On level three of the new HSK, reading passage exercises are designed to test your knowledge of basic Chinese grammar. In all of the fifteen questions on this practice HSK exam, your challenge is picking the single word that completes each question and also makes grammatical sense. These questions form a major part of the new HSK at this level, so you should be able to answer them quickly.
murrayjames
said on February 3, 2014
千萬不要接近老虎，它會吃了你的。What is the meaning of 了 in this sentence?
pefferie
said on February 4, 2014
吃了=吃掉. I've seen this construction used with other verbs where the outcome is that the object is gone (e.g. 杀, 忘).
Grace Qi
said on February 4, 2014
@murrayjames，When 了 is used after a verb, there are two situations: 1. It means the action has already happened. 2. The action will happen in the future or you assume it will happen. So here it's the second usage. i.e. 不要逼(bi1: to force)他，如果他走了怎么办？
Grace Qi
said on February 4, 2014
@pefferie，Yes! "掉" is used after a verb to focus the results of the action. i.e. 改掉; 戒(jie4 to quit)掉. You can also say 改了；戒了.
murrayjames
said on February 4, 2014
Thank you!
