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(modifier / structural particle)的 (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(modifier / structural particle)的to study at the same school同学want / think / miss想to go去coast海边,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的want / think / miss想to go去to climb a mountain爬山。 — "Some classmates want to go to the beach; others want to go hiking."
to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 + Noun
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 + noun = "some (of them)": to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的person人, to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的book书, to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的time时候. It stands before the subject noun.
- Repeat it to contrast groups: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的…,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的….
some有的people人like喜欢drinking喝tea茶。

to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的…,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的… and to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的time时候
- these这些书有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很interesting有意思,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很bored无聊。 — "Some of these books are interesting; some are boring."
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的time时候 (often sometimes有时候) = sometimes: I / me我sometimes有时候to walk走路to go to work上班。
I我sometimes有时候walk走路to work上班。
to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 goes before the subject
- Put to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 in subject position: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的person人not不to like喜欢, not I / me我not不to like喜欢to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的person人 for "some people don't like it".
- With an object you know, put the topic first: these这些vegetable菜,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的I / me我没吃过 — "Some of these dishes I haven't tried."
to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 versus some一些
- some一些 = "some, a few" and can go in object position: I / me我to buy买(completed / change)了some一些fruit水果.
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 picks out part of a group, usually as the subject, often in contrast: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的expensive贵,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的cheap便宜.
I我bought买了some一些fruit水果。
Recap
- to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 + noun = some (of a group), in subject position; to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的…,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的… = some…, others….
- sometimes有时候 = sometimes. For "some" as an object, use some一些.
Practise this pattern step by step.
Practice without the models
to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 (some / some…, others…)
0515.1 Complete: “Some students live at school.” …………student学生to live住at / in在school学校。
0515.2 Which says “I bought some apples.”?
- A. I / me我to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to buy买(completed / change)了apple苹果。
- B. I / me我to buy买(completed / change)了some一些apple苹果。
- C. to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的I / me我to buy买(completed / change)了apple苹果。
- D. I / me我to buy买(completed / change)了to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的apple苹果。
0515.3 Build: “Some of these books are interesting; some are boring.”
Arrange all chunks: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很interesting有意思 / to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很bored无聊。 / these这些book书 / ,
0515.4 sometimes有时候 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(modifier / structural particle)的 (some / some…, others…)
0515.1 to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的
to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的 + noun in subject position.
0515.2 B. I / me我to buy买(completed / change)了some一些apple苹果。
In object position, “some” is some一些.
0515.3 these这些书有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很interesting有意思,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的degree / adjective linker很bored无聊。
Topic, then to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的…,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的….
0515.4 True.
to have / there is有((modifier / structural particle)的)time时候 = sometimes.
0515.5 One possible response: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的to study at the same school同学want / think / miss想to go去coast海边,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的want / think / miss想to go去to climb a mountain爬山。
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(modifier / structural particle)的 in subject position: to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的person人not不to like喜欢, not I / me我not不to like喜欢to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的person人 for "some people don't like it".
- With an object you know, put the topic first: these这些vegetable菜,to have / there is有(modifier / structural particle)的I / me我没吃过 – "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.