INVERSION

* Location/position:
- At the apple tree sat the boy 
-> Inversion -> Did the boy sit at the apple tree?
- At the apple tree he sat
-> No inversion, S as pronoun
- The boy was sitting at the apple tree.
-> At the apple tree was sitting the boy.
- At the gate the car came to a stop. (has an adjunct to modify the V, so not need inversion)
* Movement: …

*Negative adverbials/phrases.
- She knows little about the incident.
- Little does she know about that incient.
- This story cannot be dicussed with others under any circumstances.
- Under no circumstances.
- Not far and not long (no inversion)
-> Not far from here you can see foxes.
Not long after that she returned to work.
Example: Hardly … when (first clause: past perfect, second one, past simple)
She had no sooner fallen asleep than the phone rang again.
No sooner had she fallen asleep than the phone rang again.

*So/Such … That
- Burglary is so rare here that many people don’t bother to lock their doors.
-> So rare is burglary here that many people don’t bother to lock their doors.
- There was so much public interest in the story that it was on the front pages of the
newspapers.
-> Such was public interest in the story that it was on the front pages of the newspapers.
SUCH = SO GREAT/SO MUCH.

*As/ Than
- She was very religious, as were most of her friends.
… as most of her friends were -> … like most of her friennd.
- City dwellers have a higher death rate than do country people.
… than country people (do).

PREPOSITION
* Above vs Over:
- When something at a higher level exactly vertically.
VD: The company started in an office above/over a shop
- Above: when one thing not directly over the other.
VD: They lived in a village in the moutains above the lake.
- Over: covering and touching
VD: They put a blanket over him.
* Below vs Under:
- When sth at a lower level exactly vertically
- Below: when one thing not directly under the other
VD: Her head was below the level of the table so nobody noticed her.
- Under: covering and touching
* Across vs Over:
- A position on the other side of, moving to the other side of (a road, river, ect.)
VD: Nam lives in the house across/over the road from ours.
- Across: sth as a flat surface
VD: He suddently saw Eva across the room.
- Over: reaching the other side of sth that is high, or higher
VD: He jumped over the fence into the garden
He jumped across the river.
* Between vs Among
- As prepositions of place
- Between: 2 or more as individual or separate
VD: She held the diamond between her thumb and forefinger.
- Zimbabwe is situated between Zambia to the north, Mozambique to the east, Botswana to the
West, and South Africa to the south.
- Among: (Amongst) people or things as part of a group or mass.
VD: He stood among all his friends at the party …
- About sth divided or shared between people.
VD: The money is to be divided between/among the towns in the area.
- Between:
+ About choices: I have to choose between the universeities of Leeds, York, and Manchester.
+ About discussions referring to 2 or more people or groups involved
VD: Ther was a disagreement between Emma, Jade, and Zoe.
+ To say people or things share an amount of sth.
- Among:
+ “existing or happening in a particular group”
VD: Their music is still very popular among teenagers.
+ “included in a particular group”
+ They are among the best hockey players in the world.

*Ving/ toV
To V:
Opted, apply, expect, volunteer, hesitate, admit to Ving, happen, refuse, look forward to Ving,
plan, resolve = decide, tend, prompte= encourage, yearn= try, pretend
Ving:
Foresee, risk, mind, suggest, fancy, finish, plan on, involve=mean, avoid, face/ to be faced with,
endure=bear up with, contemplate
Two cases:
Imagine: to V: chua biet ve no; Ving: biet, nghe qua
Go on: to V: start; Ving: continue