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  <p>I want to have practice outside -  我想在外面進行練習</p>
</blockquote>

<p><em>In this sentence, "have" is a verb "practice" is a noun.
"have practice" means "to engage in practice" which is "進行練習" in Chinese</em> </p>

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  <p>I want practice to be outside - 我想練習在外面進行</p>
</blockquote>

<p><em>In this sentence "practice" is a noun object, "to be outside" implies " to be held outside",  which is "在外面進行" in Chinese</em></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I want to practice outside - 我想在外面練習</p>
</blockquote>

<p><em>In this sentence "practice" is a verb, and "outside" is a  preposition &amp; adverb, which is "在外面" in Chinese</em></p>

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Thank you. Just one question- I have always learned location comes before verbs. Why does 想 come before the location words?
Beginner
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@Beginner  "我想 (I want)"  is the main phrase, "在外面練習(practice outside)" is the relative phrase, As you can see, in "在(外面)(練習)" , it does place the location 外面 before the verb 練習, If the sentence is just "我在外面練習" (without the verb 想), it would be a common sentence,  with location come before verb
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p>I have a couple of Chinese sentences that I have been struggling with. I know basic grammar order: Subject, Time, Place, Verb, Object but I am unsure how to construct sentences of this nature:
ex. I want to have practice outside
I want practice to be outside
I want to practice outside.
In Chinese, would all of these questions be phrased the same?</p>

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Location of Certain Location words
# Location of Certain Location words

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-25)

I have a couple of Chinese sentences that I have been struggling with. I know basic grammar order: Subject, Time, Place, Verb, Object but I am unsure how to construct sentences of this nature:
ex. I want to have practice outside
I want practice to be outside
I want to practice outside.
In Chinese, would all of these questions be phrased the same?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-26. Score: 1

> I want to have practice outside - 我想在外面進行練習

*In this sentence, "have" is a verb "practice" is a noun.
"have practice" means "to engage in practice" which is "進行練習" in Chinese*

> I want practice to be outside - 我想練習在外面進行

*In this sentence "practice" is a noun object, "to be outside" implies " to be held outside", which is "在外面進行" in Chinese*

> I want to practice outside - 我想在外面練習

*In this sentence "practice" is a verb, and "outside" is a preposition & adverb, which is "在外面" in Chinese*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. Just one question- I have always learned location comes before verbs. Why does 想 come before the location words?  
> **username_1**: @username_0  "我想 (I want)"  is the main phrase, "在外面練習(practice outside)" is the relative phrase, As you can see, in "在(外面)(練習)" , it does place the location 外面 before the verb 練習, If the sentence is just "我在外面練習" (without the verb 想), it would be a common sentence,  with location come before verb  

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