Lesson 6 Grammar Sentences (Original)

1.或者  – or. *或者 is used to connect coordinate elements of a sentence
•我們今天是要去看電影或者去逛街 ?
•他比較會說中文或者西班牙文 ?

2.老是  – always
•他老是上課講話 .
•她老是會忘記帶東出門 .
 
3.由於 … 因此 /所以  – by reason of; therefore; as a result. *由於  is only
used at the beginning of the first clause to indicate a cause or reason; while
因此  or所以  comes in the second clause to indicate the result.
•由於前面出車禍了 ,因此車子都漸漸地停下來了 .
•由於環境太吵了 , 因此我沒聽到手機響 .

4.既 … 又  – both…and; as well as *既 … 又  connects two adjectives or
phrases indicating that two states of affairs exist simultaneously.
•加州風景既漂亮 ,天氣又好 .
•這本書既有寫簡體字 ,又有反體字 .

5.無論 … 還是 … 都  – no mater how/weather, etc. *this indicates that no
matter what the circumstances are the result remains unchanged.
•無論是老師還是同學都要同樣的尊重對方 .
•無論是巧克力還是蛋糕我都很喜歡 .
*when還是  is used with conjunctions such as無論  or 不管 , it is equivalent
to 或者 
•不管是老師或者是同學都要同樣的尊重對方 .
•不管是巧克力或者是蛋糕我都很喜歡 .
*in making choices, 或者  can only be used in narrative sentences; 還是  is
used in interrogative sentences
•你可以去洗澡或者睡覺 .
•我應該上網還是做功課 ?
•她的生日是今天還是明天 ?

6.不過  – but; however *不過  introduces a concessive statement which is
usually contrasting with what precedes it.
•她什麼都有 , 又聰明 , 不過沒有人是十全十美的 .
•他才剛吃了早飯 , 不過一小時後又餓了 .

7.一點兒都 /也  (不 /沒有 ) – not…at all; not at all
•他連一點兒水都沒有 .
•她今天心情一點兒都不好 .

(Corrected)

1. 或者 – or. *或者is used to connect coordinate elements of a sentence
•我們今天是要去看電影或者去逛街?
•他比較會說中文或者西班牙文?

2. 老是 – always
•他老是上課講話.
•她老是會忘記帶東出門.

3. 由於… 因此/所以 – by reason of; therefore; as a result. *由於 is only used at the beginning of the first clause to indicate a cause or reason; while因此 or所以 comes in the second clause to indicate the result.
•由於前面出車禍了,因此車子都漸漸地停下來了.
•由於環境太吵了, 因此我沒聽到手機響.

4. 既… 又 – both…and; as well as *既… 又 connects two adjectives or phrases indicating that two states of affairs exist simultaneously.
•加州風景既漂亮,天氣又好.
•這本書既有寫簡體字,又有繁體字.

5. 無論… 還是… 都 – no mater how/weather, etc. *this indicates that no matter what the circumstances are the result remains unchanged.
•無論是老師還是同學都要同樣的尊重對方.
•無論是巧克力還是蛋糕我都很喜歡.
*when還是 is used with conjunctions such as無論 or 不管, it is equivalent to 或者
•不管是老師或者是同學都要同樣的尊重對方.
•不管是巧克力或者是蛋糕我都很喜歡.
*in making choices, 或者 can only be used in narrative sentences; 還是 is used in interrogative sentences
•你可以去洗澡或者睡覺.
•我應該上網還是做功課?
•她的生日是今天還是明天?

6. 不過 – but; however *不過 introduces a concessive statement which is usually contrasting with what precedes it.
•她什麼都有, 又聰明, 不過沒有人是十全十美的.
•他才剛吃了早飯, 不過一小時後又餓了.

7. 一點兒都/也 (不/沒有) – not…at all; not at all
•他連一點兒水都沒有.
•她今天心情一點兒都不好