Structure Drills
1. One article of clothing (Lesson 24 Clothing terms and associated classifiers)
Click “Prompt” to hear a phrase consisting of a color term and an article of clothing. Restate the information as one article of that color clothing. Don’t forget to use the correct classifier! Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: lán裤子 blue slacks
Response: 一条lán颜色的裤子 a pair of blue slacks
Example. Prompt: lán裤子 |
Example. Response: 一条lán颜色的裤子 |
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2. I didn’t do anything (Use and structure 24.1)
Click “Prompt” to hear a question about what you did. Reply that you didn’t do anything, using the structure Question Word 都没Verb. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 你买什么了？What did you buy?
Response: 我什么都没买。I didn’t buy anything.
Example. Prompt: 你买什么了？ |
Example. Response: 我什么都没买。 |
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3. So AdjV that VP (Use and structure 24.5)
Click “Prompt” to hear about the state of some person and what they didn’t do as a result. Rephrase this to say that the person was so Adj that they didn’t or couldn’t do the action. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我很忙，没时间吃饭。I was very busy. I didn’t have time to eat.
Response: 我忙得没时间吃饭。I was so busy that I didn’t have time to eat.
Example. Prompt: 我很忙，没时间吃饭。 |
Example. Response: 我忙得没时间吃饭。 |
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4. Not only this, but also that (Use and structure 24.6)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement describing the subject in terms of two qualities. Rephrase this to say that the subject not only has the first quality, but it also has the second quality. Use 不但 … 而且 in your response. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 这双鞋颜色好，也很便宜。This pair of shoes, the color is good and they are also cheap.
Response: 这双鞋不但颜色好，而且很便宜。This pair of shoes, not only is the color good but they are also cheap.
Example. Prompt: 这双鞋颜色好，也很便宜。 |
Example. Response: 这双鞋不但颜色好，而且很便宜。 |
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5. If it isn’t one thing it is another (Use and structure 24.10)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement saying that some noun phrase is either one thing or another thing. Rephrase this information by adding 不是 NP1 就是 NP2. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 这本书是你的，或者是你同屋的。This book is yours or your roommate’s.
Response: 这本书不是你的就是你同屋的。This book, if it isn’t yours it’s your roommate’s.
Example. Prompt: 这本书是你的，或者是你同屋的。 |
Example. Response: 这本书不是你的就是你同屋的。 |
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6. Not even one (Use and structure 24.11)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about what someone didn’t do or doesn’t have. Rephrase this information by saying that they didn’t even do or didn’t even have one thing. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我没买书。I didn’t buy books.
Response: 我连一本书都没买。I didn’t even buy one book.
Example. Prompt: 我没买书。 |
Example. Response: 我连一本书都没买。 |
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