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<p>This is 排列成句 (&quot;form a sentence&quot;) exercise from a Chinese textbook about <strong>measure words</strong>:</p>
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<ol>
<li><p>一片片叶子从树上落下来。 = one-after-another (<strong>measure word</strong>) leaf fall from the tree</p>
</li>
<li><p>叶子一片片(<strong>adv</strong>)从树上落下来。= The leaves falling one-by-one (<strong>adv</strong>) from the tree</p>
</li>
<li><p>从树上(落下)一片片叶子(来)。 = one-after-another(measure word) leaf fall from the tree</p>
</li>
<li><p>从树上落下(了)一片片叶子 = one-after-another(measure word) leaf has fallen from the tree</p>
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<li><p>If you cannot change the character or its order in each phrase, and make 一片片 a measure word (not an adverb) then #1. is the only correct answer.</p>
</li>
<li><p>一片片 in #2 叶子一片片(地)从树上落下来 is an adverb, not a measure word</p>
</li>
<li><p>You have to break up 落下 and 来 in #3</p>
</li>
<li><p>You have to replace 来 with 了 in #4</p>
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I disagree with #4, as both are acceptable, but in 句子重組, the change of a given word is not applicable.
r13
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Tang Ho
<p>The reason why &quot;一片片叶子从树上落下来&quot; is the correct answer is because the complete sentence is &quot;秋天到了，一片片叶子从树上落下来&quot;</p>
<p>I suspected that there is more to the sentence because &quot;一片片叶子从树上落下来&quot; somehow seems &quot;incomplete&quot; to me.</p>
<p>So, 秋天到了, 从树上一片片叶子落下来, &amp; 秋天到了 从树上落下来一片片叶子 both therefore sounds awkward.</p>

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Wayne Cheah
<p>This is 排列成句 (&quot;form a sentence&quot;) exercise from a Chinese textbook about measure words:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2NskZ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2NskZ.jpg" alt="叶子 / 落下来 / 一片片 / 从 / 树上" /></a><br />
<sub>量词 训练大全, p.26.</sub></p>
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<p>I infer from the Internet (e.g. <a href="https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/179874884204345804" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>) that a (the (?)) correct answer is:</p>
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<p>一片片叶子从树上落下来。</p>
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<p>But I wonder if two other possibilities are also acceptable:</p>
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<p>从树上一片片叶子落下来。<br />
从树上落下来一片片叶子。</p>
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<p><strong>Question</strong>: Is 一片片叶子从树上落下来 the only correct option?</p>

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Yes, both alternatives are acceptable, albeit the original was better. My second choice will be the last sentence 从树上落下来一片片叶子。
r13
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I'd put: 叶子从树上一片片落下来。There are many alternatives though.
dan
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一片片 in 叶子从树上一片片落下来 is an adverb
Tang Ho
<grammar><word-order>
Arrange 叶子 / 落下来 / 一片片 / 从 / 树上 to form a sentence: is 一片片叶子从树上落下来 the only correct option?
# Arrange 叶子 / 落下来 / 一片片 / 从 / 树上 to form a sentence: is 一片片叶子从树上落下来 the only correct option?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-14)

This is 排列成句 ("form a sentence") exercise from a Chinese textbook about measure words:

> [![叶子 / 落下来 / 一片片 / 从 / 树上](https://i.sstatic.net/2NskZ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/2NskZ.jpg)  
> 量词 训练大全, p.26.

I infer from the Internet (e.g. [here](https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/179874884204345804)) that a (the (?)) correct answer is:

> 一片片叶子从树上落下来。

But I wonder if two other possibilities are also acceptable:

> 从树上一片片叶子落下来。  
> 从树上落下来一片片叶子。

**Question**: Is 一片片叶子从树上落下来 the only correct option?

**Tags:** grammar, word-order

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, both alternatives are acceptable, albeit the original was better. My second choice will be the last sentence 从树上落下来一片片叶子。  
> **username_2**: I'd put: 叶子从树上一片片落下来。There are many alternatives though.  
> **username_3**: 一片片 in 叶子从树上一片片落下来 is an adverb  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2022-01-14. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> This is 排列成句 ("form a sentence") exercise from a Chinese textbook about **measure words**:

1. 一片片叶子从树上落下来。 = one-after-another (**measure word**) leaf fall from the tree
2. 叶子一片片(**adv**)从树上落下来。= The leaves falling one-by-one (**adv**) from the tree
3. 从树上(落下)一片片叶子(来)。 = one-after-another(measure word) leaf fall from the tree
4. 从树上落下(了)一片片叶子 = one-after-another(measure word) leaf has fallen from the tree

* If you cannot change the character or its order in each phrase, and make 一片片 a measure word (not an adverb) then #1. is the only correct answer.
* 一片片 in #2 叶子一片片(地)从树上落下来 is an adverb, not a measure word
* You have to break up 落下 and 来 in #3
* You have to replace 来 with 了 in #4

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I disagree with #4, as both are acceptable, but in 句子重組, the change of a given word is not applicable.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-01-14. Score: 1

The reason why "一片片叶子从树上落下来" is the correct answer is because the complete sentence is "秋天到了，一片片叶子从树上落下来"

I suspected that there is more to the sentence because "一片片叶子从树上落下来" somehow seems "incomplete" to me.

So, 秋天到了, 从树上一片片叶子落下来, & 秋天到了 从树上落下来一片片叶子 both therefore sounds awkward.


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