Chinese GCSE
Time Words placement
What Time Words placement means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Time Words placement
In Chinese, time words (like 'yesterday', 'next year') must go at the beginning of the sentence or immediately after the subject, NEVER at the end.
Topics that use Time Words placement
- Celebrating success (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Degree Adverbs
- Measure Words (量词)
- Negative Markers
- 因为...所以... (yīnwèi...suǒyǐ...)
- 不但...而且... (bùdàn... érqiě...)
- 会 (huì)
Using Time Words placement in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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