Answers
1. D-A-C-B
2. D-A-C-B
3. D-A-B-C
4. C-D-B-A
5. C-B-D-A
1. Answer:
Wǒ yào qù tǐyùguǎn dǎ pīngpāngqiú.
我 要 去 体育馆 打 乒乓球。
I’m going to the gym to play table tennis.
Analysis: The verb “要 (yào)” means “to want” or “to wish”. The verb “去 (qù)” means to go from a place to another, in this case, to the gym.
2. Answer:
Nǐ de bǐ diào zài dìshàng le.
你 的 笔 掉 在 地上 了。
Your pen fell on the floor.
Analysis: The verb “掉 (diào)” means “to fall”. The sentence pattern being tested is: V+在+Place Word.
3. Answer:
Māma xīwàng lái zhōngguó.
妈妈 希望 来 中国。
Mom wants to come to China.
Analysis: The verb “希望 (xīwàng)” indicates that the speaker has a certain purpose or situation in mind. The verb “来 (lái)” means to go from another place to the speaker’s place, in this case “to come to China”. The sentence structure being tested is: 来+Place Word.
4. Answer:
Lǎoshī shuō wǎngqiú bù hǎo xué.
老师 说 网球 不 好 学。
The teacher said that tennis is not easy to learn.
Analysis: The verb “说 (shuō)” means to express something in words. The Adj+V structure of “不好学 (bù hǎo xué)” indicates that it is not easy to learn, and indicates the degree. The V+O+Adj structure is used to express that the teacher says tennis is not easy to learn.
5. Answer:
Hézǐ lǐ fàngzhe hěn duō qiǎokèlì.
盒子 里 放着 很 多 巧克力。
There are a lot of chocolates in the box.
Analysis: The particle “着 (zhe)” is used after a verb to show that the action is going on or the state is continuing, in this case, “放着 (fàngzhe)”. The adjective “很 多 (hěn duō)”, in this case indicating there is a large number of chocolates, is often used before nouns. The sentence pattern being tested is: Place Word+V+着+Adj+O.
