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.
They were buying a cup of coffee. They public address system called out Nigel’s name.
A. Just as they were buying a cup of coffee when the public address system called out Nigel’s name
B. As they were buying a cup of coffee then the public address system called out Nigel’s name
C. They were buying a cup of coffee when the public address called out Nigel’s name
D. Just as the public address system called out Nigel’s name, they were buying a cup of coffee
Đáp án D
Giải thích: Hành động trong câu thứ nhất đang xảy ra thì có hành động trong câu thứ hai xem vào.
Dịch nghĩa: Họ đang mua một tách cà phê. Hệ thống địa chỉ công cộng gọi tên của Nigel.
Phương án C. They were buying a cup of coffee when the public address called out Nigel’s name thể hiện hành động đang diễn ra thì có hành động khác xen vào, hai vế nối với nhau bằng từ “when”.
Dịch nghĩa: Họ đang mua một tách cà phê thì hệ thống địa chỉ công cộng gọi tên của Nigel.
Đây là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với nghĩa câu gốc nhất.
A. Just as they were buying a cup of coffee when the public address system called out Nigel’s name = Cũng giống như họ đang mua một tách cà phê khi hệ thống địa chỉ công cộng gọi tên của Nigel.
Trong cấu trúc thể hiện hành động đang diễn ra thì có hành động khác xen vào, không cần có “Just as” trong vế câu thể hiện hành động đang diễn ra.
B. As they were buying a cup of coffee then the public address system called out Nigel’s name = Khi họ đang mua một tách cà phê sau đó hệ thống địa chỉ công cộng gọi tên của Nigel.
Không phải sau khi họ đang mua thì hệ thống mới gọi tên.
C. Just as the public address system called out Nigel’s name, they were buying a cup of coffee = Cũng giống như các hệ thống địa chỉ công cộng gọi tên Nigel, họ đang mua một tách cà phê.
Trong cấu trúc thể hiện hành động đang diễn ra thì có hành động khác xen vào, không cần có “Just as” trong vế câu thể hiện hành động xen vào.
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