This grammar section is divided into a few sub-sections, and will be described through a few week activities:
SP1. Basic Pattern
SP2. Direct and Indirect Objects
SP3. Prepositional Phrases
SP4. Location and Time Phrases
SP5. Adverbs
SP6. Negation
SP7. Duration
SP8. Noun
SP9. Question
SP10. Particle
SP2 : Direct and Indirect Objects
- Similar to English, the direct and indirect objects of the verb in the sentence usually follow the verb.
- For direct object, it has the basic pattern as mentioned in SP1
Subject + Verb + Object (S-V-O)Example:
1. I am French wǒ shì fǎ guó rén 。 我 是 法 国 人 。 Subject Verb Object - For indirect object, it always precedes the direct object.
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (S-V-O-O)Example:
1. I give (gave) him a book. wǒ gěi tā yī běn shū 。 我 给 他 一 本 书 。 Subject Verb Indirect
ObjectObject 2. He sends (sent) me a birthday card. tā sòng wǒ yī zhāng shēng rì kǎ 。 他 送 我 一 张 生 日 卡 。 Subject Verb Indirect
ObjectObject - The verb 给 and 送 can take two objects. The first one, mostly a personal noun or pronoun, is called an indirect object and the second one, mostly a noun of non-personal reference, is named the direct object.
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what do you mean that the verbs can take two objects?
Hi Maggie,
For these examples:
“我给他一本书。”
给 is the verb, and it takes 2 object, i.e. 他 and 书.
“他送我一张生日卡。”
送 is the verb, and it takes 2 object, i.e. 我 and 生日卡.
Actually the sentence pattern almost similar to English.
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