-Mt s danh t m c c dng s t s nhiu nh nhau, ch phn bit s t s
nhiu l c hay khng c a ( c hay ko c an). Vd: an aircraft/ aircraft, a sheep/ sheep, a fish/ fish CCH DNG 'TO' TRONG TING ANH
Nhiu bn thc mc cch dng ca "TO", To c th ng vai tr l mt phn ca
nguyn mu ng t, li va c th l mt gii t. l l do i lc ngi dng s b nhm ln.
To thng gy nhm ln khi n c th c dng hoc l mt phn ca nguyn
mu, hoc l mt gii t. To c t sau cc tr ng t be, have, ought, used v going (trong be going to) l mt phn ca ng t nguyn mu m ta gi l nguyn mu c to. To thng t sau cc ng t hate, hope, intend, would like/love, mean, plan, try, want v mt s ng t khc trnh s lp li. V d: Did you buy cheese? - No, I meant to (buy some) bt the shop was shut. Em c mua c pho-mt khng? - Khng, em i mua mt t nhng ca hng ng ca ri. Mt khc to t sau ng t c th l gii t v theo sau n l danh t/i t/danh ng t. Cc thnh ng look forward to, take to be accustomed to, be used to. V d: I'm looking forward to my holidays/to next weekend. Ti mong mi n k ngh ca mnh/ngy ngh cui tun sp ti. I'm used to hear/hard work/bad food/noise. Ti quen vi sc nng/cng vic nng/thc n ti/ting n. I am used to standing in queues. Ti quen ng xp hng. Lu : Cn thn ng nhm gia I used to din t thi quen trong qu kh v be used to din t s quen thuc.
V d: I'm used to cold. Ti quen vi ci lnh.
Cch tt nht phn bit to (gii t) v To + inf l xem n c th c danh t/i t theo sau khng. Nu c th to ny l gii t v cc ng t theo sau to phi l danh ng t.