Reference:Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar

Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar by Claudia Ross

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Grammar Points by Chapter

1. Numbers
   • Counting
   • Estimates and Approximations
   • Ordinalization
   • Reading Numbers
   • Fractions and Percentages
2. Nouns, Noun Phrases, and Noun Modification
   • Nouns
   • Noun Phrases
   • Noun Modification
3. Verbs and Verb Phrases
   • Properties of Mandarin Verbs
   • Stative Verbs
   • Activity Verbs
   • Achievement Verbs
   • Membership in More than One Verb Category
4. Adverbs
   • Characteristics of Adverbs
   • Common Adverbs Categorized by Meaning
5. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
   • Commonly Used Prepositions
   • Properties of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
   • The Meaning of Mandarin Prepositions
   • Prepositions and Verbs
6. The Suffixes 了 le, 着 zhe. and 过 guo
   • 了 le
     • S-了 le
     • V-了 le
   • V-着 zhe
   • V-过 guo
7. The Resultative Structure and Potential Suffixes
   • The Resultative Structure
   • Potential Suffixes: -得了 deliao able to and -不了 buliao unable to
8. Questions and Question Words
   • Questions
   • Question Words as Indefinites
9. Location, Directional Movement, and Distance
   • Location
   • Directional Movement
   • Distance
10. The 把 ba Construction
11. Comparisons
    • More Than
    • Less Than
    • Equal To
    • Not Equal To
    • Including the Activity in the Comparison
12. Phrase and Clause Connection
    • Important Features of Phrase and Clause Connections
    • Addition
    • Disjunction
    • Sequence and Simultaneity
    • Contrast
    • Conditionality
    • Cause-and-Effect
13. Focusing Constructions
    • Topicalization
    • 是 shi...的 de
    • 除了 chule...以外 yiwai
    • 连 lian
    • Passives
14. Speaker Perspective
    • Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
    • Sentence Final Particles