Bibliograph

Basic patterns of Chinese grammar, a student's guide to correct structures and common errors, Qin Xue Herzberg & Larry Herzberg

Type

Label

Basic patterns of Chinese grammar, a student's guide to correct structures and common errors, Qin Xue Herzberg & Larry Herzberg

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Basic patterns of Chinese grammar

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

601132825

Responsibility statement

Qin Xue Herzberg & Larry Herzberg

Sub title

a student's guide to correct structures and common errors

Summary

"A classroom supplement and handy reference guide. Written by instructors with long experience teaching Chinese in the United States, it addresses the major stumbling blocks faced by students at the beginning and intermediate levels of Mandarin Chinese language study. It will help you with your homework and sae your teachers countless red pens. More importantly, it will teach you to avoid most of the basic mistakes non-native speakers make when speaking or writing Chinese"--Publisher's statement, p. [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Word order -- Time expressions -- Nouns -- Verbs -- Adjectives -- Various uses of the particle le -- Various uses of the particle de -- Conjunctions: and, or -- Subordinate clauses -- How to express the verb "can" in Chinese (a huge can of worms!) -- Word-choice issues with certain important verbs -- Word-choice issues with adverbs -- Letter writing: greetings, salutations, and forms of address -- Index of headings

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