a / an 　 abbreviations 　 about / on 　 able 　 about to do / on the verge of / on the point of 　 above / over 　 according to 　 across / over 　 act / action 　 ago / since / for 　 all / all of 　 all / every 　 all / whole 　 almost / nearly 　 aloud / loudly 　 also / too / as well / as well as 　 A.M. / P.M. 　 among / between 　 another 　 any / no 　 around / about 　 as / like 　 as it is / as it was / as it were

about to do / on the verge of / on the point of 　 　 A. be about to do는 미래에 일어날 일이 임박함을 나타내기 위하여 사용된다. 1. The CEO is about to resign. 2. Don't go out now.  We're about to have lunch. 3. I was about to go to bed when there was a knock at the door. 　 　 B. be on the verge of도 곧 of 이하가 일어날 것을 나타내기 위하여 사용된다. 1. His mother was on the verge of tears. 2. The team is on the verge of winning. 　 　 C. be on the point of도 막 ...하려는 참이다를 의미하며 미래의 임박성을 강조한다. 1. She was on the point of going out when a neighbor came in. 2. Experts are convinced Vietnam's economy is on the point of improving greatly.

Don't go out now. We're about to have lunch. 　 His mother was on the verge of tears.

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