A pivotal participant is object of one verb and subject of another.
Introductory pattern#
Subject + first verb + pivotal participant + second predicate
Worked teaching example#
我请她喝茶。
I invited her to have tea.
Practise the distinction#
Identify who invites someone and who is to drink tea.
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.