Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.
A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set
B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework
C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework
D. Henry did his homework while watching TV
Đáp án B
Giải thích: Câu gốc sử dụng thức giả định với động từ khuyết thiếu "should" để diễn tả hành động không xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Dịch nghĩa: Henry đáng lẽ nên làm bài tập về nhà tối qua, nhưng cậu ấy xem tivi thay vào đó.
Phương án B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework = Henry đã xem tivi tối qua thay vì làm bài tập về nhà, là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với nghĩa câu gốc nhất.
A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set. = Henry đã không làm bài tập về nhà tối qua bởi vì cậu ấy bận sửa cái tivi.
C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework. = Henry đã không xem tivi tối qua bởi vì cậu ấy phải làm bài tập về nhà.
D. Henry did his homework while watching TV. = Henry đã làm bài tập về nhà trong khi đang xem tivi.
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