Pivot Construction - Command Sentences: Subject + Please/Call/Allow... + Object 1 + Verb + Object 2
兼语句1 — 表使令：主语+请、叫、让……+宾语1+动词+宾 语2
The pivot sentences (Pivot sentences) have an element that is both the object of the 1st verb and the subject of the 2nd (e.g., Let him go / Please help me).
Structure
Pivot: Subject + Please
Elements
How to use it
- Start with the template: Subject + Please.
- Placement: strictly follow the order of blocks indicated by the template, from left to right.
- Context: mainly in oral interactions and instructions.
Examples
请你帮忙。
qǐng nǐ bāngmáng
Ask me to help you.
她在叫救命。
tā zài jiào miàomìng
She cries for help.
让孩子们玩一会儿。
ràng ér zi wán yī huì rěn
Let the children play a bit.
让他进来。
ràng tā jìn lái
Allow him to enter.
请吃饭。
qǐng chī fàn
Invite me to dinner.
他叫我。
tā jiào wǒ
He calls me.
Common mistakes
- Check the order of elements before speaking or writing.
- Use a complete sentence to validate the structure in real context.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Start with the template: **Subject + Please**.)
2. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Placement: strictly follow the order of blocks indicated by the template, from left to right.)
3. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Context: mainly in oral interactions and instructions.)