<p>她写东西。<br>
她用汉语写东西。<br>
她练习用汉语写东西。<br>
她用汉语练习写东西。<br>
她在电脑上用汉语练习写东西。<br>
她用汉语在电脑上练习写东西。<br>
她常用汉语在电脑上练习写东西。<br>
她常在电脑上用汉语练习写东西。</p>

<p>I think I covered all the options!</p>

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Pedroski
<blockquote>
  <p>In "他常<strong>在电脑上练习</strong>用汉语写东西",  the location '电脑上' is placed before the verb '练习'</p>
  
  <p>他常 (he often)</p>
  
  <p>在电脑上(on computer) -- <strong>location</strong></p>
  
  <p>练习 practice -- <strong>verb</strong></p>
  
  <p>用汉语写东西 -- relative clause</p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In "他常练习<strong>在电脑上用汉语写东西</strong>" ,  the location '电脑上' is placed before the verb phrase '用汉语写东西'</p>
  
  <p>他常(<strong>he often</strong>)</p>
  
  <p>练习 (<em>verb</em>)</p>
  
  <p>在电脑上用汉语写东西 -- relative clause</p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>在电脑上 <strong>location</em></strong> </p>
  
  <p><em>用汉语写东西 -- <strong>verb phrase</strong> (the verb is 写)</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Both sentences mean "He often practices writing in Chinese on a computer". The difference is in the first sentence the location '在电脑上' is a relative phrase for the main verb '练习' (<em>在电脑上练习</em>) ; and in the second sentence, the location '在电脑上' is a relative phrase for the verb in the relative clause '用汉语写东西' (<em>在电脑上用汉语写东西</em>)</p>

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So, if the predicate has 2 more actions, for example, I can write in 2 ways, right?
E.g: 我学 /在晚饭/ 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。
       我 /在晚饭/ 学 / 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。
Jenny
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在晚饭(时) is a description of "time"  And yes, you can write "我学习 /在晚饭时/ / 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。(I learn  to use chopsticks to eat Chinese food in dinner time) or " 我 /在晚饭时/ 学习/ 用筷子/ 吃中国菜 (I, in dinner time, learn to use chopsticks to eat Chinese food)
Tang Ho
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thank you so much :D
Jenny
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As long as the 'location before verb rule' are complied. " 他常练习在电脑上" would be ungrammatical; "他常用汉语写东西在电脑上" would be grammatical, but 电脑 in 写东西在电脑上 is not a location but an object
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p>My Chinese text has this sentence. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>他常练习在电脑上用汉语写东西.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As I think, 在电脑上 indicates the "place" that all actions ("练习","用汉语写东西") take place. So what I do not understand is, <strong>why 在电脑上 (PLACE) is put after 练习 (VERB).</strong> It should have been put after 常.</p>

<p>Please explain to me. Thank you so much. </p>

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Position of 在 电脑上 in "他常练习在电脑上用汉语写东西"
# Position of 在 电脑上 in "他常练习在电脑上用汉语写东西"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-01)

My Chinese text has this sentence.

> 他常练习在电脑上用汉语写东西.

As I think, 在电脑上 indicates the "place" that all actions ("练习","用汉语写东西") take place. So what I do not understand is, **why 在电脑上 (PLACE) is put after 练习 (VERB).** It should have been put after 常.

Please explain to me. Thank you so much.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-02. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

她写东西。  
她用汉语写东西。  
她练习用汉语写东西。  
她用汉语练习写东西。  
她在电脑上用汉语练习写东西。  
她用汉语在电脑上练习写东西。  
她常用汉语在电脑上练习写东西。  
她常在电脑上用汉语练习写东西。

I think I covered all the options!


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-04-01. Score: 1

> In "他常**在电脑上练习**用汉语写东西", the location '电脑上' is placed before the verb '练习'
>
> 他常 (he often)
>
> 在电脑上(on computer) -- **location**
>
> 练习 practice -- **verb**
>
> 用汉语写东西 -- relative clause

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> In "他常练习**在电脑上用汉语写东西**" , the location '电脑上' is placed before the verb phrase '用汉语写东西'
>
> 他常(**he often**)
>
> 练习 (*verb*)
>
> 在电脑上用汉语写东西 -- relative clause

~

> *在电脑上 **location***
>
> *用汉语写东西 -- **verb phrase** (the verb is 写)*

Both sentences mean "He often practices writing in Chinese on a computer". The difference is in the first sentence the location '在电脑上' is a relative phrase for the main verb '练习' (*在电脑上练习*) ; and in the second sentence, the location '在电脑上' is a relative phrase for the verb in the relative clause '用汉语写东西' (*在电脑上用汉语写东西*)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So, if the predicate has 2 more actions, for example, I can write in 2 ways, right? E.g: 我学 /在晚饭/ 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。        我 /在晚饭/ 学 / 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。  
> **username_2**: 在晚饭(时) is a description of "time"  And yes, you can write "我学习 /在晚饭时/ / 用筷子/ 吃中国菜。(I learn  to use chopsticks to eat Chinese food in dinner time) or " 我 /在晚饭时/ 学习/ 用筷子/ 吃中国菜 (I, in dinner time, learn to use chopsticks to eat Chinese food)  
> **username_0**: thank you so much :D  
> **username_2**: As long as the 'location before verb rule' are complied. " 他常练习在电脑上" would be ungrammatical; "他常用汉语写东西在电脑上" would be grammatical, but 电脑 in 写东西在电脑上 is not a location but an object  

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