de nominal exercise

Complex noun modifier

Combine the noun column with an appropriate modifier in the right column to make a complex noun phrase.

COMPLEX NOUN MODIFIER PHRASE EXERCISES

Noun Location Noun modified by location English
朋友 在北京 在北京的朋友 Friends in Beijing
1. 律师 在纽约
2. 剩菜 在冰箱里
3. 时候 在中国工作
4. 病人 在医生旁边儿
5. 车🚗 在宿舍前边
Noun Verb phrase Noun modified by a verb phrase English
6. 老师 中文说得很好
7. 狗🐶 吃人吃的东西
8. 女孩 喜欢唱歌跳舞
9. 学生 去咖啡馆看书
10.地方 妹妹和她男朋友常去看电影

的 without any noun after it means those, these, or the ones; for example, 好的 = good ones; 难的 = difficult ones; 美国的 = American made; 小的 = young ones or small ones, provided that the speakers understand what is being referred to in each specific context.

  • 老的_ old ones
  • 昨天的_ ones from yesterday
  • 男朋友喜欢的_ ones my boyfriend likes
  • 没有意思的_ the boring ones
  • 便宜的_ cheap ones
  • 红色的_ red ones
  • 长的_ long ones
  • 女的_ girls
  • 大的_ bog ones
  • 漂亮的_ pretty ones

“的” phrases can also be understood as “what” or “that which … ” sentence patterns;

Translate the modifier phrases below,example: the one(s) I don’t like = 我不喜欢的

  1. the one she feels uninteresting
  2. the ones from the day before yesterday
  3. the ones no one likes
  4. the one from China
  5. the ones that tested badly yesterday
  6. the ones my sister said
  7. the one they ate before sleeping
  8. the ones you feel too expensive
  9. the one Dad saw last night
  10. the one she will buy tomorrow
  11. those unable to hear 听不见 music thought (以为) those who dance are all crazy (疯子).