{"id":9917,"date":"2023-10-10T21:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9917"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:57:25","slug":"sentence-structure-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentence Structure in Chinese"},"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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class=\"odc-hero-img\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">Chinese word order looks a lot like English at first \u2014 but once you pack in time, place, and manner, or start speaking casually, there&#8217;s more structure underneath than it seems.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: full word order -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"full-order\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_The_Full_Word_Order\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> The Full Word Order<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">When a sentence packs in several extra details, they follow a set order. Time can move around a little, but everything else stays put.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\"><span class=\"wo-time\">Time<\/span> + <span class=\"wo-subject\">Subject<\/span> + <span class=\"wo-how\">How<\/span> + <span class=\"wo-direction\">Direction<\/span> + <span class=\"wo-location\">Location<\/span> + Action<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\" style=\"margin-bottom:18px;\">Time words can go either right before or right after the subject. If you want to say &#8220;toward&#8221; or &#8220;to&#8221; a place, that direction word slots in between &#8220;how&#8221; and the location.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-time\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-subject\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-how\">\u642d<\/span><rt>d\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb wo-how\">\u706b\u8eca<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb wo-how\">\u706b\u8f66<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-direction\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-location\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I took a train to Shanghai to meet friends yesterday.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-time\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-subject\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb wo-how\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb wo-how\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-direction\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb wo-location\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngx\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom drove to the supermarket to buy things this morning.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: two structures -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"two-structures\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_Two_Common_Sentence_Structures\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> Two Common Sentence Structures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Subject \u2013 Verb \u2013 Object (S-V-O)<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Just like English: the subject does the action, the verb is the action, and the object receives it.<\/p>\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\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">She eats an apple.<\/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\">\u8e22<\/span><rt>t\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7403<\/span><rt>qi\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Elder brother kicks the ball.<\/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\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He finished the work.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ve met that guy.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Topic \u2013 Comment (T-C)<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">The sentence opens with whatever the speaker wants to talk about first \u2014 the &#8220;topic&#8221; \u2014 and everything after that comments on it.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The coffee you made \u2014 I love it so much.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><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><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb9\u6613<\/span><rt>r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Learning Chinese isn&#8217;t easy.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He finished the work.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;ve met that guy.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: which is better -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"which-better\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Which_One_Is_Better\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Which One Is Better?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">S-V-O matches English, so it&#8217;s usually taught first and feels easier \u2014 but it can sound wordy. S-V-O works everywhere, spoken or written, formal or casual. Native speakers just tend to lean on Topic-Comment for a shorter, more relaxed feel day-to-day, and often drop the subject entirely once it&#8217;s obvious from context.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-flow\">\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">S-V-O<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">Topic-Comment<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n      <div class=\"step\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">Subject dropped<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">All three mean &#8220;Have you eaten?&#8221; \u2014 they just fit different situations.<\/p>\n\n    <table class=\"odc-table\">\n      <tr><th>Form<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>S-V-O<\/td><td>Works everywhere \u2014 spoken or written, formal or casual<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Topic-Comment<\/td><td>Casual, spoken<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Subject dropped<\/td><td>Natural in casual conversation<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: can I always use S-V-O -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"always-svo\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Can_I_Always_Use_S-V-O\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Can I Always Use S-V-O?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Yes \u2014 S-V-O is never wrong. But you still need to recognize Topic-Comment so you can understand native speakers. And unlike English, dropping the subject in Chinese does NOT turn a sentence into a command.<\/p>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Greetings and Wishes<\/h4>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">This is the one place where Topic-Comment (often with the subject dropped) is strongly preferred over S-V-O.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/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\">How have you been recently?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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\">Have you eaten?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Happy birthday!<\/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\">\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\">\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><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Location comes before the action, not after \u2014 &#8220;go to the cinema&#8221; has to come first, then &#8220;watch a movie.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c Thinking <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/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> sounds like a command (&#8220;Eat!&#8221;)<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 It&#8217;s simply asking &#8220;Have you eaten?&#8221; \u2014 just with the subject left out, since it&#8217;s obvious from context<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">In English, dropping the subject turns a sentence into a command. In Chinese, it doesn&#8217;t \u2014 it&#8217;s just a normal, casual way to talk.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c Always using S-V-O, even in relaxed conversation with friends<\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 Switching to Topic-Comment (and dropping the subject when it&#8217;s clear) for a more natural, casual tone<\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">S-V-O isn&#8217;t wrong, but sticking to it everywhere can sound stiff and overly formal in everyday speech.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 6: practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Tap the words below in the right order to build the sentence, then check your answer. A few questions accept more than one correct order.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"wo-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"wo-progress\" id=\"woProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q1: Time\/Subject swappable -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card active\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5;1,0,2,3,4,5\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I drove to the library to return books yesterday.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><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          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u66f8<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u4e66<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u66f8<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u4e66<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Also correct: <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u66f8<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u4e66<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n          <p>Time + Subject + How + Location + Action \u2014 time can come before or after the subject, but &#8220;how&#8221; (driving) always comes before the location.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2: Time\/Subject swappable -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5;1,0,2,3,4,5\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;She takes the bus to school every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><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=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u642d<\/span><rt>d\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u642d<\/span><rt>d\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Also correct: <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u642d<\/span><rt>d\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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 class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n          <p>Time can go before or after the subject \u2014 &#8220;how&#8221; (riding the bus) still comes before the location either way.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3: Time\/Subject swappable -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3,4,5,6;2,0,1,3,4,5,6\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Tonight I&#8217;ll walk to the park to exercise.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"6\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Also correct: <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8d70\u8def<\/span><rt>z\u01d2ul\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/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><\/p>\n          <p>Time can come before or after the subject \u2014 the location (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span> g\u014dngyu\u00e1n) still comes right before the action (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span> y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng) either way.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;He drinks coffee.&#8221; (S-V-O)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/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          <p>Subject + Verb + Object, in that order \u2014 same as English.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I bought a book.&#8221; (S-V-O)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><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=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/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><\/div>\n          <p>Subject + Verb + Object \u2014 the object <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u672c\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u672c\u4e66<\/span> (y\u00ecb\u011bnsh\u016b) comes last.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">Turn &#8220;\u4ed6\u559d\u5496\u5561&#8221; (He drinks coffee) into Topic-Comment.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The object (\u5496\u5561) becomes the topic and moves to the very front.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">Turn &#8220;\u6211\u8cb7\u4e86\u4e00\u672c\u66f8\/\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u4e00\u672c\u4e66&#8221; (I bought a book) into Topic-Comment.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><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        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u4e86<\/span><rt>m\u01ceile<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The topic in a Topic-Comment sentence has to be something already known or specific \u2014 not just any random item. So the topic here is simply <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66<\/span> (sh\u016b, &#8220;the book&#8221;), not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u672c\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u672c\u4e66<\/span> (y\u00ecb\u011bnsh\u016b, &#8220;a book&#8221;) \u2014 the indefinite &#8220;\u4e00\u672c&#8221; (a\/one) is dropped, since it wouldn&#8217;t make sense to put an unspecified, random book at the very front as the topic.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Are you busy lately?&#8221; \u2014 the natural, everyday way (subject dropped)<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><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><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"9\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/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><\/div>\n          <p>Greetings usually drop the subject \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6700\u8fd1\u5fd9\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6700\u8fd1\u5fd9\u5417<\/span> is the natural, everyday version, no \u4f60 needed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Merry Christmas!&#8221; \u2014 the natural, short greeting<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8056\u8a95\u7bc0<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5723\u8bde\u8282<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"9\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8056\u8a95\u7bc0<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5723\u8bde\u8282<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e8ngd\u00e0nji\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Same pattern as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u751f\u65e5\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50<\/span> \u2014 just the holiday name plus <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span>, no verb (and no \u4f60) needed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q10 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"0,1,2,3\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I go to the coffee shop to drink coffee.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span 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