Simple Sentence - Subject-Verb Phrase 3: Noun Predicative Phrase
单句 — 主谓句3：名词谓语句
The noun predicative phrase uses a noun or noun phrase as the predicative to express date, time, age, or price without the verb 'to be'.
Structure
Subject + Noun / Number (no is)
Elements
Noun Predicative Phrase
How to use it
- For dates, times, ages, prices.
Examples
今天星期五。
jīntiān xīngqī wǔ。
Today is Friday.
现在三点。
xiànzài sān diǎn。
It's three o'clock.
他今年二十岁。
tā jīn nián èr shí suì
It's twenty years old this year.
Notes and exceptions
- A particularity of Chinese: the noun serves directly as the predicative.
Common mistakes
- Adding is is not wrong but often unnecessary and less natural.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(For dates, times, ages, prices.)