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HSK 5: Writing: fixed grammar, controlled composition

HSK 5 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

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Writing: fixed grammar, controlled composition

Part 1: 完成句子

Eight items give scrambled words or phrases; you must produce one grammatical sentence. The tested grammar is predictable: 把 and 被 order (主语 + 把 + 宾语 + 动词 + 补语/了), time and place before the verb, 关联词 pairs (不但…而且, 虽然…但是, 只有…才, 无论…都, 既然…就), complement placement (写完, 写得很好, 写不下去), and 的/地/得.

Part 2: 写短文

Two short compositions of about 80 characters: one using five given words, one based on a picture. Every given word must appear, in a sensible form. Weak answers lose marks for a missing word, a thin plot, or 口语 filler; strong answers use 起因-经过-结果 plus two or three connectors (首先, 后来, 结果).

Traps

In sentence building, the commonest errors are putting 已经 or a time phrase after the verb, splitting 把 from its verb, and dropping 了. In the essay, candidates forget one of the five words, write under the required length, or describe the picture without saying what happened or how it felt.

Worked example

Words: 他 把 作业 已经 完了 写 Answer: 他已经把作业写完了。已经 precedes 把; 完 follows the verb as a result complement; 了 closes the sentence. A version such as 他已经写完了把作业 breaks the 把 phrase.

Rule of thumb

Build the skeleton first - subject, 把/被, verb, complement - then slot in time words and 了. For the essay, plan one short sentence per given word before writing.