... recognition of one of the area's chief crops. The state borrowed
the Cornhusker nickname from the university.
The western desert state of Nevada is called The Silver State. It was once home to many ... nickname is
the easier of the two: It is The Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there. North
Carolina is the Tar Heel State. That is because manyof the men who worked ... States (Third of Four Parts)
Written by Ted Landphair
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
(MUSIC)
Today, we tell about more interesting nicknames of American states....
... cleared of their contents,
which were in the hands of the adherents of the revolution.
That evening the news of the insurrection was flashed by "Reuter's" to all partsof the ... much of Buenos Ayres, with its carnicerias, where a
leg of mutton may be bought for 20 cts., or a brace of turkeys for 40 cts.;
its almacenes, where one may buy a pound of sugar or a yard of ... unclothed women of the new world, he inherits
the color and habits of the one with the vices and dignity of the other. Living the wild,
free life of the Indian, and retaining the language of Spain;...
... these pillars and main-
stays of the Constitution of Flatland, the controllers of our conduct and
shapers of our destiny, the objects of universal homage and almost of ad-
oration: need I say that ... possibility of danger, they are placed in the
classrooms of our Infant Schools, and there they are utilized by the Board
of Education for the purpose of imparting to the offspring of the Middle
Classes ... of this mysterious
problem; but my knowledge cannot be made intelligible to a single one
of my countrymen; and I am mocked at —I, the sole possessor of the
truths of Space and of the theory of...
...
alternative ways of construing reality, and interpersonal metaphor, which offer alternative
possibilities of expressing modal meanings (metaphors of modality), or exchanging commands
(metaphors of mood). ... functional partsof the clause from each of the three
different perspectives: ideational, interpersonal and textual. In each metafunction, an analysis of
a clause gives a different kind of structure ... Realization of Social Context
( Source: Halliday& Martin 1993:25)
3 Levels of Context
The interpretation of social context includes two levels of communication: genre (context of
culture)...
... đương với much/ many (nhiều) và most (đa phần). A lot of/ lots of
(informal) = a great deal/ a large number of/ much/ many (formal).
• Không có khác nhau gì mấy giữa a lot of và lots of. Chủ ngữ ... từ.
a lot of
lots of
| uncountable noun + singular verb
| plural noun + plural verb
A lot of time is needed to learn a language.
Lots of us think it’s time for an election.
• Plenty of được dùng ... Don’t rush, there’s plenty of time.
Plenty of shops take checks.
• A large a mount of = a great deal of + non-count noun (formal English)
I have thrown a large amount of old clothing.
Mr Lucas...
... meeting went on much too long.
MUCH, MANY, LOT OF, A LOT OF VÀ
CÁC CÁCH DÙNG ĐẶC BIỆT
1 Much & many
Many hoặc much thường đứng trước danh từ. Many đi với danh từ đếm
được và much đi ... lot of time is needed to learn a language.
Lots of us think it’s time for an election.
Plenty of được dùng phổ biến trong informal English.
Don’t rush, there’s plenty of time.
Plenty of ... More + of + personal/geographic names
It would be nice to see more of Ray and Barbara.
(Rất hay khi được gặp Ray và Barbara thường xuyên hơn.)
She has eaten most of that cake.
Most of us thought...
... Young Asians are not so as their American counterparts.
A. Rome B. Roman C. romantic D. romanticize
75. All of my students appreciate the ______ of English learning.
A. importance B. important ... our environment.
A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. to pollute
5. Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of ____ accidents.
A. tragedy B. tragic C. tragically D. tragedies
6. ... differently
10. All of us were _____ that he was successful in the final exam.
A. surprising B. surprisingly C. surprise D. surprised
11. One recent ________ in medicine is the development of laser in...
... Much, many, a lot of và lots of – trong một số
trường hợp khác
22. Much, many, a lot of và lots of – trong một số trường hợp
khác
22.1 Much & many
Many hoặc much thường ... lots of/ plenty/ a great deal với many/ much
Các thành ngữ trên đều có nghĩa tương đương với much/ many (nhiều) và most (đa phần). A lot
of/ lots of (informal) = a great deal/ a large number of/ ... plenty of, a lot, lots of để thay thế.
How much money have you got? I’ve got plenty
.
He got lots of men friends, but he doesn’t know many women.
Tuy vậy trong tiếng Anh, much và many vẫn...
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