Structure Drills
1. Even the object (Use and structure 22.11)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about something that the subject has/doesn’t have, likes/doesn’t like, or has done/has not done. Rephrase the information using lián to say that the subject even/doesn’t even … . Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我没有手机。I don’t have a cell phone.
Response: 我lián手机都没有。I don’t even have a cell phone.
Example. Prompt: 我没有手机。 |
Example. Response: 我lián手机都没有。 |
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2. Even the subject (Use and structure 22.11)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about something that the subject has/doesn’t have, likes/doesn’t like, or has done/has not done. Rephrase the information using lián to say that the subject even/doesn’t even … . Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我妈妈喜欢唱kǎlā OK。My mom likes to sing Karaoke.
Response: Lián我妈妈都喜欢唱kǎlā OK。Even my mom likes to sing Karaoke.
Example. Prompt: 我妈妈喜欢唱kǎlā OK。 |
Example. Response:Lián我妈妈都喜欢唱kǎlā OK。 |
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3. Even the time (Use and structure 22.11)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about something that the subject does or doesn’t do at a particular time. Rephrase the information using lián to say that the subject does/doesn’t do the action even at that time. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 他星期天去上课。I go to class on Sunday.
Response: 他lián星期天都去上课。I even go to class on Sunday.
Example. Prompt: 他星期天去上课。 |
Example. Response: 他lián星期天都去上课。 |
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4. My roommate did the opposite (Use and structure 22.10, 22.11)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about the direction in which the subject performs an action. Rephrase the information to say that the subject’s roommate performs the action in the opposite direction. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我走进来。I walk in.
Response: 我走进来的时候，我的同屋我走出去了。When I walked in my roommate walked out.
Example. Prompt: 我走进来。 |
Example. Response: 我走进来的时候，我的同屋我走出去了。 |
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5. Add the location (Use and structure 22.10)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement involving the direction in which the subject performs an action, followed by a location. Rephrase the information, adding the location where the movement takes place into the sentence. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我走回来。（宿舍）I walk back, dormitory
Response: 我走回宿舍来。I walk back to the dormitory.
Example. Prompt: 我走回来。（宿舍） |
Example. Response: 我走回宿舍来。 |
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6. Not as much as (Use and structure 22.13)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement comparing two situations with 比. Rephrase the information to compare the same situations with 没有. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 昨天比今天冷。Yesterday was colder than today.
Response: 今天没有昨天冷。Today is not as cold as yesterday.
Example. Prompt: 昨天比今天冷。 |
Example. Response: 今天没有昨天冷。 |
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7. It has that quality all right, but … (Use and structure 22.12)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement with 比 saying that the first noun phrase has more of some quality than the second. Rephrase the information to say that the second noun has that quality all right, but that it doesn’t have as much of it as the first situation. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 昨天比今天冷。Yesterday was colder than today.
Response: 今天冷是冷，可是没有昨天那么冷。Today is cold all right, but it is not as cold as yesterday.
Example. Prompt: 昨天比今天冷。 |
Example. Response: 今天冷是冷，可是没有昨天那么冷。 |
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8. Even more (Use and structure 22.4)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement with 比 saying that the first noun phrase has more of some quality than the second, followed by a third noun phrase. Say that the third noun has even more of that quality. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 中文比英文难。（日文) Chinese is harder than English. (Japanese)
Response: 日文比中文gèng难。Japanese is even harder.
Example. Prompt: 中文比英文难。（日文) |
Example. Response: 日文比中文gèng难 |
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9. But even more (Use and structure 22.4)
昨天比今天冷。(明天）
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement with 比 saying that the first noun phrase has more of some quality than the second, followed by a third noun phrase. Repeat the first sentence, and add but the third noun has even more of that quality. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 昨天比今天冷。(明天）Yesterday was colder than today. (tomorrow)
Response: 昨天比今天冷，可是明天gèng冷。Yesterday was colder than today. But tomorrow will be even colder.
Example. Prompt: 中文比英文难。（日文) |
Example. Response: 日文比中文gèng难 |
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