IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. She eats more chocolate than me. I don’t……………………………………………………………. 2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. Vinh is ……………………………………………………………. 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important. It’s…………………………………………………………………. 4. We helped Lan to do the homework. Lan ………………………………………………………………by us. 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. I haven’t…………………………………………………………… 6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. Tam used …………………………………………………………. 7. We started living here 15 years ago. We have…………………………………………………………... 8. Whose house is this? Who………………………………………………………………. 9. How much is the car? How much does……………………………………………………………….. 10. I’ve never read a better poem than this. This is…………………………………………………………………………….

IX.

1. I don't eat as much chocolate as her.

→ Cô ấy ăn nhiều sô cô la hơn tôi ⇒ tôi không ăn nhiều sô cô la bằng cô ấy

2. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.

→ khi nói về sự phàn nàn mà có always thì ta dùng HTTD

→ be + always + V-ing

3. It's very important to keep the environment clean.

→ It + be + adj (for sb) to-V

4. Lan was helped to do the homework by us.

→ Câu bị động thì QKD: S + was/ were + PP + (by)

5. I haven't spoken to her for 3 years.

→ It's + time + since + S + last + Ved/ V2 = S + have/ has + not + PP + for/ since

6. Tam used to type faster than she does now.

7. We have lived here for 15 years.

→ S + started/ began + V-ing + time = S + have/ has + PP + for/ since

8. Who does this house belong to?

→ belong to sb: thuộc về ai

→ whose + N + is this = Who + do/ does + N + belong to?

9. How much does the car cost?

→ How much + be + N? = How much + do/ does/ did + N + cost?

10. This is the first time I've read such a good poem.

→ Tôi chưa từng đọc một bài thơ nào hay hơn cái này = Đây là lần đầu tiên tôi đọc 1 bài thơ hay như vậy.