Grammar Q&A: mấy anh chị giỏi tiếng Anh giúp em vấn đề này

Hi Freshman = Tân binh = Lính mới,
THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ADJECTIVE AND A STATIVE PASSIVE.
STATIVE PASSIVES
1. STATIVE PASSIVES ARE VERB-LIKE WORDS THAT FOLLOW ?oBE? IN SENTENCES AND FUNCTION AS ADJECTIVES.
See the examples below:
He is hungry. (Adjective)
He is interested (Stative passive)
His leg is broken. (Stative passive)
2. STATIVE PASSIVES INDICATE A STATUS OR CON***ION WHICH MAY EXIST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IN CONTRAST, ACTION VERBS OFTEN INDICATE A CHANGE FROM ONE STATUS TO ANOTHER.
We got married in 1998. (Action: We changed from ?osingle? to ?omarried?.)
We are married now. (Status: Our current con***ion is ?omarried.?)
Jack broke the window. (Action: Indicates what happened at a given moment.)
The window is broken. (Status: Indicates the con***ion of the window.)
3. NOTE HOW THE ACTION / STATUS CONTRAST WORKS WITH OTHER VERBS:
Jared fell asleep. (Action: Change in status from ?oawake? to "asleep").
Jared is asleep. (Status: Indicates Jared?Ts current con***ion.)
Joan became sick. (Action: Joan changed from ?ohealthy? to ?osick.?)
Joan is sick. (Status: Joan?Ts present con***ion.)
The building caught fire. (Action: Indicates the point when the fire started.)
The building is on fire now. (Status: Indicates the con***ion of the building.)
The doctor came in. (Action)
The doctor is in. (Status)
4. STATIVE PASSIVES ARE OFTEN USED WITH PREPOSITIONAL EXPRESSIONS.
She is interested in photography.
Brad was worried about his mother.
Carmen is terrified of snakes.
Everyone was caught up in the excitement.
5. SOME ADJECTIVES ALSO FIT IN THE SAME PATTERN:
Karen is fond of chocolates.
I?Tm crazy about sports cars.
You?Tre full of baloney.
6. LEARNING BY HEART:
accustomed to / afraid of / answerable to / attached to / aware of / capable of / dependent on / different to / doubtful about / enthusiastic about / excited about / famous for / fond of guilty of / interested in / keen on / opposed to / pleased with / popular with / proud of / related to / rich in / satisfied with / serious about / similar to / suitable for / suspicious of / used to (= accustomed to).
Bye Bye
November 27, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An

E***ed ? Did you mean "Text formatted by Le Quoc An" ?

Hi Altus,
I have both composed (soạn) and e***ed (chủ biên) the explanation for Lính Mới''s question.
Bye to you with a

Great! So... I assume you have not used this:
http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_grammar_expl_exa_exer_li_stat_pass
But in case you have, could you please be so kind as to explain what specifically, apart from the coloring and numbering work, was your contribution ?

Hi,
I have both composed (soạn) and e***ed (chủ biên) the explanation for Lính Mới''s question. Of course, I have collected the material from different sources, of which there is what you have just mentioned. To me, knowledge is supposed to be what is transferred from one to another. I just use "composed" (soạn) and ?oe***ed? (biên tập) on the material I have collected. I do not often use "written" or ?ocontributed?, for a reason that some readers may misunderstand that I am the writer of the material, or more concretely speaking, the material is (or has been) written ?oby me?. In fact, I am only an e***or (người biên tập).
Note:
To e*** = prepare for publication: to prepare a text for publication by correcting errors and ensuring clarity and accuracy.
E***or = text corrector: somebody who prepares a text for publication by correcting errors and improving accuracy and clarity
To compose = put elements together: to put things together to form a whole
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Please look at what I have done in the following:
1. The exam questions from a certain TOEFL course
2. Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004
3. The translations and tasks from students
4. A certain level of knowledge in English
I have used the four to e*** what is called ?oTHE ANSWERS TO THE TOEFL VOCABULARY PRACTICE 5.?
And, it is not seemingly right to write "written" or ?ocontributed? at the bottom of the task. However, it is sensible (hợp lẽ) to write ?oe***ed?.
THE ANSWERS TO THE TOEFL VOCABULARY PRACTICE 5.
Here is the Vietnamese translation and grammar task for the TOEFL GRAMMAR TEST,
Under the pens of the college students with the score of 10,
NGUYEN BICH HAO

Here is the Vietnamese translation with Unicode Fonts.
If unreadable on the Yahoo web, click View on the toolbar of the Internet Explorer, choosing Encoding and then Unicode (UTF-8).
The task has been offline-graded at lequocan@pmail.vnn.vn and posted onto 15000 email addresses and the four websites: www.dethi.com , www.forabroad.info , www.ttvnol.com/english.ttvn , and http://diendan.vietnamnet.vn/category.asp .
THE QUESTIONS
1. On hearing the approaching footsteps, she held her breath for fear that she might ____ her hiding place.
Nghe tiếng bước chân tới gần, cô ta nín thở vì sợ rằng cô ta có thể bị phát hiện ra chỗ trốn của cô.
A. give out
B. give up
C. give in
D. give away = is my final choice
EXPLANATION:
Give away = disclose, reveal, let slip, betray, divulge, tell
Antonym: keep secret
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2. Quite a number of worker will be made _______, due to a slowdown of automobile sales.
Một số lượng khá lớn công nhân sẽ bị sa thải do sự xuống dốc của việc bán xe ôtô.
A. redundant = is my final choice
B. abundant
C. inefficient
D. ignorant
EXPLANATION:
Redundant = dismissed from work: dismissed from employment because the job or the worker has been deemed no longer necessary
Redundant = laid off, let go, out of work, out of a job, jobless, fired, dismissed, terminated
Antonym: employed
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3. When asked about the criminal''s whereabouts, the police officer ___ to conceal his lack of information.
Khi được hỏi về chổ ở của tên tội phạm, viên quan chức cảnh sát đã lập cập che giấu sự thiếu thông tin của mình.
A. groped
B. mocked
C. mumbled = is my final choice
D. recommended
EXPLANATION:
Mumble = mutter: to speak or utter something quietly and unclearly without opening the mouth very much
Mumble = mutter, murmur, drone, intone, gabble, stammer, stutter, slur (informal), babble, garble
Antonym: enunciate
Whereabouts = location of somebody or something: the approximate place where somebody or something is
EX: Could you give us any information regarding the whereabouts of your brother?
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4. Her persuasive speech still didn''t ____ the board members that the proposed project would be a success.
Bài diễn thuyết có tính thuyết phục của cô ta vẫn không thuyết phục được các thành viên hội đồng rằng dự án đề xuất sẽ là một thành công.
A. convince = is my final choice
B. believe
C. stimulate
D. regard
EXPLANATION:
Convince = persuade to do something: to persuade somebody to do something
EX: Nothing would convince them to invest in such a scheme.
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5. Neither her appearance nor her personality could ____ her lack of intelligence.
Cũng chẳng diện mao hay cá tính của cô có thể khỏa lấp được việc thiếu thông minh của cô.
A. provide with
B. get away with
C. draw up for
D. make up for = is my final choice
EXPLANATION:
Make up for = compensate: to compensate for a failing such as a disappointment, deficiency, or shortcoming
EX: I?Tll buy lunch to make up for being late.
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6. The _____ of a correspondent can easily distort the content of a news report.
Thành kiến của một phóng viên có thể dễ dàng làm bóp méo nội dung của một bài báo.
A. appetite
B. degrees
C. paradise
D. bias = is my final choice
EXPLANATION:
Bias = prejudice, partiality, preference, unfairness, favoritism, predisposition, preconception
Antonym: impartiality
EX: a bias in favor of internal candidates
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7. These Chinese silks are very ____ foreign tourists from western countries.
Hàng lụa Trung Quốc này rất được các du khách nước ngoài từ các nước phương Tây ưa thích.
A. familiar with
B. comparable with
C. popular with = is my final choice
D. content with
EXPLANATION:
Popular with = well-liked: liked by a particular person or group of people
EX: popular with young audiences
Popular with = well-liked, accepted, admired, trendy (informal), in style, all the rage, fashionable
Antonym: unpopular
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8. "Can''t you help do the dishes?"
?oBạn có thể giúp tôi rửa chén dĩa không??
"____ but that."
?oMọi việc trừ việc này.?
A. Something
B. Anything = is my final choice
C. Except
D. Of course
EXPLANATION:
Anything but used as an emphatic way of contradicting or negating a statement
Anything but = far from, unlike, different from, poles apart from
Antonym: near
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9. Unfortunately the father was ignorant ____ his child''s fears.
Không may là người cha đã không biết những nỗi sợ hãi của con ông.
A. with
B. against
C. of = is my final choice
D. in
EXPLANATION:
Ignorant = unaware: unaware of something
EX: ignorant of the danger
Ignorant = unaware, uninformed, ill-informed, unfamiliar, oblivious, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting, unenlightened, in the dark, inexperienced, illiterate
Antonym: aware
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10. The woman teacher was a(n)______ shopper and always waited for special sales.
Cô giáo này là một người mua sắm tiết kiệm và luôn chờ đợi những đợt bán hạ giá đặc biệt.
A. spendthrift
B. confident
C. economical = is my final choice
D. financial
EXPLANATION:
Economical = resourcefully frugal: careful in making the best use of resources
EX: an economical cook
Economical = frugal, parsimonious, thrifty, careful, sparing, cautious
Antonym: wasteful
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THE RESULTS
Nguyen Bich Hao [bichhao113@yahoo.com] =10
mai bui [huongmai1981984@yahoo.com] = 09
Thao Le [thaonemo@yahoo.com] = 09
nguyen tran minh thao [nguyentranminhthao@yahoo.com] = 09
cobengotngao [cobengotngaocandy@yahoo.com] = 08
Qwang Toan [newlife229@yahoo.co.uk] = 08
ngny [nguyenthi_vn2002@yahoo.com] = 08
nguyen phamduy [duystyle@yahoo.com] = 08
pham kim oanh [happy_ghost2785@yahoo.com] = 08
vinh Ho [nguoidanonglangle1980@yahoo.com] = 08
Nguyen Tuong [tuonglovely@yahoo.com] = 08
Lee Brian [ducanh2481987@yahoo.com] = 06
TAM NGUYEN [hoangtam20062004@yahoo.com] = 04
Bye Bye
November 29, 2004
E***ed by Le Quoc An
Được lequocan sửa chữa / chuyển vào 12:18 ngày 29/11/2004

Hi,

Fair enough. This explanation is all I wanted to read. Thank you.
But If I were you, in this specific case, I would provide a link to the source, which is nearly identical, instead of just coloring and numbering.

Using "compose" in this case is not correct. LeQuocAn compiled (not composed) those materials from other sources.
The followings are from Merriam-Webster Dictionary - note the boldfaced texts.
Main Entry: comãpose
transitive senses
1 a : to form by putting together : FASHION <a committee composed of three representatives -- Current Biography> b : to form the substance of : CONSTITUTE <composed of many ingredients> c : to produce (as columns or pages of type) by composition
2 a : to create by mental or artistic labor : PRODUCE <compose a sonnet> b (1) : to formulate and write (a piece of music) (2) : to compose music for
3 : to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum <compose their differences>
4 : to arrange in proper or orderly form
5 : to free from agitation.<compose himself>
Main Entry: comãpile
1 : to compose out of materials from other documents
2 : to collect and e*** into a volume
3 : to run (as a program) through a compiler
4 : to build up gradually <compiled a record of four wins and two losses>

Hi,
To compse:
1. make up, comprise, constitute, combine, unite, put together
arrange, order, organize, set out, dispose (formal), marshal
antonym: disturb
2. create, invent, make up, make, compile, write
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A question is put whether I can compose a piece of messages, documents, materials, or something else in the "COMPOSE BOX/SECTION in a YAHOO account.
Theoretically, there is a limit to using "to compose". Practically, using "to compose" is more flexible than usual, however.
Bye to you with a,
Được lequocan sửa chữa / chuyển vào 13:28 ngày 30/11/2004

Tớ muốn hỏi về ngữ pháp chút, mong nhận đc sự giúp đỡ thật sớm, tớ muốn hỏi về ngữ pháp lý thuyêt. Compound noun i''''s ma, VD như football match chẳng hạn, thì đc coi là 1 complex hay là 1 basic noun phrase ??? Cụm từ You-know-who trong 1 câu có thể coi là 1 đại từ, vậy nó sẽ là basic noun phrase nhỉ ???
We have much to be thankful for. Would you care for a lemon drop?
A what?
A lemon drop. They are a kind of Muggles sweet I?Tm rather fond of.
Ở mấy câu này, cái từ "A what?" có thể coi là 1 basic noun phrase đc ko ??? Ai fân tích giúp tớ cái !!!
Được britneybritney sửa chữa / chuyển vào 12:14 ngày 28/04/2005