## Alternative Questions using 還是

In Chinese, an alternative question is formed by using 還是 to connect
two choices, which can be nouns, noun phrases, verbs, verb phrases, or
clauses:

    你喜歡紅茶還是綠茶﹖ (nouns)
    這本書是你的還是她的﹖ (noun phrases)
    下午你來還是不來﹖ (verbs)
    你要聽古典音樂還是聽現代音樂﹖ (verb phrases)
    今天晚上你來我這兒還是我去你那兒﹖ (clauses)

Note:

1.  the two items connected by 還是 are normally parallel in structure; and

2.  as with affirmative-negative questions and questions with
    interrogative words, alternative questions do not have 嗎 at the end.