5. Lesson 2
• Grammar: (i) sentences with an adjectival
predicate. Note: 不、很、也 and 都must be
placed before the adjective.
Subject Predicate
你 好。
他 很忙。
我 不忙。
他们 都很好。
17. Lesson 6
• Grammar: sentences with a verbal predicate.
The object usually follows the verb. 不 is
placed before the verb.
subject Predicate
adverb verb object 吗?
你 要 咖啡 吗?
我 不 要 咖啡。
22. Lesson 7
• When a personal pronoun functions as an
attributive and the modified word is a noun
referring to a relative or the name of a work
unit, the “的”between the attributive and the
words it modifies may be omitted.
我妈妈 你爸爸
他们家 我们学院
24. Lesson 7
• Grammar: (iii) abbreviated questions with “呢”.
The meaning of the question, however, MUST
be clearly indicated in the previous sentences.
我很好,你呢? (你呢?=你好吗?)
你不忙,你男朋友呢?(你男朋友呢?
=你男朋友忙吗?)
你是加拿大人,他呢? (他呢?=他是加拿
大人吗?)
25. Lesson 7
• Grammar: (iv) the position of the adverbs “也” and
“都”. They must be placed after the subject and
before the predicative verb or adjective.
[Subject + 也/都 + verb/adj ]
她 也 是加拿大人。
我们 都 是加拿大人。
If both “也”and “都”modify the predicate, “也”must be put
before “都”:
我们也都是加拿大人。
26. Lesson 7
• Grammar: (iv) the position of the adverbs “也” and
“都”. In negative sentence, “也” must occur before
“不”。
[Subject + 也/都 + 不 + verb/adj ]
她 也 不是加拿大人。
奶奶 也 不喜欢咖啡。
27. Lesson 7
• Grammar: (iv) the position of the adverbs “也” and
“都”. In negative sentence, “都” may be put before or
after “不”, but the meanings of “都不”and “不都” are
different.
[Subject + 都 + 不 + verb/adj ]
我们 都不 是老师。(none of us)
[Subject +不 +都+ verb/adj ]
我们 不都 是老师。(not all of us)
28. Lesson 8
• Talking about one’s family.
–你们家有几口人?
–我们家有四口人。
• Asking about someone’s occupation.
–他做什么?
–他是医生。