Hi italki friends! I'm doing something new in my Chinese study time, which is like sentence structure practice. I choose 5 different sentence patterns and then make up sentences using them. But I'd like them to be correct. Are these right? Thanks! 1) 是。。。的 structure 我是大约六年以前开始学中文的。- I started learning Chinese about 6 years ago. 我是五年前收养我的小狗的。- I adopted my puppy 5 years ago. 我是上个星期开始学西班牙语的. - I started learning Spanish last week. 2) 一点也不... structure 即使现在晚上十一点,我还一点也不累。- Even though it is 11 pm, I am still not tired at all. 明天是星期六,我会一点也不忙。- Tomorrow is Saturday, I won't be busy at all. 我一点也不想去学校 - I don't want to go to school at all 3) 不仅。。。而且 structure 我不仅很累,而且很饿了。- not only am I tired, but also hungry. 我的妈妈不仅非常努力,而且很美丽。- not only is my mom really hardworking, but also beautiful. 我的男朋友不仅很帅,而且很努力。- not only is my boyfriend handsome, but also hardworking. 4) 除了。。。之外 structure 1) 我觉得都爱是真的,除了一见钟情。- I think all love is real, except for love at first sight. 2) 我学过所有课,除了十三课之外。- I've studied all the lessons, except for lesson 13. 3) 我知道所有字,除了这个之外。- I know all the words, except for this one. 5) 差不多 1) 我差不多习惯中国菜了。- I'm used to Chinese food, more or less. 2) 我的家离我的学校有点近。(有点means little which is better then 差不多 in this sentence.)- my house from my school is sort of close by. 3) 我住在我的城市差不多一年了。- I've lived in my city for about 1 year. All corrections are appreciated! :) Jia Li