第二课：各种句型

toc = I 学习目标( xué xí mù biāo) Learning Objective= =II 学习内容（xué xí nèi róng）Content of Study=
 * Use adverbs such as 每天，通常...etc to describe daily routines.
 * Present lesson vocabulary.

1. 词汇学习(cí huì xué xí ) Vocabulary Study
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2. 汉字的演变 (hàn zì de yǎn biàn) Evolution of characters
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3. 词语卡片（cí yǔ kǎ piàn）Flashcard and Games
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4 句型练习 Sentence Building Games
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5. 语法小结 （yǔ fǎ xiǎo jié）Grammar Notes
Adverbs are words that modify verbs and adjectives. In Chinese, word order of adjectives is much stricter than in English. Chinese adverbs normally come before the main [|verb] ([|predicate]) of a sentence, but in some cases come right at the beginning of a sentence.

Since adverbs are primarily words that modify adjectives and verbs (but never nouns!). They can't stand by themselves. This means that they don't usually serve as single-word answers to questions by themselves, with a few exceptions to this rule, such as "[|不]," "[|没有]," "[|也许]," and "[|可能]." Furthermore, many Chinese adverbs cannot come before the subject of a sentence. This is very important because in English they can, but this is much less common in Chinese.

Adverbs such as 通常，每天 are usually placed in front of the verb they modify. For example:

我__每天__上学. I go to school everyday. In this sentence, 每天（everyday） is used to modify the verb (上学） and therefore is placed in front of the verb. When 每天 is combined with specific time expressions, it forms an adverbial phrase. In this case, the adverbial phrase can be either placed right in front of the verb it modifies or at the beginning of the sentence. For example:

我__在每天早上六点钟__起床. I get up at 6 o'clock. In this sentence, "__在每天早上六点钟"__ is an adverbial phrased and it is placed after the subject and right before the verb 起床. This is because the adverbial phrase is used to modify the verb 起床. The adverbial phrase can also be placed at the beginning of the sentence. For example，we can also say __在每天早上六点钟__，我起床. However, people are more used to say 我__在每天早上六点钟__起床 instead of __在每天早上六点钟__，我起床. More example: 我__通常在早上七点钟__吃早饭. I normally have breakfast at 7 o'clock in the morning. __通常在早上七点钟__，我吃早饭. Normally at 7 o'clock in the morning, I have breakfast.

Sometimes, the word 在 can be omitted. For example:

我每天早上六点钟起床. I get up at 6 o'clock in the morning everyday. 我通常晚上九点半睡觉. I usually sleep at 9:30pm. 我每天下午四点钟回家. I go home at 4 o'clock in the afternoon everyday. 我通常晚上七点钟吃晚饭. I normally have dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening.

This sentence pattern is very different from English in which the adverbial phrase is normally placed at the end of the sentence. Students need to pay special attention when formulating these kinds of sentences.