Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
2nd Edition
By Claudia Ross, Jing-Heng Sheng Ma, Baozhang He, Pei-Chia Chen
To Be Published November 15th 2013 by Routledge – 184 pages
Series: Modern Grammar Workbooks
Description
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese.
Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practise everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing and expressing needs.
With a comprehensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include:
- exercises graded according to level of difficulty
- cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar
- topical exercises that develop students' vocabulary base
- revised and expanded selection of exercises in this second edition.
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students. It can be used both independently and alongside the Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar.
Contents
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook
Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
Part A
Structures
1. Overview of Pronunciation and Pinyin Romanization
2. Syllable, Meaning, and Word
3. The Chinese Writing System: An Overview
4. Phrase Order in the Mandarin Sentence
5. Nouns
6. Numbers
7. Specifiers and Demonstratives
8. Classifiers
9. Noun Phrases
10. Adjectival Verbs
11. Stative Verbs
12. Modal Verbs
13. Action Verbs
14. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
15. Adverbs
16. Conjunctions
17. The Passive
Part B
Situations and Functions
18. Names, Kinship Terms, Titles, and Terms of Address
19. Introductions
20. Greetings and Goodbyes
21. Basic Strategies for Communication
22. Telecommunications and e-communications: Telephones, the internet, beepers, and faxes
23. Negating Information
24. Asking Questions and Replying to Questions
25. Expressing Identification, Possession, and Existence
26. Describing People, Places, and Things
27. Describing How Actions are Performed
28. Indicating Result, Conclusion, Potential, and Extent
29. Making Comparisons
30. Talking About the Present
31. Talking About Habitual Actions
32. Talking About the Future
33. Indicating Completion and Talking About the Past
34. Talking About Change, New Situations, and Changing Situations
35. Talking About Duration and Frequency
36. Expressing Additional Information
37. Expressing Contrast
38. Expressing Sequence
39. Expressing Simultaneous Situations
40. Expressing Cause and Effect or Reason and Result
41. Expressing Conditions
42. Expressing both, all, every, any, none, not any, and no matter how
43. Expressing Location and Distance
44. Talking about Movement, Directions, and Means of Transportation
45. Talking about Clock Time and Calendar Time
46. Expressing Obligations and Prohibitions
47. Expressing Commands and Permission
48. Expressing Ability and Possibility
49. Expressing Desires, Needs, Preferences, and Willingness
50. Expressing Knowledge, Advice, and Opinions
51. Expressing Fear, Worry, Anxiety, and Bad News
52. Expressing Speaker Attitudes and Perspectives
53. Topic, Focus, and Emphasis
54. Guest and Host
55. Giving and Responding to Compliments
56. Expressing Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
57. Expressing Gratitude and Responding to Expressions of Gratitude
58. Invitations, Requests, and Refusals
59. Expressing Apologies, Regrets, and Sympathy
60. Expressing Congratulations and Good Wishes
Answer key
Index
Author Bio
Claudia Ross is Professor of Chinese Language and Linguistics in the Department of Modern Languages at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Jing-heng Sheng Ma is Emeritus Professor of Chinese Studies at Wellesley College, Massachusettes.
Baozhang He is Associate Professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusettes.
Pei-Chia Chen is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Name: Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook: 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Claudia Ross, Jing-Heng Sheng Ma, Baozhang He, Pei-Chia Chen. Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese.
Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to...
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