cc danh t c pht m m

u l ph m.

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VD: We saw a fox on our way home last night. (Chng ti thy mt con co trn
ng v nh hm qua).

An l qun t ng trc danh t pht m m u l nguyn m, nhng hy nh

l CCH PHT M ch khng phi cch vit. C nhng t khi u bng m U hoc
H nhng pht m vn l nguyn m.

VD:

- We saw an owl in our back garden. ( y owl pht m l /al/ nn r rng dng
an ng trc rt d hiu.

- It was an honor to be at your wedding. (honor bt u bng ch h nhng li

c l /n./, h l m cm nn chng ta vn chn an i km ng trc).

- She teaches at a university in New Jersey. (trong trng hp ny, university tuy
c vit bt u bng nguyn m u nhng pht m li l /ju.nv.s.ti/, m u
c c thnh /ju:/ nn vn c tnh l ph m, i sau qun t a ch khng phi
an nh nhiu ngi lm tng).

7. Everyday v every day

Everyday vit lin l tnh t, mang ngha din ra thng xuyn, hng ngy, i
trc danh t.

VD: I dont like these everyday dresses they sell at that shop. (Ti khng thch
nhng b vy hng ngy m h bn ca hng ).

Trong khi , every day li l trng t ch tn sut, cng mang ngha hng ngy
nhng li i cng, b ngha cho ng t ch khng phi danh t.

VD: I cycle to school every day. (Ngy no ti cng p xe ti trng).

8. Advice v advise

Advice l danh t mang ngha li khuyn, li ch dn.

VD: My fathers advice was always very precious to me. (Li khuyn ca cha lun
rt qu gi i vi ti.)

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Cng cn lu rng advice l danh t khng m c nn bn ng bao gi

dng an advice hay two advices ch mt hay hai li khuyn. Thay vo ,
hy dng a piece of advice hoc advice ni chung.

Cn advise, cch vit gn nh ging ht, ch thay mt ch s th li l ng t,

mang ngha gi , cnh bo, khuyn rn.

VD: Your father will advise you if you ask him to. (Nu cu hi th cha cu s a ra
li khuyn thi).

9. Its v its

Its l dng s hu ca i t it, mang ngha l ca n.

VD: The dog always loses its toys. (Con ch lun lm mt chi ca mnh).

Cn Its th li l dng vit gn ca it is hay it has.

VD: Its raining again. (Tri li ma).