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Notes
1.
Structure
Possesive adjective + noun /
Personal Pronoun + noun
Example
Wǒ
+
de
+
bàba
/
/ Wǒ
+
bàba
Meaning
My father
2. Structure
Person + preposition + place + verb.
Example
Wǒ de bàba
+
zài
+
yīyuàn
+
shàngbān 。
Meaning
My father works at the hospital.
3. Question
Structure
Yes-No Question:
Subject + verb to be+ noun + questioning word?
Example
Nǐ de māma shì lǎoshī ma？
Meaning
Is your mother a teacher?
Answer
Shì
/
/ Bú shì。
Yes/ no.
4. Question
Structure
Tag Question:
Subject + verb to be + noun?
Example
Nǐ de māma shìbushì
lǎoshī？
Meaning
Isn
’
t your mother a teacher? /
Your mother is a teacher, isn
’
t she?
Answer
Shì
/
/ Bú shì。
Yes/ no.
Mandarin for All : Book 1 (Second Edition)