Page 117 - Hướng Dẫn Viết Đúng Ngữ Pháp Tiếng Anh

Thi cua dpng tiif cho ta biet thdi gian dien ra cua hanh dong. Dong
tiif tieng Anh c6 sdu thi. Moi thi c6 hai dang: cd ban v& tiep dien
(cdn goi lil “ho^n thiinh”). Trong vi du d day, h&nh dong dien ra
trong qud khff nen phai dilng thi qud khff. Thi cua dong tff 1^ chu de
cua chffdng 3.
6. Ph6p an du lan lpn (mixed metaphor)

Sai: Take the bull by the toe.
Nam con bd bang mong.
Dung: Take the bull by the horns.
Ndm con bd bang sCcng.
Phdp an du (metaphor) la ph€p tu tff so s£nh hai vat khong giong
nhau de giai thich mot vat la. Khi dilng dung thi ph6p an du khien
cho bai viet cua ban mieu ta ro rang va chinh xac hdn. Trong
nhieu trffdng hdp, phep an du khong dilng tff theo nghla den. Vi
du nhff d day, chung ta khong ndi ve viec n<(m sffng con bo ma
chung ta dang ndi ve viec nam b&t cd hpi theo nghla bong.
De ph6p an du cd hieu qua tot thi no phai so sanh nhffng hinh anh
hoiic sff vat hdp vdi nhau. Vi du nhff d day, chung ta se nam sffng
con b6 chff khong phai la mdng cua no. Khi hai hinh anh doi choi
nhau dtfdc gh6p lai trong mot phep so sanh thi chung ta co ph6p
an du lan Ion, gay kho hieu cho ngtfdi doc.
7. Ttf bd nghla sai lac (dangling modifiers)
Sai: Flying over the countryside, cars and houses looked like toys.
Bay qua vung nong thon, xe hoi vd nha cuta trong nhu do choi.
Dung: As we flew over the countryside, cars and houses looked
like toys.
Khi chung toi bay qua vung nong thon, xe hai vd nha cuta trong nhu
do chai.
Tff bd nghla (modifier) la mot tff hoac cum tff mieu ta mot chu ngff,
dong tff hoiic tan ngff. Ta noi tff bd nghla bi sai lac khi tff ma no bd
nghia bi bo di trong cau. Tff bd nghla sai lac khien ngffdi doc cam
thay kho hieu va cho rang y cua ban tdi nghla vi cau chlng co
nghla gi ca.

117