Topic-Comment & Subject-Predicate Predicate
中文常把要谈的话题放在句首，后面用一个完整的"小主语+小谓语"来评论它。
部分-整体：大主语(整体) + 小主语(部分) + 小谓语
他身体很好。(He is healthy — lit. 'his body is good'.)
宾语前置：把宾语提到句首做话题，主语和动词跟在后面。
这本书我看过了。(This book, I've read it.)
两部分之间不用任何标记词，只靠位置表示话题-评论关系。
Worked examples
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 他身体很好。 | Tā shēn tǐ hěn hǎo. | He is healthy (lit. his body is good). | Whole-part topic-comment: 他 = whole, 身体 = part/small subject. |
| 这本书我看过了。 | Zhè běn shū wǒ kàn guò le. | I've read this book (before). | Object 这本书 fronted as topic; 我 becomes the small subject. |
| 那件衣服颜色很好看，可是太贵了。 | Nà jiàn yī fu yán sè hěn hǎo kàn, kě shì tài guì le. | That piece of clothing's color is nice, but it's too expensive. | Whole-part pattern (衣服/颜色) plus an added comment clause. |
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