Sunday, June 28, 2015

w/h question pronoun with 都/也

A question pronoun can appear in sentences other than questions. When a question pronoun is used in a statement with 都 or 也appearing after it, it simply means "all" or "none" in the sense of being all-inclusive or all-exclusive. For example,

  • A: 你想喝点儿什么饮料?What kind of drinks do you want to drink?
          B: 谢谢!我不渴,什么都不想喝。Thanks! I'm not thirsty. I don't want to drink anything.
  • A: 照片里你认识谁?Who do you know in the photo?
          B: 我谁都不认识。I don't know anybody.

  • A: 明天我们几点见?When are we going to meet?
          B: 随便。几点都行。I don't care. (Let it be.) Anytime.


Please filling the blanks by using the phrases give.
  1. 谁也不会读
  2. 哪件都不想买
  3. 我什么地方都没有去过
  4. 什么宠物都不养
  5. 哪儿也买不到正宗的北京烤鸭
  • 这些衣服我______________。I'm not going to buy any of these clothes. 
  • 这个字太难了,______________。This character is so difficult. Nobody knows how to read it. 
  • 王家明住在学校宿舍里,______________。Wang Jiaming lives at the dorm, and he doesn't keep any pets.
  • 俄亥俄州______________。I have never been to any places in Ohio State.
  • 在这个城市里,______________。You can't find the real Peking Duck anywhere in this city. 

方方 and 圆圆 are twins but they could not be more different. For example, 方方喜欢吃蔬菜,可是圆圆什么蔬菜都不喜欢吃。Please describe them by contrasting their huge differences.

  • 方方 knows everyone, but 圆圆 doesn't know anyone. 
  • 方方 has been to all kinds of places, but 圆圆 has not been anywhere. 
  • 方方 is happy all the time, but 圆圆 is unhappy all the time. 

1 comment:

  1. Exervises on the usage of "都":
    https://www.echineselearning.com/blog/chinese-test-bruno-mars-or-justin-bieber-who-do-you-prefer

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