Trong chuyên mục “từ đúng – từ sai”.
Correct: So that – have to – an effect on – a lack of – most of the
Incorrect: affect to – are lack of – must to – most of – all of – some of
so/so that
So That is used to give a reason
So is used to give a result
Correct:
- He got divorced, so he is sad.
- He got divorced so that he could get a new girlfriend.
Incorrect
- She studied all night so that she is tired.
Ngoài ra, có rất nhiều bạn thường hay “hiểu lầm”trong cách sử dụng từ “MUST”.Chú ý nhé theo sau “must” KHÔNG được có TO nhé. Đừng nhầm lẫn với “have to”, dù rằng cả 2 đều mang hàm ý giống nhau.
Have to/must
Must is never followed by ‘to’. Don’t get mixed up with have to. When used to show obligation, they mean the same.
Correct
- He must submit his assignment by Thursday.
- He has to submit his assignment by Thursday.
Incorrect
- He must to submit his assignment by Thursday.
lack (of)
When used as a verb, there is no ‘of’ with lack:
Correct
- He lacks intelligence.
Incorrect
- He is lack of intelligence.
- He lacks of intelligence.
When used as part of a noun phrase, include of:
Correct
- He has a lack of intelligence.
Khi được sử dụng như một động từ, “lack” không kèm theo giới từ “of”
Khi sử dụng some/most/all dùng sau chúng là “of the” chứ không phải “of”
some/most/all (of)
When using these, use them without of or with of the:
Correct
- Some people enjoy sports. (we use this to refer to nouns in general)
- Some of the people that study with me play football. (we use this to refer to more specific groups of nouns)
Incorrect
- Most of people enjoy sports.
Effect (on)/affect
Affect is a verb. Do not use it with ‘to’
Correct
- The weather affects people.
Incorrect
- The weather affects to people
- Effect is a noun. We use it with ‘on’ when we want to show which noun is influenced.
Correct
- The weather has an effect on people.
Incorrect
- The weather has an effect people
Affect là động từ trong khi effect là danh từ. Không sử dụng affect với “to” và dùng effect với “on”
