有的 (some / some…, others…)
IntroducedA group contains different preferences
- Several classmates prefer tea while other classmates prefer coffee.
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to study at the same school同学like喜欢tea茶，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的like喜欢coffee (loanword)咖啡。 — to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 divides the understood group into subsets.
Several classmates prefer tea while other classmates prefer coffee. What does 有的同学喜欢茶，有的喜欢咖啡。 communicate?
有的 divides the understood group into subsets. It does not give their sizes, and more than two groups are possible: 有的看书，有的聊天，有的听音乐. Do not infer that each group is half the class.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 (some / some…, others…). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
some有的people人like喜欢tea茶。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Some people like tea: ____ 人喜欢茶。
有的 + Noun = some of them: 有的人喜欢茶.
Read examples in context
some有的expensive贵，some有的cheap便宜。
- In the opening example, to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to study at the same school同学like喜欢tea茶，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的like喜欢coffee (loanword)咖啡。: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 divides the understood group into subsets.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
How do you say “some…, others…”?
有的…，有的… splits a group: 有的贵，有的便宜.
Build: “Some are expensive, some cheap.”
有的…，有的…: 有的贵 + 有的 + 便宜.
Know the boundary
- It does not give their sizes, and more than two groups are possible: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to read看书，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to chat聊天，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to listen to听music音乐.
- Do not infer that each group is half the class.
有的 means “all of them”.
有的 = SOME (a part), not all.
In the opening situation: 有的 divides the understood group into subsets.
It does not give their sizes, and more than two groups are possible: 有的看书，有的聊天，有的听音乐. Do not infer that each group is half the class. 有的 divides the understood group into subsets.
Use the distinction
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 divides the understood group into subsets.
- It does not give their sizes, and more than two groups are possible: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to read看书，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to chat聊天，to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to listen to听music音乐. Do not infer that each group is half the class.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Noun phrases.
Several classmates prefer tea while other classmates prefer coffee. 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.
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.