Mandarin sentence structure
About the Mandarin sentence structure. Mandarin sentence structure Let's break down why your answer was marked incorrect and why the provided "Correct Answer" is indeed correct. The English sentence is "No, I don't play basketball often." Your attempted answer was: "我 不 打篮球 不常" (wǒ bù dǎlánqiú bùcháng) The correct answer is: "不, 我不常 打篮球" (bù, wǒ bùcháng dǎlánqiú) Here's why your answer was a mistake: * Placement of "不常" (bùcháng - not often): In Chinese, adverbs of frequency like "不常" (bùcháng - not often) or "常常" (chángcháng - often) generally come before the verb. * Your answer put "不常" after "打篮球" (dǎlánqiú - play basketball), which is incorrect. * The correct answer puts "不常" before "打篮球". * Repetition of "不" (bù - no/not): * The English sentence starts with "No," which is translated as "不" (bù) at the beginning of the C...