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Some questions please 1_Dear friends, in my Chinese book wrote 乱七八糟极了 is wrong should be 乱七八糟的 but why? Before 极了 we can put adjectives, here 乱七八糟is adjective also so why we can't say 乱七八糟极了。 他房间的地上有很多东西，乱七八糟极了。 2_which one is correct? 他打球的时候手机摔坏了。 他打球的时候摔坏了手机。 3-is this sentence correct? 你的房间又好又怎么样？

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①Grammatically, I don't know why “乱七八糟极了” was wrong, but indeed, it sounds weird from a native speaker.

'乱七八糟' as an idiom we often used it alone, there wasn't any adjective around it in most cases.
The adjective will make a word more expressive. But a lot of Chinese idiom were already been enforced by itself. “乱”“遭” means mess, “乱七八糟” means everything was messed up. Similar to the 'at sixes and sevens' in English. It's already totally messy. So we don't use '极了' or other adjectives to enhance the word meaning again, because it's already contained that meaning itself.

examples:
  1. 你也不好好收拾下房间，看看这一地的书，乱七八糟的
  2. You should tidy up your room. Look at the books scattered on the floor, it's a disaster.
  3. 乱七八糟 = completely messy
  4. '你也不' here means '你应该'(You should) OR '你为什么不'(Why don't you)
  5. For instance. 你手机屏幕都碎成那样了，也不去修一修。Your cell's screen was broken into such severe situation, it needs repair.
  6. 这剧本写的什么东西，乱七八糟的
  7. What the hell is this script, make no sense!
  8. 乱七八糟 = lacking logic
  9. 家里进贼了，被翻得乱七八糟的
  10. My house was messed up because a burglar broke in.
  11. 乱七八糟 = the things goes everywhere
  12. “翻”here means 'rummage', the burglar throw the clothes and stuff out of the closet or drawer roughly when rummage something valuable
  13. 装修各种乱七八糟的收费，真的让我头大
  14. A variety of fees/charges in decoration drive me nuts.
  15. 乱七八糟 = different variation/type/style/genre seems in disorder (will be a bother)
  16. “头大” means been annoying when faced some hard issue
  17. 生病了就去看医生，不要相信网上那些乱七八糟的说法
  18. If you're ill, go to hospital instead of trust hearsay on the internet.
  19. 乱七八糟 = something (in mess) not reliable
  20. 电话会议把我的休假搞得乱七八糟
  21. Teleconference has ruined my vacation.
  22. You see, similarly, I don't need to say 'irreparably destroy', because the word 'ruin' is already contain that meaning itself.

②Both are correct.
他打球的时候手机摔坏了。（√）
他打球的时候摔坏了手机。（√）

Actually the first one is：他打球的时候（把）手机摔坏了 OR WITH COMMA： 他打球的时候，手机摔坏了。


③This sentence is incorrect.
你的房间又好又怎么样？（×）

怎么样 = how, what about, how about
又 = as well as, and, again
你的房间又好? = Is your room and nice?
你的房间又怎么样 = Is your room and how?
你的房间又好有又怎么样 = Is your room nice and how?
This sentence looks '乱七八糟的'.

Examples:
  1. 你的房间怎么样，它很好吗？
  2. How's your room, is it nice?
  3. 你的房间（又）宽敞又安静，真好。
  4. You room is spacious and peaceful, that's nice.
  5. You can omit the first '又' when there is two '又' in a sentence.
  6. You can use more than two '又' but it may not formal.
  7. For instance, 他又矮又胖又丑，还口臭，恶心。 He is short, fat, ugly, and has bad breath, that's gross.
  8. 你又一次来到我房间，这次的设计怎么样，满意吗？看看！整洁又美观！
  9. You come to my house again, how do you think about the design this time, does it satisfy you?Behold! It's uncluttered and artistic!

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