{"id":10341,"date":"2024-01-08T06:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T22:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10341"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:42:56","slug":"location-activity-zai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/location-activity-zai\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5728 z\u00e0i as location of an Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">\u5728 means &#8220;to be at&#8221; or &#8220;to be in.&#8221; This page covers using \u5728 to say WHERE someone is, and \u2014 the more common use \u2014 WHERE an activity happens, plus how to negate it and ask about it.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: existence -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"existence\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_Subject_%E5%9C%A8_Location\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> Subject + \u5728 + Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">The simplest use \u2014 just saying where someone or something is.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + \u5728 + Location<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I am at home.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The teacher is in the U.S.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5716\u66f8\u9928<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a13<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u697c<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The library is located on the 3rd floor of the school.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: activity -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"activity\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_Subject_%E5%9C%A8_Location_Verb_Phrase\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> Subject + \u5728 + Location + Verb Phrase<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">The more common use \u2014 saying WHERE something happens, by adding a verb phrase after the location.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + \u5728 + Location + Verb Phrase<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u6a02<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u97f3\u4e50<\/span><rt>y\u012bnyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I listen to music at home.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>M\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The teacher teaches Chinese in the U.S.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5ec1\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u536b\u751f\u95f4<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u0113ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m making cakes in the bathroom!<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">That last one is a joke phrase people actually use \u2014 it&#8217;s a polite, funny way of saying &#8220;I&#8217;m pooping.&#8221;<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: negation -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"negation\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Negation_%E4%B8%8D_vs_%E6%B2%92%E6%B2%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Negation: \u4e0d vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Both \u4e0d (b\u00f9) and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> (m\u00e9i) can negate \u5728, but they&#8217;re used differently. Use \u4e0d for someone&#8217;s usual state or where they are right now. Use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> for a fact that already happened in the past \u2014 since a past fact is fixed and can&#8217;t change, it feels more like stating an objective fact. If you&#8217;re asking where someone is at this moment, \u4e0d is almost always the one you want.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He is not at the company.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He did not study Chinese in China last year.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">My older brother is not watching movies at the cinema (right now).<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ngyu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">My older brother did not watch movies at the cinema (that time).<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: questions -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"questions\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Asking_Questions\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Asking Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">There are three ways to turn this into a question.<\/p>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Using <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> (yes\/no question)<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">Apple<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Does she work at Apple?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u674e\u5927\u660e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0 D\u00e0m\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u4eba<\/span><rt>d\u01cer\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Does Daming Li often hit people at school?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Using \u54ea (asking which place)<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Where does she work?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Where are you eating today?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Using \u5728\u4e0d\u5728 (verb-not-verb question)<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">Apple<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Does she work at Apple?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Is my husband at your place?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 5: common mistakes -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Talking about where someone IS right now is a current state, not a completed past fact \u2014 that calls for \u4e0d, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u54ea goes right after \u5728, not before it.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">Apple<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">Apple<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u5728\u4e0d\u5728 has to stay together right after the subject \u2014 you can&#8217;t split it apart around the location.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 6: picture practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"picture-practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Picture_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Picture Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Click each picture to see the answer.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-reveal-grid\">\n      <div class=\"odc-reveal-item\" data-revealed=\"false\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/building_school_2.png\" alt=\"a school building\">\n        <div class=\"odc-reveal-body\">\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-hint\">Tap to reveal <\/div>\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-answer\">\n            <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1f<\/span><rt>di\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u00e8s\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s throwing away trash at school.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-reveal-item\" data-revealed=\"false\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/building_store_24h.png\" alt=\"a 24-hour convenience store\">\n        <div class=\"odc-reveal-body\">\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-hint\">Tap to reveal<\/div>\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-answer\">\n            <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5229\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0nl\u00ecsh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s drinking coffee at the convenience store.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-reveal-item\" data-revealed=\"false\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/house_living_room_chestofdrawers.png\" alt=\"a living room\">\n        <div class=\"odc-reveal-body\">\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-hint\">Tap to reveal<\/div>\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-answer\">\n            <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s dancing at home.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-reveal-item\" data-revealed=\"false\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/time_optimization_5.png\" alt=\"a bathroom\">\n        <div class=\"odc-reveal-body\">\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-hint\">Tap to reveal<\/div>\n          <div class=\"odc-reveal-answer\">\n            <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6d74\u5ba4<\/span><rt>y\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n            <div class=\"en\">She&#8217;s eating in the bathroom.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 7: quiz practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%83_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e03<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Pick the correctly ordered sentence.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"quiz-progress\" id=\"quizProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The hospital is on the 5th floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u9662<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u9662<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a13<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u697c<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u9662<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u9662<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a13<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u697c<\/span><rt>l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728 comes right after the subject, before the location \u2014 not tacked on at the end.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;My sister is in Canada.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u62ff\u5927<\/span><rt>Ji\u0101n\u00e1d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u59b9\u59b9<\/span><rt>m\u00e8imei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u62ff\u5927<\/span><rt>Ji\u0101n\u00e1d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728 goes before the location \u52a0\u62ff\u5927, not after it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;I read books at the library.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5716\u66f8\u9928<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5716\u66f8\u9928<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728 + location has to come before the verb phrase, not after it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;She cooks dinner at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u98ef<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u996d<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u98ef<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u996d<\/span><rt>w\u01cenf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728\u5bb6 has to come before the verb \u505a\u665a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98ef<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u996d<\/span>, not after it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;He is not at school right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">This is about where he IS right now \u2014 a current state \u2014 so \u4e0d is right, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t work at that company last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u73ed<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngb\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">This is a fact about last year \u2014 already happened and can&#8217;t change \u2014 so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> is right, not \u4e0d.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Is she sleeping in her room?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728 has to come right before the location <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span>, not after it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Where do you study?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80\u66f8<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb\u4e66<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea<\/span><rt>n\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80\u66f8<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb\u4e66<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u54ea goes right after \u5728, not before it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Is dad exercising in the park?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728\u4e0d\u5728 stays together right after the subject \u2014 it can&#8217;t be split apart around the location.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Is the dog running in the yard?&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9662\u5b50<\/span><rt>yu\u00e0nzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span><rt>p\u01ceob\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u9662\u5b50<\/span><rt>yu\u00e0nzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u6b65<\/span><rt>p\u01ceob\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u5728\u4e0d\u5728 stays together right after the subject \u72d7, not split around the location.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-nav\">\n        <button id=\"quizPrev\" disabled=\"\">\u2190 Prev<\/button>\n        <button id=\"quizNext\">Next \u2192<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"quiz-restart\" id=\"quizRestart\">\n        <p id=\"quizScore\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);\"><\/p>\n        <button id=\"quizRestartBtn\">Restart Quiz<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-related\">\n    <h3>Related Grammar<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"row\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><a 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