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The pivotal sentence — a sentence with two verbal constructions in which the object of the first verb is also the subject of the verb that follows
(i) Sentences with 请 or 要 – both of these mean to ask someone to do something. 请 is much more polite and may also be used to mean “to invite” as in the example. 要 quite often implies a “command” tone
Examples:
- 她请我们参加她的生日会。
- 妈妈要我们晚上十时上床睡觉。
(ii) Sentences with 有
Examples:
- 唐朝有个出名的诗人叫李白。
- 我有个朋友病了。
(iii) Sentences with verbal expressions in series as well as being pivotal
Examples:
- 爸爸叫哥哥去商店买牛奶和面包。
- 昨天我去机场接公公回家。
- 我们请伦敦儿童合唱团来学校演出节目。