Syntax


Subject  —>  time and place word  — >  adverb — > verb — >  object
       or
Time and place word  — > subject —-> adverb — > verb — >  object
  • Subject 主语: noun, pronoun, gerund (verb + ing, e.g. eating) 妈妈、爸爸、姐姐、我、你、他、
  • Time and place words: 今天、昨天、明年、现在、三月、etc.
    • and 北京、纽约、学校、家、美国、中国、e.g.
  • Adverb 副词:也、很、不、没、都、etc.
  • Verb 动词: 吃(eat)、有(have)、请(invite)、看(look)、打(hit)、开(drive)、跳(jump)、唱(sing)、
  • Stative verbs / adjectives 形容词: 美 (beautiful)、早 (early)、漂亮(pretty)、好看 (good-looking)、
  • Objects 宾语:   饭、茶、名字、人、歌、舞、球、车、书、
  • Preposition 介词: 跟 with;上 over;under 下;for 为;towards 往;
  • Question words: 什么、怎么、哪、几、谁、etc. fall wherever the information is missing.
    • e.g. 去年他和谁去了中国?with whom did he go to China last year?