Một số cấu trúc biến đổi câu tương đương

1. BE NECESSARY and HAVE TO

S + not necessary/ pointless  S+don’t + need to…...
S + don’t + have to ….
There is no need to ….
S + needn’t + V …….
Ex: It isn’t necessary to shout.  You don’t need to shout.
2. The verb “MAY”
S + may  Perhaps + S + will or S + will probably + V….
Look as if
It is possible that ……...
Seem ….
There’s a good chance + S + will +V ….
In all probability/ likelihood + S + will + V…
It’s quite likely that + S + will + V...
Ex: The strikers may go back to work next week.
 In all likelihood the strikers will go back to work next week.
3. BE LIKELY and BE UNLIKELY
It is + fairly unlikely that + S + will + V ….
 There is little likelihood of + V-ing (or that + S + will + V...)
 There is not much chance of + V-ing (or that + S + will + V ...)
Ex: It is unlikely that our earth will be destroyed.
 There is little likehood that our earth will be destroyed.
4. THE VERB “SHOULD”
S + should + V  S + would rather + S + V (past)….
S + had better + V …...
S + ought to + V ……
Ex: Nuclear weapons ought to be banned.
 Nuclear weapons should be banned.
5. THE VERB NEED (N’T)
S = needn’t + v ...
 There’s no need to + V ….
 It’s not worth + doing sthg …
Ex: It’s not worth trying to make her change her mind.
 There’s no need to make her change her mind.
6. THE ONLY THING – BUT FOR: nếu không có….
The only thing / way/ solution be …. But for sthg + S + can/ could …
Ex: The only thing we can do is learning.
<=> But for learning we cann’t do anything.
7. SURPRISE – FANCY
 What a surprise to do sthg  Fancy + doing sthg…...
Ex: What a surprise to learn a language in 24 hours!
 Fancy learning a language in 24 hours.
8. NOT SUCCEED – THERE’ S NO POINT…...
1.S + be + not worth …  It + be + pointless to do sthg….
2.S + try + but not succeed….  There’s no point in doing sthg….
3. It + be + pointless + to do sthg …  There’s no point in doing sthg….
Ex: I don’t see the point of re-decorating this room.
 Re-decorating this room would be pointless/ useless.
9. WRONG – CONTRARY TO …
S + think + but + S + be + wrong…...
 Contrary to what + S + V, S + be/ do + not + V + sthg…
Ex: You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
 Contrary to what you think fat people aren’t jolly.
10. PROUD – PRIDE
S + be proud + of ….  S + pride + oneself + on …...
Ex: The girl is proud of her beauty.  The girl prides herself on her beauty.
Excises:
Rewrite some sentences:
1. He is wrong to believe that the earth is square.
 Contrary to …………………………………………
2. He is proud of having saved the drowned child.
 He prides …………………………………………………
3. The boy prides himself on his success.
 The boy is …………………………………………………….
4. There’s no point in asking him for money.
It’s pointless …………………………………………………
5. That old typewriter is not worth repairing.
 It’s pointless ………………………………………………...
6. Fancy reading with blind eyes!
 What a surprise …………………………………………...
7. The only solution to unemployment is more investments.
 But for more ……………………………………………….
8. Children needn’t study too much.
 There’s no ……………………………………………….