Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 2 Workbook 17

 Structure drills 

1.  Singular to plural (Use and Structure note 2.2)

You will hear a sentence in which the pronoun is in singular form. Restate the sentence,
changing the pronoun to plural form, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: TA shì YCngguó rén.

You will say: TAmen shì YCngguó rén.

You will hear the correct response: TAmen shì YCngguó rén.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g)

2. NH ne? What about you? (Use and Structure note 2.3)

You will hear a statement followed by a question. Restate the question using ne, as in the
example.

Example:

You will hear: WImen shì MGiguó rén. NH yG shì MGiguó rén ma?

You will say: WImen shì MGiguó rén. NH ne?

You will hear the correct response: WImen shì MGiguó rén. NH ne?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

3. Answering ne questions (Use and Structure note 2.3)

You will hear a statement and a ne question followed by an expression. Use the expression
to answer the ne question, as in the example.

Example:

You will hear: WImen shì MGiguó rén. NH ne? (YCngguó rén)

You will say: WI shì YCngguó rén.

You will hear the correct response: WI shì YCngguó rén.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) ( h) (i) (j)

4. NH shì nFguó rén? What country are you from? (Use and Structure  
   notes 2.2, 2.4)

You will hear a question followed by a country. Answer the question in a complete sentence
using the name of the country, as in the example. Be careful to use the correct pronoun.

Example:

You will hear: NH shì nFguó rén? (YCngguó)

You will say: WI shì YCngguó rén.

You will hear the correct response: WI shì YCngguó rén.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) ( h)