Structure Drills
1. Noun phrases with the main noun omitted (Use and structure 25.2)
Click “Prompt” to hear a sentence describing a noun. Restate the sentence with the main noun omitted. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我买的衣服很便宜。 The clothing that I bought was very cheap.
Response: 我买的很便宜。What I bought was very cheap
Example. Prompt: 我买的衣服很便宜 |
Example. Response: 我买的很便宜。 |
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2. I’ve never done it before (Use and structure 25.10)
Click “Prompt” to hear a question about whether you have done something before or whether you like something. Respond that you have never done it before, or that you have never liked it, using the phrase 从来 NEG V. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 你吃过这么好吃的鱼吗？ Have you ever eaten such delicious fish?
Response: 我从来没吃过这么好吃的鱼。I’ve never eaten such delicious fish before.
Example. Prompt: 你吃过这么好吃的鱼吗？ |
Example. Response: 我从来没吃过这么好吃的鱼。 |
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3. Ongoing situation at a location (Use and structure 25.3)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about what someone is doing at a location. Rephrase the statement, to turn the action into an ongoing state. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 他躺在地上。 He is lying on the ground.
Response: 他在地上躺着。He is on the ground lying there.
Example. Prompt: 他躺在地上。 |
Example. Response: 他在地上躺着。 |
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4. Two ways to indicate duration (Use and structure 25.3, 25.5)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about the duration of an activity. Rephrase the statement using the structure V duration 的 NP. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 他们坐火车坐了八个钟头。 They’ve been riding the train for 8 hours.
Response: 他们坐了八个钟头的火车。They’ve been riding the train for 8 hours.
Example. Prompt: 他们坐火车坐了八个钟头。 |
Example. Response: 他们坐了八个钟头的火车。 |
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5. Talking about two actions happening at the same time (Use and structure 25.6)
Click “Prompt” to hear a statement about what people do, or should not do, when they do a particular action. Rephrase the statement using the structure 一边 VP1 一边 VP2 to say that the subject does both actions at the same time. Then click “Response” to hear the correct response.
Example
Prompt: 我吃饭的时候看电视。 When I eat I watch television.
Response: 我一边吃饭一边看电视。I’m eating and watching television.
Example. Prompt: 我吃饭的时候看电视。 |
Example. Response: 我一边吃饭一边看电视。 |
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