Noun Phrases

• 14 Noun Phrases

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  Original teaching practice. Read one pattern, cover its model and try the questions before checking the separate answer section. Examples adapted from Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning, CC BY-NC-SA) retain the course-reference provenance.

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de (some / some…, others…)

  Not everyone agrees

  • Your class votes on a trip. Some want the beach, others want the mountains.
  • to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deto study at the same school同学tóng xuéwant / think / miss想xiǎngto go去qùcoast海边hǎi biān，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dewant / think / miss想xiǎngto go去qùto climb a mountain爬山pá shān。 — "Some classmates want to go to the beach; others want to go hiking."

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de + Noun

  • to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de + noun = "some (of them)": to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rén, to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的debook书shū, to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的detime时候shí hòu. It stands before the subject noun.
  • Repeat it to contrast groups: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de…，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de….

  some有的yǒu depeople人rénlike喜欢xǐ huandrinking喝hētea茶chá。

  

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de…，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de… and to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的detime时候shí hòu

  • these这些zhè xiē书有shū yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěninteresting有意思yǒu yì si，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěnbored无聊wú liáo。 — "Some of these books are interesting; some are boring."
  • to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的detime时候shí hòu (often sometimes有时候yǒu shí hòu) = sometimes: I / me我wǒsometimes有时候yǒu shí hòuto walk走路zǒu lùto go to work上班shàng bān。

  I我wǒsometimes有时候yǒu shí houwalk走路zǒu lùto work上班shàng bān。

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de goes before the subject

  • Put to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de in subject position: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rénnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huan, not I / me我wǒnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huanto have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rén for "some people don't like it".
  • With an object you know, put the topic first: these这些zhè xiēvegetable菜cài，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deI / me我wǒ没吃过méi chī guò — "Some of these dishes I haven't tried."

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de versus some一些yī xiē

  • some一些yī xiē = "some, a few" and can go in object position: I / me我wǒto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了lesome一些yī xiēfruit水果shuǐ guǒ.
  • to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de picks out part of a group, usually as the subject, often in contrast: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deexpensive贵guì，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的decheap便宜pián yi.

  I我wǒbought买mǎi了lesome一些yì xiēfruit水果shuǐ guǒ。

  Recap

  • to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de + noun = some (of a group), in subject position; to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de…，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de… = some…, others….
  • sometimes有时候yǒu shí hòu = sometimes. For "some" as an object, use some一些yī xiē.

  Practise this pattern step by step.

  Practice without the models

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de (some / some…, others…)

  0515.1 Complete: “Some students live at school.” …………student学生xué shēngto live住zhùat / in在zàischool学校xué xiào。

  0515.2 Which says “I bought some apples.”?

  • A. I / me我wǒto have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了leapple苹果píng guǒ。
  • B. I / me我wǒto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了lesome一些yī xiēapple苹果píng guǒ。
  • C. to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deI / me我wǒto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了leapple苹果píng guǒ。
  • D. I / me我wǒto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了leto have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deapple苹果píng guǒ。

  0515.3 Build: “Some of these books are interesting; some are boring.”

  Arrange all chunks: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěninteresting有意思yǒu yì si / to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěnbored无聊wú liáo。 / these这些zhè xiēbook书shū / ，

  0515.4 sometimes有时候yǒu shí hòu means “sometimes”.

  True or false? Explain or repair the statement.

  0515.5 Your class votes on a trip. Some want the beach, others want the mountains. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.

  Write or say your own response before reading the key.

  Answers and explanations

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de (some / some…, others…)

  0515.1 to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de

  to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de + noun in subject position.

  0515.2 B. I / me我wǒto buy买mǎi(completed / change)了lesome一些yī xiēapple苹果píng guǒ。

  In object position, “some” is some一些yī xiē.

  0515.3 these这些zhè xiē书有shū yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěninteresting有意思yǒu yì si，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dedegree / adjective linker很hěnbored无聊wú liáo。

  Topic, then to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de…，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de….

  0515.4 True.

  to have / there is有yǒu((modifier / structural particle)的de)time时候shí hòu = sometimes.

  0515.5 One possible response: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deto study at the same school同学tóng xuéwant / think / miss想xiǎngto go去qùcoast海边hǎi biān，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的dewant / think / miss想xiǎngto go去qùto climb a mountain爬山pá shān。

  Check meaning and form:

  • My response conveys a message that fits the opening situation.
  • I can explain the meaning of the pattern, rather than only naming it.
  • Put to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的de in subject position: to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rénnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huan, not I / me我wǒnot不bùto like喜欢xǐ huanto have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rén for "some people don't like it".
  • With an object you know, put the topic first: these这些zhè xiēvegetable菜cài，to have / there is有yǒu(modifier / structural particle)的deI / me我wǒ没吃过méi chī guò – "Some of these dishes I haven't tried."
  • I tried a second response with a name, time, place, or description changed.

  This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.

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