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The whole of "'在什么情况下..." is already encapsulated in "吗?", and so it is redundant. In other words, the 吗? in 警察可以使用电击枪吗? replaces 在什么情况下....?

不死骷髅 = the "undead", or Zombies, (a fantastical possibility) 不死的骷髅 = skeletons or skulls that are actually alive, (a natural impossibility) So, 至少两千具不死骷髅像潮水一样涌过:- At least 2ooo Zombies went passed …

I gather that you want to contradict the speaker's prediction that it will rain soon? So, if you insist on having some common words, then 将不要下雨, "It will not rain" But a better rebuttal would be 不应 …

在客厅里坐着一位老人. The 在 is redundant because of the 里, as 客厅里 already says "In the living room..." and adding the 在 would be saying "in the living room" twice. So, 在客厅里坐着一位老人 would be saying -- "At the li …

它的腿上多了一封信 To translate 多了 literally would be confusing as it literally means "an extra or more of something", since there is only one letter attached to the pigeon's leg not an "extra" letter. I would …

Grammatical by English grammar standard? Definitely not. They don't even have punctuation marks. … So, ever wonder why English grammar is used to explain / analyse the "grammar" of the Chinese language, the so-called "Anglicization" of the modern Chinese language to the point where if somehow a Chinese …

Quote:- "...it inappropriately overlaps two grammar constructs: (a) 大多是…… and (b) 以……为主..." How? … 大多是 & 以为主 are in fact separate semantic entities having similar constructive meanings, hence the "inappropriately overlaps two grammar constructs" when used in the same sentence. …

I think it is a case of wrong usage of words / phrases rather than being ungrammatical. If I were to pick between the two corrections, I'll go for the second one:- 近两年来，这些志愿者积极参与到各项环保活动中。 First, there …

Quote:- ""我去了医院?" or "他买了苹果" Why are they incomplete?" So, the question is why are these sentences "incomplete", and not "wrong"? @r13 gave a partial answer in the comment. Let me complete it. They ar …

What is the "problem" with using 把 in the context of the comic? (A) 他站在椅子上面:- 他 --- He 站在 --- stood on 椅子上面 --- on the chair. (B) 他把椅子站在上面:- 他 --- He 把 --- let / put 椅子 --- the chair 站在上面 --- (to) s …

What's the purpose of 的 in the following sentences? (1) 谁说的？ The 的 here functions like "it", i.e. used as the subject of the verb, 说, ("said") Thus 谁说的？ would be translated as "who said it" (2) 他们来喝茶 …

@Pedroski, as my comment is lengthy, I take the liberty of saying it in the answer section. It would of course sound strange, if we use 短了 as the "past tense" of physical length, (which I believe you …

Haha, what a sneaky question. I think, humbly, you are seeing too much in the question. The sentence says "...有人喊“救命!” That is, "...someone shouted / called "Help!" The idea of adding 听到, is because s …

You use either 认为 or 觉得; because having both in the sentence would result in a redundancy as they have basically similar meaning.

西藏温暖的阳光、巍峨的雪山、雄伟的冰川无一不是吸引游客来的 Quite a sneaky question. It lays the 是....的 "trap" to lead one astray. The 是 here is not a component of 是吸引游客来的, but a component of 无一不是, a complete idiomatic phrase in i …