Lesson 22

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Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises

Question: Ask your friend if you can let Xiao Wang look at the letter which he has written to you.

Hint 1   Use the 被 construction
Hint 2   The modal verb 能 is placed before 被
Answer  你 写 给 我 的 信 能 被 小 王 看 一 下 吗？ Listen
Comments  Alternatively: 小 王 能 看 看你 写 给 我 的 信 吗？ Xiǎo Wáng néng kànkan nǐ xiě gěi wǒ de xìn ma? All modal verbs, such as 想 xiǎng, 要 yào, 能 néng, 可以 kěiyǐ and 应该 yīnggāi; adverbs such as 常 cháng, 都 dōu, 就 jiù, 还 hái, 已经 yǐjīng and 曾经céngjīng; and negation such as 不 bù and 没 méi should be placed before 被 bèi, 让 ràng , 叫 jiào and 给 gěi. For instance, 房 间 已 经 被 他 打 扫 得 干 干 净 净  fángjiān yǐjīng bèi tā dǎsǎo de gāngānjìngjìng  the room has been swept very clean by him.
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