Building Chinese Sentences: Key Structures Explained

This video tutorial introduces the basics of Chinese grammar, focusing on sentence structure and question formation. It compares English and Chinese sentence structures, highlighting the placement of time and place elements. The tutorial also explains how to form questions in Chinese using question words like 'who', 'when', 'where', and 'what'. The video concludes with an invitation for personalized lessons.

In an English sentence, where do we usually place the time and place elements?

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the beginning of the sentence

• After the verb

• Before the subject

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What is one of the most significant differences between Chinese and English sentence structures?

• Chinese sentences always start with a verb.

• Time and place come before the verb in Chinese sentences.

• Chinese sentences do not have subjects.

• English sentences do not have objects.

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Which of the following is a correct translation of 'He plays soccer at 1 at home' into Chinese structure?

• He plays soccer at home at 1

• At 1 he plays soccer at home

• He play soccer at 1 at home

• He at 1 at home play soccer

Which of the following is the correct order of elements in a typical Chinese statement?

• Subject, Verb, Object, Time, Place

• Time, Place, Subject, Verb, Object

• Place, Time, Subject, Verb, Object

• Subject, Time, Place, Verb, Object

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How are question words used differently in Chinese compared to English?

• They always appear at the end of the sentence.

• They are placed where the answer would be in a statement.

• They are not used in Chinese.

• They always start the sentence.

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What is the Chinese question word for 'who'?

• 谁

• 什么

• 什么时候

• 哪里

In Chinese, where would you place the question word 'when' in a sentence?

• After the verb

• In the place where the time element would be

• At the beginning of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

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CCSS.L.6.1E

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How would you ask 'What does he play at 1 at home?' in Chinese structure?

• What he plays at 1 at home

• At 1 at home he plays what

• He at 1 at home plays what

• He plays what at 1 at home

What is the Chinese question word for 'where'?

• 什么时候

• 哪里

• 谁

• 什么

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What is the Chinese question word for 'what'?

• 什么

• 谁

• 哪里

• 什么时候