<p>First, 个 is not a classifier for 大米 , So I changed it to 些</p>

<ul>
<li><p>There are only two potential particles for verbs.  </p>

<ol>
<li><p>得 (able to) </p></li>
<li><p>不 (unable to)</p></li>
</ol></li>
</ul>

<p>吃完 = eat all</p>

<p>吃[得]完 = [able to] eat all</p>

<p>吃[不]完 = [unable to] eat all</p>

<ul>
<li><p>The placement of the object is flexible. When using [subject+ verb + object]sentence structure, the object is placed after the the verb, e.g. 我吃了米 (the verb particles 得 and 完 are part of the verb) </p></li>
<li><p>The object can also be placed before the verb in passive voice sentences e.g. '米被我吃了' </p></li>
<li><p>The object can also acts as the topic in [topic] + [comment] structure, and be placed at the beginning of the sentence.</p></li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>[S+V+O] sentence:</p>
  
  <p>[1. 我] [2. 吃] [3. 得] [4. 完] [5. 这些大米]</p>
  
  <p>[1. subject] [2. verb] [3. potential particle] [4. resultive particle ] [5. object]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It is very straight forward--  'subject' then 'verb' then 'object'.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[Topic+ comment/opinion] sentence:</p>
  
  <p>[1. 这些大米] [2. 我吃得完] </p>
  
  <p>[1. topic] [2.comment] </p>
  
  <p>[这些大米(topic)] + [我吃得完(comment)]</p>
  
  <p>The object [这些大米] is the topic. the relative clause [我吃得完] is the comment.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Both examples above are grammatically correct. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[O+S+V] sentence (passive voice):</p>
  
  <p>[1. 这些大米] [2. 被][3. 我] [4. 吃] [5. 完] </p>
  
  <p>[1. object] [2. passive marker] [3. subject] [4.verb] [5. resultive particle ]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>We don't use passive voice with potential particle. Potential particle only works in active voice</p>

<ul>
<li><p>[这些大米被我吃完] is grammatically correct</p></li>
<li><p>[这些大米被我吃得完] is grammatically incorrect</p></li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>Objects with potential complements</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In summary: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>object must be placed after the verb in [SVO]  sentence, and potential complement is part of the verb.</p></li>
<li><p>object can be placed at the beginning of a sentence in [topic + comment] sentences.</p></li>
<li><p>in [OSV] (passive voice) sentence, we don't use potential complement</p></li>
</ol>

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Is there another example of a massive marker other than bei?
Abe Shudug
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＂passive marker＂ CCG：３ forms of passive: (a) notional passive (no formal passive marker) e,g, 问题解决了 （b）formal passive e.g. 问题终被解决 （c）lexical passive e.g. 问题得到了解决，问题得到解决了
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<p>Objects in sentences with potential complements can occur either after the complement or at the beginning of a sentence .</p>

<p>For example:</p>

<p>这个大米我吃得完。
or
我吃得完这个大米。</p>

<p>They both work, but one sounds weird in English.</p>

<p>Is this just a distinction between Chinese and English?
Or am I missing the idea of correct interpretation??</p>

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cf."外国人实用汉语语法" 前置宾语 fronted object 为了强调、对比，或使句子简洁起见，有时宾语也可以放在动词谓语或主语前边，这样的宾语叫前置宾语。前置宾语形式上没有任何标记；从意义上看，一般应是动词谓语能支配的对象，而且可以移到动词谓语后边；从结构上看，谓语前边或后边常带状语或补语等。
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in fact user feels strongly that above quotation from "外国人实用汉语语法" had been included in some previous comment, which, however seems difficult to locate, b/c site search function does not seem to cover comments
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Objects with potential complements
# Objects with potential complements

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-06)

Objects in sentences with potential complements can occur either after the complement or at the beginning of a sentence .

For example:

这个大米我吃得完。
or
我吃得完这个大米。

They both work, but one sounds weird in English.

Is this just a distinction between Chinese and English?
Or am I missing the idea of correct interpretation??

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: cf."外国人实用汉语语法" 前置宾语 fronted object 为了强调、对比，或使句子简洁起见，有时宾语也可以放在动词谓语或主语前边，这样的宾语叫前置宾语。前置宾语形式上没有任何标记；从意义上看，一般应是动词谓语能支配的对象，而且可以移到动词谓语后边；从结构上看，谓语前边或后边常带状语或补语等。  
> **username_1**: in fact user feels strongly that above quotation from "外国人实用汉语语法" had been included in some previous comment, which, however seems difficult to locate, b/c site search function does not seem to cover comments  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

First, 个 is not a classifier for 大米 , So I changed it to 些

* There are only two potential particles for verbs.

  1. 得 (able to)
  2. 不 (unable to)

吃完 = eat all

吃[得]完 = [able to] eat all

吃[不]完 = [unable to] eat all

* The placement of the object is flexible. When using [subject+ verb + object]sentence structure, the object is placed after the the verb, e.g. 我吃了米 (the verb particles 得 and 完 are part of the verb)
* The object can also be placed before the verb in passive voice sentences e.g. '米被我吃了'
* The object can also acts as the topic in [topic] + [comment] structure, and be placed at the beginning of the sentence.

> [S+V+O] sentence:
>
> [1. 我] [2. 吃] [3. 得] [4. 完] [5. 这些大米]
>
> [1. subject] [2. verb] [3. potential particle] [4. resultive particle ] [5. object]

It is very straight forward-- 'subject' then 'verb' then 'object'.

> [Topic+ comment/opinion] sentence:
>
> [1. 这些大米] [2. 我吃得完]
>
> [1. topic] [2.comment]
>
> [这些大米(topic)] + [我吃得完(comment)]
>
> The object [这些大米] is the topic. the relative clause [我吃得完] is the comment.

Both examples above are grammatically correct.

> [O+S+V] sentence (passive voice):
>
> [1. 这些大米] [2. 被][3. 我] [4. 吃] [5. 完]
>
> [1. object] [2. passive marker] [3. subject] [4.verb] [5. resultive particle ]

We don't use passive voice with potential particle. Potential particle only works in active voice

* [这些大米被我吃完] is grammatically correct
* [这些大米被我吃得完] is grammatically incorrect

> Objects with potential complements

In summary:

1. object must be placed after the verb in [SVO] sentence, and potential complement is part of the verb.
2. object can be placed at the beginning of a sentence in [topic + comment] sentences.
3. in [OSV] (passive voice) sentence, we don't use potential complement

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is there another example of a massive marker other than bei?  
> **username_1**: ＂passive marker＂ CCG：３ forms of passive: (a) notional passive (no formal passive marker) e,g, 问题解决了 （b）formal passive e.g. 问题终被解决 （c）lexical passive e.g. 问题得到了解决，问题得到解决了  

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