Sentence pattern · Band 3
把: grab the object, then say what you did to it
把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 补语
把 grabs the object and holds it up: here is the thing, now watch what happens to it. 把 the door, close it; 把 the homework, finish it. The verb cannot leave the object hanging at the end; it must deliver a result, closed, done, placed. English does this with the object after the verb; Mandarin parades it first.
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Mistakes people make
A 把 sentence demands a verdict on the object; a bare verb leaves the poor thing hanging in midair.
The grabbed object stands right after 把; the verb and its verdict come second.
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What does 把字句 mean?
把 grabs the object and holds it up: here is the thing, now watch what happens to it. 把 the door, close it; 把 the homework, finish it. The verb cannot leave the object hanging at the end; it must deliver a result, closed, done, placed. English does this with the object after the verb; Mandarin parades it first.
How do you build it?
把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 补语
What is the most common mistake?
我把作业做。 → 我把作业做完了。
A 把 sentence demands a verdict on the object; a bare verb leaves the poor thing hanging in midair.
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