World Language and Culture: Chinese (Mandarin) (Grades K–12) Subtest 1
Subarea IV:4: Language Structures
0006
Demonstrate knowledge of the structures of Chinese.
- demonstrating knowledge of the major phonological, orthographical, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features of Chinese
- comparing and contrasting linguistic structures and features of Chinese with linguistic structures and features of English
- transforming sentences or short passages in Chinese according to given instructions (e.g., combining two sentences into one sentence, transforming a statement into a question)
- analyzing sentences and short passages in Chinese to determine grammatically correct words or phrases to complete them
- identifying the appropriate use of words and phrases in Chinese
- selecting appropriate corrections to morphological, syntactic, or pragmatic errors in Chinese