Chinese Grammar for Nonnative Chinese Students

By Mr Li Sheng | August 23, 2021

Practical Chinese Grammar

A Practical Chinese Grammar for nonnative Chinese students is a Chinese-English bilingual primer of modern Chinese grammar. Fundamental grammar rules are explained in a concise and comprehensible way. Numerous example sentences and tables are provided to highlight the classification and functions of words, phrases and sentences. Exercises in diverse forms and answer key provided at the end of the book facilitate self-study. The feature of this courses is that it selects a number of grammatical points which may be obstacles for nonnative speakers and specific notes are given about the usage of these grammatical points. This course will provide exercises in diverse forms and answer key, as well as serving as a valuable and handy reference for both students and teachers of Chinese language.

Module 1	导学 Tutorials introduction
Unit 1	Chinese grammar introduction
Module 2	词类 Parts of Speech
Unit 1	词 Words
Unit 2	词的分类 Classification of Words
Unit 3	词的兼类 Conversion of parts of speech
Unit 4	名词 Nouns
Unit 5	动词 Verbs
Unit 6	助动词Auxiliary verbs
Unit 7	形容词Adjectives
Unit 8	数词Numerals
Unit 9	量词Measure words
Unit 10	代词Pronouns
Unit 11	副词 Adverbs
Unit 12	介词 Prepositions
Unit 13	连词Conjunctions
Unit 14	助词Particles
Unit 15	叹词Interjections
Unit 16	象声词Onomatopes
Unit 17	Table 1．Relationships Between the Parts of Speech and the Elements of a Sentence
Module 3	词组 Phrases
Unit 1	詞组 Phrases
Unit 2	词组的种类 Classification of phrases
Unit 3	词组的分类 The basis for classifying phrases
Unit 4	联合词组The coordinative phrase
Unit 5	主谓词组The Subject-Predicate phrase
Unit 6	动宾词组The Verb Object phrase
Unit 7	偏正词组The endocentric phrase
Unit 8	数量词组The Numeral-Measure word phrase
Unit 9	补充词组The complementary phrase
Unit 10	方位词组The phrase of locality
Unit 11	同位词组The appositive phrase
Unit 12	固定词组The set phrase
Unit 13	介词结构The prepositional phrase
Unit 14	的”字结构 The 的-phrase
Unit 15	Table 2．Phrases and Their Functions
Module 4	句子成分 Sentence Elements
Unit 1	主语The subject
Unit 2	谓语 The predicate
Unit 3	宾语 The object
Unit 4	定语 The attributive
Unit 5	状语 The adverbial adjuncts
Unit 6	补语 Complements
Unit 7	Table 3. Relationships of Different Parts of Speech and Phrases with Complements of Different Kinds
Module 5	单句 The Simple Sentence
Unit 1	什么是句子 Definition
Unit 2	单句的基本结构 The basic structure of the simple sentence
Unit 3	单句的用途 Functions of the simple sentence
Unit 4	句子的类别 The classification of sentences is shown in the following diagram
Unit 5	按结构分类 Classification of sentences in terms of structure
Unit 6	动词谓语句 Sentences with verbal predicates
Unit 7	形容词谓语句Sentences with adjectival predicates
Unit 8	名词谓语句 Sentences with nominal predicates
Unit 9	主谓谓语 The sentence with an S-P phrase as the predicate
Unit 10	无主句The subject-less sentence
Unit 11	独语句The one-word/phrase sentence
Unit 12	简略句The elliptical sentence
Unit 13	陈述句 The declarative sentence
Unit 14	疑问句 The interrogative sentence
Unit 15	祈使句The imperative sentence
Unit 16	感叹句 The exclamatory sentence
Module 6	动作的状态 Aspects of an Action
Unit 1	什么是动作的状态 Definition
Unit 2	常见的几种动作状态 Common ways to indicate the aspect of an action
Unit 3	动作的进行态 The progressive aspect of an action
Unit 4	动作的持续态The continuous aspect of an action
Unit 5	动作的完成态The perfect aspect of an action
Unit 6	动作的变化态 The changing aspect of an action
Unit 7	动作的经历态 Actions as past experience
Module 7	特殊的动词 Sentences with Special Verbal Predicates
Unit 1	“是”字句 The 是-sentence
Unit 2	有”字句 The 有-sentence
Unit 3	“把”字句 The 把-sentence
Unit 4	“被”字句 The 被-sentence
Unit 5	连动句 Sentences with verbal constructions in series
Unit 6	兼语句 Pivotal sentences
Unit 7	存现句 Existential sentences
Module 8	表示比较的方法 Ways of Expressing Comparison
Unit 1	Using 比 to express comparison
Unit 2	Using 跟 to express comparison
Unit 3	Using 有 to express comparison
Unit 4	Using 像 to express comparison
Unit 5	Using 不如 to express comparison
Unit 6	Using 越来越 to express comparison
Module 9	表示强调的方法 Ways of Expressing Emphasis
Unit 1	用疑问代词表示强调 Using interrogative pronouns to express emphasis
Unit 2	Using “连……都 to express emphasis
Unit 3	Using the adverb 是 to express emphasis
Unit 4	Using the adverb 就 to express emphasis
Unit 5	Using double negation to express emphasis
Unit 6	Using 是的 to express emphasis
Module 10	复句 Complex Sentences
Unit 1	什么是复句 Definition
Unit 2	复句的特点 Grammatical features
Unit 3	复句的种类 Types of complex sentences
Unit 4	并列复句 Coordinate complex sentences
Unit 5	并列复句和关联词 Coordinate complex sentences and correlatives
Unit 6	偏正复句 Subordinate complex sentences
Unit 7	偏正复句和关联词 Subordinate complex sentences and the correlatives
Unit 8	紧缩句 The contracted sentence