Progressive Phrases - …don't say, still…
递进复句 — ……不说、还……
Understand the use of …don't say / still… and their placement in the sentence.
Elements
How to use it
- For still, take a model phrase like still you say (rather than you, speak) and replace only the variable information.
- Copy a model phrase (still you say) and replace the subject/verb/timing while keeping the same structure.
- Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.
Examples
还是你说
háishi nǐ shuō
rather than you, speak
他还在
tā hái zài
he is still there
还给你
huán gěi nǐ
to make you
我还要
wǒ hái yào
I want more
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 ?
(For **still**, take a model phrase like **still you say** (rather than you, speak) and replace only the variable information.)
2. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Copy a model phrase (**still you say**) and replace the subject/verb/timing while keeping the same structure.)
3. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.)