The basic pattern: S + 把 + O + V + complement

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1. What the 把 sentence does
2. The basic pattern: S + 把 + O + V + complement
3. The pattern 把 + O + V + 给 + recipient
4. The pattern 把 + O + V + 在 + place
5. The pattern 把 + O + V + 成 / 作
6. Negatives and questions with 把
7. When not to use the 把 structure
8. Pair work: identifying and correcting mistakes with 把
9. Rewriting SVO sentences with 把 and translating into Chinese
10. Describing a video and summarising a dialogue with 把
11. Simulating an online shopping conversation with 把
12. The 把 sentence: consolidation and the effect of grammar on communication