C2

N, if any, + V · S + V, if at all · if anything, S + V

if any, if anything, if at all — vế if rút gọn

Explanation

Nhóm vế điều kiện đã rút xuống còn hai ba chữ, chèn vào giữa câu để rào lại. if any nghi ngờ cả sự tồn tại; if at all nghi ngờ việc đó có xảy ra không; if anything lật nhẹ sang phía ngược lại. Luôn tách bằng dấu phẩy. Bẫy thường gặp: Đừng bỏ dấu phẩy: Few objections if any were raised ✗, Few objections, if any, were raised ✓.

Examples

Few objections, if any, were raised.

Rất ít phản đối, nếu có, được nêu ra.

He will arrive late, if at all.

Ông ấy sẽ đến muộn, nếu như có đến.

If anything, the second draft is worse.

Nếu có gì thì bản thảo thứ hai còn tệ hơn.

Little damage, if any, was found.

Hầu như không có thiệt hại nào, nếu có.

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