Today I read a post asking for suggestions of Chinese grammar. This is really an interesting question. Well, as a matter of fact, basically there are two grammar systems in Chinese. One is for ancient Chinese, which I suppose most people are not interested in (neither do I). The other one is imported from Japan, who learned from Western countries, in thebeginning of twenty's century. We call this stage 'new cultural movement' which is the starting point of the Chinese used today, the contemporary Chinese as is generally referred to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Culture_Movement
With this in mind, for those English speakers who want to learn Chinese, they really don't have to worry too much about their grammar, because it is originated from English and is exactly the same as English. You pick the right word, either a noun or a pronoun, used as the subject, to start a sentece; then choose a verb, which is much difficult because we have got so many of them (and this is the same case in English). Finally, you use another noun as the object to receive the consequence of the verb, or use a adjective to describe the subject. Sounds familiar , right?
Here is some examples for your reference:
Simple version:
我想学习英文
我的英文写作不好
谁能帮帮我,帮我提高一下写作水平?? WHO CAN HELP ME WITH MY WRITING ABILITY? Please send me a message, I would be rather grateful.
advanced version:
我今天下午吃的饺子 == 今天下午我吃的饺子
他这个人非常好,总是乐于助人 (a bit difficult. literally: He, the person, is very nice, always willing to help)
