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Problems Of Teaching Professional Communication To Chinese Hydrotechnical Engineering Students

Table 1:

From Major to minor
verb Questions example
to be (What /Nom. case plur.) are (What?) Dams are lake and channel
to distinguish Distinguish (what? What? / Acc. c. plur.) They distinguish lake and channel dams
to be distinguished Are distinguished (What? What? / Nom.c.) Lake and channel dams are distinguished
to be divided into What (Nom.c.) is divided into (What? What? / Acc.c.) Dams are divided into lake and channel
From minor to less
to be subdivided What? (Nom.c.) is subdivided into (What? What? / Acc.c.) Soil dams are divided into earthen and stone
From minor to major
to be referred to (What? Nom.c.) is referred to/ belong to (What? / Dat.c.) Stone dams are referred to soil dams
to belong to What? (Nom.c.) is referred to / belong to (What? / Dat.c.) Stone dams belong to soil dams
Sign of classification
to distinguish By what/ by what sign? (Dat.c.) they distinguish (What? What? / Acc.c. plur.) By the height they distinguish between low, medium, high and ultrahigh dams
to be distinguished By what /by what sign? /are distinguished (What? What? / Acc.c. plur.) Low, medium, high and ultrahigh dams are distinguished by the height.
to be divided into By what /by what sign? /What? (Nom.c.) is divided into what? /Acc.c. plur.) By the height dams are divided into low, medium, high and ultrahigh damps
to be subdivided into By what /by what sign? / (Dat.c.) What? (Nom.c.) are subdivided into/ what? / Acc.c. plur.) By the height dams are subdivided into low, medium, high and ultrahigh dams
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