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副词与形容词

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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.

    straight挺tǐng + adjective (+ (modifier / structural particle)的de) — quite / pretty

    straight挺tǐng (tǐng) intensifies an assessment in everyday conversation. The assessment can be positive or negative. It does not have a fixed strength relative to degree / adjective linker很hěn: context and emphasis matter.

    Structure: 挺 + Adjective (+ 的)

    this这个zhè gedish菜càiquite挺tǐngtasty好吃hǎo chī的de。

    This dish is quite tasty.

    recently最近zuì jìneveryone大家dà jiāall都dōuquite挺tǐngbusy忙máng的de。

    Everyone has been quite busy lately.

    (modifier / structural particle)的de is common, but optional in many expressions. Both straight挺tǐnggood好hǎo(modifier / structural particle)的de and straight挺tǐnggood好hǎo are natural. straight挺tǐnginteresting有意思yǒu yì si means “quite interesting”; it can also end with (modifier / structural particle)的de. Do not mark an answer wrong simply because (modifier / structural particle)的de is absent.

    Use it in a situation: Someone asks how your new course is going. You might answer straight挺tǐnggood好hǎo(modifier / structural particle)的de (“Quite well”). If an item costs more than you expected, this这个zhè ge挺贵tǐng guì(modifier / structural particle)的de means “This is quite expensive”.

    挺 … 的,就是 …: fine, only …

    Check the distinction: Does straight挺tǐng guarantee praise? No. straight挺tǐngtrouble麻烦má fán(modifier / structural particle)的de means “quite troublesome”. Does every straight挺tǐng phrase need (modifier / structural particle)的de? No. straight挺tǐnggood好hǎo is a natural short assessment.

    Try it: Describe a course, a dish, or a journey using straight挺tǐng. Then change the assessment from positive to negative. A possible pair is this这个zhè gevegetable菜cài挺好吃tǐng hǎo chī(modifier / structural particle)的de / this这个zhè gevegetable菜càistraight挺tǐngexpensive贵guì(modifier / structural particle)的de。

    Practice without the models

    straight挺tǐng + Adj + (modifier / structural particle)的de (quite / rather)

    0301.1 Casually: “The food here is pretty good.” here这儿zhè ér(modifier / structural particle)的devegetable菜cài…………to be fond of eating好吃hǎo chī(modifier / structural particle)的de。

    0301.2 Which says “It isn't very expensive”?

    • A. 不挺bù tǐng太贵tài guì。
    • B. 不挺贵bù tǐng guì(modifier / structural particle)的de。
    • C. not不bù太贵tài guì。
    • D. straight挺tǐngnot不bù太贵tài guì。

    0301.3 Build: “I quite like this city.”

    Arrange all chunks: I / me我wǒ / straight挺tǐngto like喜欢xǐ huan / (modifier / structural particle)的de。 / this这个zhè gecity城市chéng shì

    0301.4 straight挺tǐng is more casual than degree / adjective linker很hěn.

    True or false? Explain or repair the statement.

    0301.5 A friend asks about your new apartment. It is nice, though not amazing. 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

    straight挺tǐng + Adj + (modifier / structural particle)的de (quite / rather)

    0301.1 straight挺tǐng

    straight挺tǐng + Adj + (modifier / structural particle)的de.

    0301.2 C. not不bù太贵tài guì。

    The negative of “quite” is 不太bù tài.

    0301.3 I / me我wǒstraight挺tǐngto like喜欢xǐ huanthis这个zhè gecity城市chéng shì(modifier / structural particle)的de。

    straight挺tǐng + feeling verb + object + (modifier / structural particle)的de.

    0301.4 True.

    straight挺tǐng belongs to friendly conversation.

    0301.5 One possible response: straight挺tǐnggood好hǎo(modifier / structural particle)的de,exactly就是jiù shìaway from离lícompany公司gōng sīslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn érto distance oneself from…远yuǎn。

    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.
    • "Not very" is 不太bù tài or not very不怎么bù zěn me, not 不挺bù tǐng: not so good不太好bù tài hǎo, not not不bùstraight挺tǐnggood好hǎo. (挺不错tǐng bù cuò / straight挺tǐngno good不好bù hǎo put not不bù after straight挺tǐng.)
    • straight挺tǐng is spoken; in an essay prefer fairly / rather比较bǐ jiào or degree / adjective linker很hěn.
    • 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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