Chinese GCSE
Time Word Placement
What Time Word Placement means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Time Word Placement
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The grammatical rule that time words (yesterday, tomorrow, next week) must be placed before the verb, usually immediately after the subject.
In Chinese grammar, time words (yesterday, next year) must go at the beginning of the sentence or immediately after the subject.
Topics that use Time Word Placement
- Forming relationships (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Preferences (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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