Descriptive Adjectives

Question 1

Which of the following placement rules for descriptive adjectives in Mandarin Chinese is correct?

Adjectives never use 的 in Mandarin Chinese

Adjectives always come before the noun with 的

Adjectives typically come after the noun when used with 的

Adjectives can appear before the noun in certain fixed expressions or when not using 的

Question 2

Fill in the Blank(small) 车

small car

Write a phrase for 'small car' using the adjective and noun from the table.

Question 3

When should you insert 的 between an adjective and a noun?

When the noun comes after an adjective in all fixed expressions

When the adjective is the predicate of the sentence

When you want to clearly link the adjective as a modifier before the noun

When the adjective comes directly before the noun in a descriptive phrase

Question 4

Which of the following are common ways to form adjective predicates in Mandarin?

Placing 的 alone without an adjective for predicate

Adjective + 的 after 是 (e.g., 是高的)

Subject + 很 + adjective (e.g., 他很高)

Subject + 是 + adjective phrase when emphasizing identity

Question 5

Put these intensifiers in order from weakest to strongest degree of emphasis.

特别

很

非常

Question 6

Fill in the Blank

short

Write the opposite adjective: 高 (tall) -> ___ (short)

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