{"id":5858,"date":"2023-03-30T21:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?page_id=5858"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:04:25","slug":"grammar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"odd-grammar-practice\">\n\n<style>\n#odd-grammar-practice {\n  --odd-indigo: #2E4A62;\n  --odd-vermilion: #C1440E;\n  --odd-brass: #B8933E;\n  --odd-seal: #8B1E3F;\n  --odd-paper: #FFFFFF;\n  --odd-line: #E4DFD3;\n  max-width: 880px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 4rem 1.5rem 5rem;\n  background: var(--odd-paper);\n  color: var(--odd-indigo);\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n\n#odd-grammar-practice * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n\n#odd-grammar-practice .rb { color: var(--odd-indigo) !important; }\n#odd-grammar-practice ruby { color: var(--odd-indigo) !important; 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}\n\n#odd-grammar-practice .odd-item-main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }\n#odd-grammar-practice .odd-item-zh {\n  font-size: 1.15rem;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n#odd-grammar-practice .odd-item-en {\n  font-family: 'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;\n  font-size: 0.82rem;\n  color: #5C6B78;\n  margin-top: 0.35rem;\n}\n#odd-grammar-practice a.odd-item-link {\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  align-self: center;\n  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  color: var(--odd-vermilion);\n  text-decoration: none;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n#odd-grammar-practice a.odd-item-link:hover {\n  border-bottom-color: var(--odd-vermilion);\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 560px) {\n  #odd-grammar-practice .odd-item { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; }\n  #odd-grammar-practice a.odd-item-link { align-self: flex-start; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"odd-hero\">\n  <div class=\"odd-hero-eyebrow\">Practice \u00b7 Grammar<\/div>\n  <h1>Grammar Practice<span class=\"odd-hero-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e\u6cd5\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed\u6cd5\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n  <p>Fill-in-the-blank drills for the adverbs, particles, complements, and prepositions that trip learners up most. Pick a topic below and test what actually sticks under pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<nav class=\"odd-jumpnav\">\n  <a href=\"#odd-cat-adv\">Adverbs<\/a><span class=\"odd-jumpnav-sep\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"#odd-cat-ptc\">Final Particles<\/a><span class=\"odd-jumpnav-sep\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"#odd-cat-asp\">Aspect Particles<\/a><span class=\"odd-jumpnav-sep\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"#odd-cat-ba\">\u628a Construction<\/a><span class=\"odd-jumpnav-sep\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"#odd-cat-cmpl\">Complements<\/a><span class=\"odd-jumpnav-sep\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"#odd-cat-prep\">Prepositions<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-adv\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">ADV<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">Adverbs<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u526f\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u526f\u8bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>, and <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Timing adverbs \u2014 sooner\/later, condition-based, and sequence<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/jiu-chi-zai-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">&#8220;Again&#8221;: <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ng<\/rt><\/ruby>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Four ways to say &#8220;again&#8221; \u2014 future, past, redo, and continuation<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/you-zai-hai-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-ptc\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">PTC<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">Final Particles<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a9e\u6c23\u52a9\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bed\u6c14\u52a9\u8bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>, and <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Yes\/no questions, soft suggestions, and follow-up questions<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/12\/ma-ba-ne-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5440<\/span><rt>ya<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54c7<\/span><rt>wa<\/rt><\/ruby>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>na<\/rt><\/ruby>, and <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5566<\/span><rt>la<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Softening tone and reacting with feeling<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/13\/a-ya-wa-la-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5594<\/span><rt>o<\/rt><\/ruby>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u560d<\/span><rt>lou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u55bd<\/span><rt>lou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>, <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8036<\/span><rt>ye<\/rt><\/ruby>, and <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u561b<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Casual reminders, &#8220;finally,&#8221; and stating the obvious<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/o-lou-ye-ma-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-asp\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">ASP<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">Aspect Particles<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u614b\u52a9\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u6001\u52a9\u8bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Completed actions, new situations, and when <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby> doesn&#8217;t appear at all<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/practice-le\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-ba\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">BA<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">\u628a Construction<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u628a\u5b57\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u628a\u5b57\u53e5<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Use <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby> or not<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Deciding when the object needs to move before the verb<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/ba-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">\u300c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby>\u300dPractice 2<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Further practice with the \u628a construction<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/ba-practice-2\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-cmpl\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">CMPL<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">Complements<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8865\u8bed<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Compound Direction Complements<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Combining direction words like \u4e0a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> and \u51fa\u53bb<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/compound-direction-complements-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Direction Complements \u2014 Extension<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Figurative senses beyond literal movement<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/30\/direction-complements-extension-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Result Complements 1<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Marking whether an action actually succeeded<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/result-complement-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Result Complements 2<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">More result-complement pairs and their nuances<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/result-complement-2-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Potential Complements<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Saying whether something can or can&#8217;t happen<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/11\/potential-complements-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\">Potential + Result Complements Mix<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Telling the two patterns apart in mixed practice<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/12\/complement-practice\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"odd-cat\" id=\"odd-cat-prep\">\n  <div class=\"odd-cat-head\">\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-tag\">PREP<\/span>\n    <span class=\"odd-cat-title\">Prepositions<span class=\"odd-cat-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ecb\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ecb\u8bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-item\">\n    <div class=\"odd-item-main\">\n      <div class=\"odd-item-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4e86<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4e86<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-item-en\">Acting for someone vs. acting for a purpose<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a class=\"odd-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/26\/wei-weile\/\">Practice \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practice \u00b7 Grammar Grammar Practice\u8a9e\u6cd5\u7df4\u7fd2\u8bed\u6cd5\u7ec3\u4e60 Fill-in-the-blank drills for the adverbs, particles, complements, and prepositions that trip learners up most. Pick a topic below and test what actually sticks under pressure. 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