`1`. Paul turned up when everyone had gone home.
`->` arrive = turn up ( v ) đến, xuất hiện
`2`. We went for a picnic although the weather was bad.
`->` Although + S + V = Despite + N/Ving : mặc dù
`3`. Because Jane was sick, she was absent from class.
`->` because + S + V = because of + N/Ving : bởi vì
`4`. Modern dances are more difficult than traditional dances.
`->` So sánh hơn với tính từ dài: S + be + more + adj + than + O
`5`. No one else in the club can play tennis as well as Thu.
`->` So sánh bằng với trạng từ: S + V + as + adv + as + O
`6`. Four workers spend three days making a drum with a diameter of 1.5 meters.
`->` S + spend + time + Ving
`7`. Karen is not interested in watching sport on TV.
`->` be interested in + N/Ving : thích thú
