Hôm nay, Vietop xin gửi đến các bạn phần chi tiết hơn về cấu trúc As much as – một cấu trúc ngữ pháp tiếng Anh thường gặp trong cả văn viết và trong giao tiếp hằng ngày, cũng như cách phân biệt nó với cấu trúc As many as có công dụng tương tự. Hãy cùng xem qua bài viết dưới đây nhé!
Định nghĩa
As much as thường mang ý nghĩa “nhiều như là”, “ngang như”, “gần như là”, “cũng chừng ấy”…
E.g.: That applies to you as much as to them. (Điều đó áp dụng cho bạn cũng như cho họ.)
Cách sử dụng cấu trúc As much as
As much as mang nghĩa “nhiều như là”
S + V + as much as + … |
E.g.: They want peace as much as we do. (Họ mong muốn hòa bình nhiều như chúng tôi muốn vậy.)
As much as mang nghĩa “nhiều thứ gì đó như”
S + V + as much + N + as + … |
E.g.: Alex has as much chocolate as Wendy. (Alex cũng có nhiều socola như Wendy vậy.)
As much as mang nghĩa “nhiều nhất có thể”
S + V + as much as + possible |
E.g.: Relax as much as possible and keep breathing steadily. (Hãy thư giãn hết mức có thể và tiếp tục thở đều đặn.)
Phân biệt As much as và As many as
As much as và As many as đều có nghĩa và công dụng tương tự nhau nhưng bạn lưu ý rằng As much as sẽ dùng cho danh từ không đếm được (uncountable nouns), còn as many as sẽ dùng cho danh từ đếm được (countable nouns).
E.g.: Andy’s cup has as much coffee as there is in mine. (Trong cốc của Andy cũng có nhiều cà phê như trong cốc của tôi.)
→ Coffee (cà phê) là danh từ không đếm được (uncountable noun) nên ta dùng as much as.
I don’t have as many friends as he does. (Tôi không có nhiều bạn như anh ta có.)
→ Friends (bạn bè) là danh từ đếm được (countable noun) nên ta dùng as many as.
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Bài tập về As much as
Fill in the blank with “much” or “many” to complete the sentences below.
- I have as _____ money as my brother.
- There are as _________ people in the bank today as there was yesterday.
- Oscar doesn’t know as _______ about China as Michael.
- Does Michael laugh as _______ as Pam?
- Stanley eats as ________ cakes as Michael.
- There isn’t as _____ sugar in my tea as there is in Oscar’s.
- I read as ______ news as you do.
- I read as _______ news reports as you do.
- Farmer Bob has as ______ chickens as Farmer Sue.
- Louis ate as ______ chicken as Jimmy.
- Give me as _______ information as you can.
- Bob drank as _______ beers as Pete did.
- There isn’t as ________ furniture in this room as there is in the other room.
- David earns as _______ as his father.
- There aren’t as _______ bridges in Dublin as there are in Paris.
- Kate doesn’t drink as ______ as she used to.
- We need as ______ volunteers as possible.
- She earns as ______ as necessary.
- Phyliss has as ______ food for lunch as Kevin.
- Oscar has as ______ computers as Angela.
Đáp án
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Hy vọng qua bài viết trên, Vietop đã có thể giúp các bạn nắm vững hơn kiến thức về cấu trúc As much as cũng như cách phân biệt nó với cấu trúc As many as trong tiếng Anh. Chúc các bạn học tốt và hãy cùng đón chờ các bài viết tiếp theo nhé!