1. More about measure words: Consider the following sentence from the dialogue 我 给 小 丁 留 个 话 , 好 吗 ? Before the measure word 个 the numeral 一 is understood。 The sentence can go like this: 我 给 小 丁 留 一 个 话 , 好 吗 ? The numeral 一 can often be omitted before the measure word 个 , and sometimes before other measure words as well. 2. Passive voice: English has a specialized inflectional form for the passive voice of a verb. It is used when the subject of a sentence or clause represents something that is acted on. There are several ways of expressing an equivalent meaning in Chinese. One is simply to invert a verb-object phrase to produce a sentence in the passive voice. For example: 1) Sentence: 我要做作业 。 Wŏyào zuò zuòyè. I need to do the homework. Transform: 作 业 要 做 。 Zuòyè yào zuò. The homework needs to be done. Some more examples: 2) 老 师 说 这 课 不 教 。 Lăoshī shuō zhè kè bù jiāo. The teacher said this lesson wouldn’t be covered. 3) 这 个 汉 字 也 要 写 吗 ? Zhègè Hànzì yĕ yào xiĕ ma? Should this character be written? 3. The expression of 有 的 ....有 的 .....: The indefinite pronoun 有 的 , which means “some” in English, can be used as a subject in a sentence. For example: 4) 有 的 喜 欢 喝 茶 。 Yŏude xĭhuān hēchá. Some like to drink tea. 5) 有 的 坐 车 去 实 验 室 。 Yŏude zuò chē qù shìyànshi. Some went to the lab by car. When two or more one clauses each introduced by 有 的 , are strung together, we term the pattern alternative construction. In this construction, each clause led by 有 的 expresses a possible outcome or course of action with respect to some choice or some undertaking. For instance: 6) 阅 览 室 有 很 多 人 。 有 的 看 书 , 有 的 找 资 料 。 Yuèlănshì yŏu hĕnduō rén. Yŏude kàn shū yŏude zhăo zīliào. There are a lot of people in the reading room. Some are reading; some are looking for informational material. 7) 我 们 班 有 二 十 个 学 生 。 有 的 是 华 裔 美 国 人 , 有 的 是 美 国 黑 人 , 有 的 是 美 国 白 人 。 Wŏmen bān yŏu èrshì gè xuéshēng. Yŏude shì huáyī Mĕiguórén, yŏude shì Mĕiguó hēirén, yŏude shì Mĕiguó báirén. There are twenty students in our class. Some are Chinese Americans; some are black Americans; and some are white Americans.