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Measure Words (量词) Posted by on Jun 30, 2011

When I taught English in China, one of the easiest lectures was on English articles–simply because there are only three of them (a, an and the). However, when discussing the use of “this” 这 and “that” 那,  some problems would arise. Some students would say things like: “this the ball is red” or “that a…

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Understanding Measure Words (量词) Posted by on Jan 1, 2011

When I taught English in China, one of the easiest lectures was on English articles, i.e. the, a and an. However, when discussing the use of “this” 这 and “that” 那, some problems would arise. Some students would say things like: “this the ball is red” or “that a school is where I study”. At…

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