Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the cor

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

It was not until the sun was shining brightly that the little girl woke up.

• A. A. No sooner was the sun shining brightly than the little girl woke up.
• B. B. Not until the little girl woke up was the sun shining brightly.
• C. C. Not until the sun was shining brightly did the little girl wake up.
• D. D. As soon as the little girl woke up, the sun hasn’t shone brightly yet.

Đáp án: Not until the sun was shining brightly did the little girl wake up.
Dịch nghĩa: Mãi đến khi mặt trời chiếu sáng rực rỡ, cô bé mới tỉnh dậy.
Xét các đáp án:
- No sooner was the sun shining brightly than the little girl woke up. → Mặt trời vừa chiếu sáng rực rỡ thì cô bé tỉnh dậy, sai nghĩa.
- Not until the little girl woke up was the sun shining brightly. → Mãi đến khi cô bé tỉnh dậy thì mặt trời mới chiếu sáng rực rỡ, sai nghĩa.
- Not until the sun was shining brightly did the little girl wake up. → Mãi đến khi mặt trời chiếu sáng rực rỡ, cô bé mới tỉnh dậy, đúng nghĩa.
- As soon as the little girl woke up, the sun hasn’t shone brightly yet. → Ngay khi cô bé tỉnh dậy, mặt trời đã tỏa sáng rực rỡ, sai nghĩa.