Machi ua ukcha; nanga. ‗The boy gave the fish to Mother.‘

17.4 Grammar 235 Example Teacher: Kukualed nade; kukualed. Student: Kukualed nade; kukualed. 1. Kukualed nade; kukualed. ‗The airplane left went.‘ 2. Pab ye; pab. ‗Father is sick.‘ 3. Mude, kachi chomnai; mude. ‗The old lady is making a hammock.‘ 4. Omedin mas tunai; omedin. ‗The woman on the other hand is cooking food.‘ 5. Urpa ina kobdani; urpa. ‗The younger sisterbrother has come to drink medicine.‘ Exercise 10 . Postpredicate position subject repeated drill The teacher says the sentence and the student repeats it repeating the subject in the postpredicate position. The teacher then repeats the correct answer after the student. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Wag nade. Student: Wag nade; waga. Teacher: Wag nade; waga. 1. Wag nade. ‗The outsider left.‘ 2. Pab anka es ukcha. ‗Father gave me the machete.‘ 3. Machi ob chunad. ‗The boy went to fetch corn.‘ 4. Nandin chi. ‗Mother on the other hand is at home.‘ 5. Yannu nas. ‗The peccaries passed by.‘ Similarly, either the long or short form of the direct object may be used in the postpredicate position, but the use of the long form in the main part of the sentence occurs only when an adult is speaking to a very small child. Examples 1. An ob chune; ob. ‗I am going to fetch corn.‘ 2. An ob chune; oba. ‗I am going to fetch corn.‘ 3. An oba chune; oba. ‗I am going to fetch corn baby talk.‘ Exercise 11 . Postpredicate position object repetition frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: An ob chune; ob. Student: An ob chune; ob. 1. An ob chune; ob. ‗I am going to fetch corn.‘ 2. Machi arri amine; arri. ‗The boy is going to hunt iguana.‘ 3. An arki makne; arki. ‗I am going to spear huacuco.‘ 4. Tad ul chobzha; ulu. ‗The elder made a canoe.‘ 5. Ome mol makcha; mola. ‗The woman sewed a blouse.‘ Exercise 12 . Postpredicate position object repetition drill The teacher says the sentence and the student repeats it, repeating the object in the postpredicate position. Example Teacher: An ob chune. Student: An ob chune; ob. 1. An ob chune. ‗I am going to fetch corn.‘ 2. Machi palu pakcha. ‗The boy bought salt.‘ 3. Pun ua kucha. ‗The girl ate fish.‘ 4. Mu kachi chomne. ‗The old lady is going to make a hammock.‘ 5. Machi tagar chwane. ‗The boy is going to gather thatch.‘