V. Modal verbs and adverbials in bǎ 把 sentences.

In a sentence, modal verbs and adverbs are usually placed before the coverb . Adverbs denoting inclusion or scope such as dōu都or quán全are placed before if they are about the subject or after the object before the predicate verb if they are about the object. An adverb modifying the verb can be placed before or before the verb.

Modal verbs,
Optative verbs
Dispositional verbs
néng
bìxū 必须
kěn
kěyǐ 可以
gǎn
děi
nénggòu 能够
xiǎng
xǐhuan 喜欢
huì
yào
ài
yīnggāi 应该
yuànyì 愿意
etc.
Adverbs
zài
chángcháng 常常
méi
yòu
yǐjīng 已经
jiù
hái
yídìng 一定
cái
biàn 便
etc.
zhǐ
zǒngshì 总是
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  1. Tā méi bǎ chē mài gěi tā-de péngyou.
    他没把车卖给他的朋友。
    He did not sell his car to his friend.


  2. Wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosù tā.
    我不想把这件事告诉她。
    I don't want to tell her about it.


  3. Wǒmen dōu bǎ Zhōngwén zuòyè zuòwán le.
    我们都把中文作业做完了。
    We have all finished our Chinese homework.


  4. Wǒmen bǎ Zhōngwén zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
    我们把中文作业都做完了。
    We have finished all of our Chinese homework.


  5. Tā bǎ kǎoshì juàn fēicháng rènzhēn de jiǎnchá-le liǎng biàn.
    他把考试卷非常认真地检查了两遍。
    He very carefully checked the test paper twice.


  6. Tā rèqíng de bǎ wǒmen ràng jìn wūzili.
    她热情地把我们让进屋子里。
    She warmly ushered us into the room.


  7. Wǒ bǎ mén yòng lì tuī-le jǐ xiàr, háishì méi yǒu tuīkāi.
    我把门用力推了几下儿,还是没有推开。
    I pushed the door hard a few times, but I still couldn't open it.