Lesson 21

Structure Drills

1. More and more (Use and structure note 21.1)

Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about the quality of some noun. Rephrase the statement to say that the noun has more and more of that quality using yuè 来 yuè. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 天气冷了。The weather has become cold.
Response: 天气yuè来yuè冷了。The weather has gotten colder and colder.

Example. Prompt: 天气冷了。	Example. Response: 天气yuè来yuè冷了。
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2. Saying that two things are alike (Use and structure 21.5)

Click “Prompt” to hear two noun phrases. Respond that the two nouns are the same. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书 my Chinese book, your Chinese book
Response: 我的中文书跟你的中文书一样。My Chinese book and your Chinese book are the same.

Example. Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书	Example. Response: 我的中文书跟你的中文书一样。
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3. Saying that two things are not alike (Use and structure 21.5)

Click “Prompt” to hear two noun phrases. Respond that the two nouns not alike. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书 my Chinese book, your Chinese book
Response: 我的中文书跟你的中文书不一样。My Chinese book and your Chinese book are not alike.

Example. Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书	Example. Response: 我的中文书跟你的中文书不一样。
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4. Asking whether two things are alike (Use and structure note 21.5)

Click “Prompt” to hear two noun phrases. Ask whether the two nouns the same. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书 my Chinese book, your Chinese book
Response: 你的中文书跟我的中文书一样不一样？Are my Chinese book and your Chinese book the same?

Example. Prompt: 我的中文书，你的中文书	Example. Response: 你的中文书跟我的中文书一样不一样？
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5. Saying that two things are alike in some way (Use and structure note 21.5)

Click “Prompt” to a statement about two noun phrases that have the same quality. Say that the two nouns phrases are equivalent in having that quality. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 今天很冷，昨天也很冷。Today is very cold, yesterday was very cold.
Response: 今天跟昨天一样冷。Today and yesterday are equally cold.

Example. Prompt: 今天很冷，昨天也很冷。	Example. Response: 今天跟昨天一样冷。
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6. Comparisons with 比 (Use and structure note 21.8)

Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about some feature of two noun phrases (e.g. the price, quantity, characteristic or time). Rephrase the information using 比 to say that one noun phrase has more of that feature than the other noun phrase . Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我的书三十块钱，他的书三十五块钱。My book is $30. His book is $35.
Response: 他的书比我的书贵。His book is more expensive than my book.

Example. Prompt: 我的书三十块钱，他的书三十五块钱。	Example. Response: 他的书比我的书贵。
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