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    B. The first verb in a pivotal construction does not take verb-suffix <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>. The second verb takes a sentence-end <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span> if the action is completed. If the object of the second verb is quantified or modified, the second verb takes the verb-suffix <span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span>.
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    Note: <span class="rouge">(x)</span> means that -<span class="pinyin">le</span> <span class="hanzi">了</span> may not be used there.
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<br/><span class="pinyin">Zuótiān tā qǐng&#160;<span class="rouge">(x)</span> wǒ chī-le yí dùn Zhōngguó fàn.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">昨天他请我吃了一顿中国饭。</span><br/> Yesterday he invited me to eat a meal of Chinese food.</li>
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