Related verb phrases can share a subject within a clause.
Introductory pattern#
Subject + first verb phrase + second verb phrase
Worked teaching example#
我去商店买茶。
I am going to the shop to buy tea.
Practise the distinction#
Identify the journey and its purpose. This example does not define every disputed serial-verb subtype.
The example and exercise are newly written for this lesson. They do not report an event, interview or study. This introduction covers the displayed use, rather than all constructions involving the same words.
Reference#
Grammar reference. The reference supports the grammar point; no example sentence has been copied from it.