VIII. Other question
forms of ‘shì是 ... de的’ construction
Alternate
questions use the following pattern:
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1. Subject + shì ... ... de hái shì ... ... de? Subject + 是 ... ... 的 还是 ... ... 的? |
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Nǐ shì
zǒu lù lái de háishì zuò chē lái de. 你是走路来的还是坐车来的？ Did you come on foot or
by bus? |
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2. Subject + shì ... ... Verb de Object hái shì ... ... Verb
de Object? Subject + 是 ... ... Verb 的Object 还是 ... ... Verb 的Object? |
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Nǐ shì
zài Měiguó xué de Yīngwén háishì
zài Yīngguó xué
de Yīngwén. 你是在美国学的英文还是在英国学的英文？ Was it in |
Ba 吧questions:
Put ba 吧at the end of
the sentence.
Nǐmen shì
zài
你们是在北京认识的吧？
You met in