12 Basic Chinese Grammar Rules

Question 1

What is the basic word order in Chinese?

Answer 1

Subject + Verb + Object

Question 2

What can used after a noun or pronoun that forms a question about the situation mentioned previously?

Answer 2

呢; ne

Question 3

What about you?

Answer 3

你呢？
Nǐ ne?

Question 4

What about her?

Answer 4

她呢？
Ta ne?

Question 5

True or False: 呢 (ne) cannot be allowed to be used at the end of a sentence to ask about the location of somebody or something.

Answer 5

False; 呢 (ne) CAN be allowed to be used at the end of a sentence to ask about the location of somebody or something.

Question 7

Where is my cup?

Answer 7

我的杯子呢？
Wǒ de bēizi zài ne?

Question 8

Where is the puppy?

Answer 8

小狗呢?
Xiǎo gǒu ne?

Question 9

puppy

Answer 9

小狗 ; Xiǎo gǒu

Question 10

Where is your mom?

Answer 10

你妈妈呢？
Nǐ māmā ne?

Question 11

numeral measure word for objects, fruits, things?

Answer 11

个; ge

Question 13

numeral measure word for things

Answer 13

本
Běn

Question 14

numeral measure word for liquids

Answer 14

杯子
Bēizi

Question 15

how much / how much (usually a number LESS than 10)

Answer 15

几
Jǐ

Question 16

how much / how much (usually a number MORE than 10); measure word after can be omitted

Answer 16

多少
Duōshǎo

Question 17

True or False: In Chinese, adjectives can be used as predicates directly without adding verbs. BUT, they usually come after adverbs.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

This is very delicious

Answer 18

这个很好吃
Zhè ge hěn hào chī

Question 19

This is not delicious

Answer 19

这个不好吃
Zhè ge bù hào chī

Question 20

What is used before an adverb that asks about a manner of action?

Answer 20

怎么
Zěnme

Question 21

How do you write your name?

Answer 21

你的名字怎么写?
Nǐ de míngzì zěnme xiě?

Question 22

True or False: in Chinese, a sentence can have two verbs. In these sentences, the latter verb is the purpose of the former one. The location word as the object of (qu) sometimes can be omitted.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

I go to the (grocery store) to buy something.

Answer 23

我去(商店)买东西
Wǒ qù (shāngdiàn) mǎi dōngxī

Question 24

He goes to study (Chinese).

Answer 24

他去学中文
Tā qù xué zhōngwén.

Question 25

He goes to the hospital to see the doctor.

Answer 25

他去(医院)看医生
Tā qù (yīyuàn) kàn yīshēng

Question 26

What characters are expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for “to come up with” or “to come into being”?

Answer 26

Verb + 出(来) chu(lai)”

Question 27

What is expressed before a place to be located in or at a certain place?

Answer 27

在 + Place : “zài + Place”

Question 28

True or False: Expressing that Noun 1 “is” Noun 2 with “Noun 1 + shì + Noun 2” (是 is only used to link two nouns, it cannot be used to link a noun and an adjective)

Answer 28

true

Question 29

What character is expressed after verbs to indicate an action in process?

Answer 29

Verb + 着 : “Verb + zhe”

Question 31

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