Format:
Online-Ressource (365 p)
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9780415834889
Series Statement:
Modern Grammar Workbooks
Content:
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practice everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing and expressing needs.With an extensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include: exercises at various levels of challenge for a broad range of learners cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammara comprehensiv
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; How to use this book; Part A Structures; 1 Overview of pronunciation and Pinyin romanization; 2 Syllable, meaning, and word; 3 The Chinese writing system: an overview; 4 Phrase order in the Mandarin sentence; 5 Nouns; 6 Numbers; 7 Specifiers and demonstratives; 8 Classifiers; 9 Noun phrases; 10 Adjectival verbs; 11 Stative verbs; 12 Modal verbs; 13 Action verbs; 14 Prepositions and prepositional phrases; 15 Adverbs; 16 Conjunctions; 17 Aspect; 18 Resultative verbs; 19 Directional verbs
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20 bă sentences: the ''disposal'' construction21 The passive; Part B Situations and functions; 22 Names, kinship terms, titles, and terms of address; 23 Introductions; 24 Greetings and goodbyes; 25 Basic strategies for communication; 26 Telecommunications and e-communications: telephones, the internet, and faxes; 27 Negating information; 28 Asking questions and replying to questions; 29 Expressing identification, possession, and existence; 30 Describing people, places, and things; 31 Describing how actions are performed; 32 Indicating result, conclusion, potential, and extent
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33 Making comparisons34 Talking about the present; 35 Talking about habitual actions; 36 Talking about the future; 37 Indicating completion and talking about the past; 38 Talking about change, new situations, and changing situations; 39 Talking about duration and frequency; 40 Expressing additional information; 41 Expressing contrast; 42 Expressing sequence; 43 Expressing simultaneous situations; 44 Expressing cause and effect or reason and result; 45 Expressing conditions; 46 Expressing ''both,'' ''all,'' ''every,'' ''any,'' ''none,'' ''not any,'' and ''no matter how''
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47 Expressing location and distance48 Talking about movement, directions, and means of transportation; 49 Talking about clock time and calendar time; 50 Expressing obligations and prohibitions; 51 Expressing commands and permission; 52 Expressing ability and possibility; 53 Expressing desires, needs, preferences, and willingness; 54 Expressing knowledge, advice, and opinions; 55 Expressing fear, worry, and anxiety; 56 Expressing speaker attitudes and perspectives; 57 Topic, focus, and emphasis; 58 Guest and host; 59 Giving and responding to compliments
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60 Expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction61 Expressing gratitude and responding to expressions of gratitude; 62 Invitations, requests, and refusals; 63 Expressing apologies, regrets, sympathy, and bad news; 64 Expressing congratulations and good wishes; Answer key; Index
Language:
English
Keywords:
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