Mondern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

Basic phrase order : Basic phrase order Subject+verb+object ?????? ta gei wo yi ben shu He gave(gives) me one book wo wo men ni ni men ta ta men yi ben shu

The position of location phrases : The position of location phrases subject+location+verb phrase ????? I at home eat wo zài jia chi fàn I eat at home wo wo men ni ni men ta ta men fàn

The position of (time when) phrases : The position of (time when) phrases subject+time when+ verb phrase ?????? wo mei tian he kafei I drink coffee every day wo wo men ni ni men ta ta men ka fei

Within the (time when phrase), the order of consitituents is from the largest block of time to the smallest block of time : Within the (time when phrase), the order of consitituents is from the largest block of time to the smallest block of time ?????????? yi jiu jiu ba nián èr yuè shí wu rì 1998 year February 15 February 15, 1998 ? yi 1 ? èr 2 ? san 3 ? sì 4 ? wu 5 ? iù 6 ? qi 7 ? ba 8 ? iu 9 ? shí 10

Slide 5 : ?????? zuó tian wanshàng ba dian Yesterday evening 8 o'clock 8 o'clock last night

The position of duration phrases : The position of duration phrases ???????? wo zài zhongguó zhù le san nián I in China lived three years I lived in China for three years ? yi 1 ? èr 2 ? san 3 ? sì 4 ? wu 5 ? iù 6 ? qi 7 ? ba 8 ? iu 9 ? shí 10