`1` It took him an hour to water the flowers yesterday 

`=>` S + spent + khoảng thời gian + Ving + O 

`=` It took + O + khoảng thời gian + to - V : mất bao lâu để làm việc gì đó 

`2` `-` I type more carelessly than Anna 

`=>` Câu so sánh hơn : S1 + V + more + adv + than + S2 

`-` I don't type as / so carefullly as Anna 

`=>` Câu so sánh không bằng : S1 + don't/ doesn't + V + as / so +adv + as + S2 

`3` `-` Everything used to be written by hand 

`=>` Bị động với used to : S + used to + be + Vpp + ( by + O ) 

`-` Everything was used to write by hand 

`=>` Câu bị động thì quá khứ đơn : S + was / were + Vpp + ( by + O ) 

Câu `VIII` :

`1.`It took him an hour to water the flowers yesterday.

`=>`S + spent + time + Ving : ai đã dành bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì..

`=`It took + O + time + to V

`2.`I type more carelessly than Anna does.

or I don't type as carefully as Anna.

`=>`So sánh hơn với Adv : S1 + V + more Adv + than + S2

`=>`So sánh không bằng với Adv : S1 + do/does/did not + V bare + as Adv as + S2

`3.`Everything used to be written by hand.

`=>`Bị động với "used to" : S + used to + be Vpp + (by O)