III. Circumstantial elements that the '
shì
是
...
de
的
' construction highlights.
2. Focusing on place
Nǐ
shì
zài nǎr
xué
de
Yīngyǔ?
你是在哪儿学的英语？
Where
did you study English?
Wǒ
shì
zài Yīngguó
xué
de
Yīngyǔ.
我是在英国学的英语。
I studied English
in England
. It was
in England
that I studied English.
Sentence 2.2 could also be an answer to the following questions:
Nǐ
shì
zài shénme dìfang
xué
de
Yīngyǔ?
你是在什么地方学的英语？
Where
did you study English?
Nǐ
shì
zài něi guó
xué
de
Yīngyǔ?
你是在哪国学的英语？
In which country
did you study English?
Nǐ
shì
zài Yīngguó
xué
de
Yīngyǔ ma?
你是在英国学的英语吗？
Was it
in England
that you studied English?
Nǐ
shì
bú
shì
zài Yīngguó
xué
de
Yīngyǔ?
你是不是在英国学的英语？
Was it
in England
that you studied English?