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<p>The only difference I can see is that &quot;我的爸爸&quot; is singular, while &quot;公司的人&quot; is plural.</p>
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<p>That is the reason.</p>
<p>[V 的 V] = [the one who v, does v] e.g. &quot;敵兵逃的逃，降的降&quot; = &quot;the enemy soldiers who run, do run; the enemy soldiers who surrender, do surrender&quot;. Which means 'some soldiers run, some soldiers surrender'.</p>
<p>打字的打字，打电话的打电话 = the ones who type are typing; the ones who make phone calls are making phone calls = 'some people are typing, some people are making phone calls'</p>
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<li><p>[the enemy soldiers who run] is the subject; The second [run] is the verb</p>
</li>
<li><p>[打电话的(人)] is the subject; the second [打电话] is the verb</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The reason for the second '打字' in '打字的打字' is '打字的' is a noun that means 'the one who type'. It doesn't mean he is currently typing until you add the verb '打字' after the noun.</p>
<p>Please see this similar question <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/31828/grammar-verb-%e7%9a%84-verb">Grammar: verb + 的 + verb</a></p>

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<p>My teacher has recently asked the class to make a sentence with the V的V, V的V sentence structure. I have submitted the following sentence:</p>
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<p>我的爸爸做事的做事，打字的打字，打电话的打电话，真的很忙。</p>
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<p>But my teacher said that the sentence would be better if I changed &quot;我的爸爸&quot; to &quot;公司的人&quot;. I don't really understand why such a change improves my sentence, if it actually does. The only difference I can see is that &quot;我的爸爸&quot; is singular, while &quot;公司的人&quot; is plural.</p>

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Why should I change the subject in this situation? (V的V, V的V sentence structure)
# Why should I change the subject in this situation? (V的V, V的V sentence structure)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-09)

My teacher has recently asked the class to make a sentence with the V的V, V的V sentence structure. I have submitted the following sentence:

> 我的爸爸做事的做事，打字的打字，打电话的打电话，真的很忙。

But my teacher said that the sentence would be better if I changed "我的爸爸" to "公司的人". I don't really understand why such a change improves my sentence, if it actually does. The only difference I can see is that "我的爸爸" is singular, while "公司的人" is plural.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-09. Score: 2

> The only difference I can see is that "我的爸爸" is singular, while "公司的人" is plural.

That is the reason.

[V 的 V] = [the one who v, does v] e.g. "敵兵逃的逃，降的降" = "the enemy soldiers who run, do run; the enemy soldiers who surrender, do surrender". Which means 'some soldiers run, some soldiers surrender'.

打字的打字，打电话的打电话 = the ones who type are typing; the ones who make phone calls are making phone calls = 'some people are typing, some people are making phone calls'

* [the enemy soldiers who run] is the subject; The second [run] is the verb
* [打电话的(人)] is the subject; the second [打电话] is the verb

The reason for the second '打字' in '打字的打字' is '打字的' is a noun that means 'the one who type'. It doesn't mean he is currently typing until you add the verb '打字' after the noun.

Please see this similar question [Grammar: verb + 的 + verb](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/31828/grammar-verb-%e7%9a%84-verb)


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