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    I. What is the <span class="hanzi">是</span> ... <span class="hanzi">的</span> construction and when is it used?
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  <p>The '<span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> ... <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> ' construction refers to a grammatical structure which focuses on when, where or how an action took place. It is used to seek or provide information about the time, place, manner, agent, or target of the action. For example, if the fact is that <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng</span> went to Beijing, and the information to be sought is when, with whom and by what means of transportation that he went to Beijing, the questions and answers would be:</p>

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          When did Xiaoming go to Beijing?<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;s<span class="vert">hénme shíhou</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是什么时候去北京的？</span>
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          Did Xiaoming go to Beijing yesterday? (last year? etc.)<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">zuótiān</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>&#160;ma?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是昨天去北京的吗？</span>
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          With whom did Xiaoming go to Beijing?<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">gēn shéi</span>&#160;qù Běijīng de?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是跟谁去北京的？</span>
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          Did Xiaoming go to Beijing alone? (with his mom? etc.)<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">yí gè rén</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>&#160;ma?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是一个人去北京的吗？</span>
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          How did Xiaoming go to Beijing?<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">zěnme</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是怎么去北京的？</span>
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          Did Xiaoming fly to Beijing? (go by bus? /train? etc.)<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Xiǎomíng&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;z<span class="vert">uò fēijī</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>&#160;ma?</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">小明是坐飞机去北京的吗？</span>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_5"><span class="fondjaune">The answers to these questions would be:</span></h2>

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          He went to Beijing yesterday.<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Tā&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">zuótiān</span>&#160;<span class="rouge">qù</span>&#160;Běijīng de.</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">他是昨天去北京的。</span>
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          He went to Beijing with his father.<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Tā&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">gēn tā fùqin</span>&#160;qù&#160;Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">他是跟他父亲去北京的。</span>
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          He drove to Beijing.<br/>

          <span class="pinyin">Tā&#160;<span class="rouge">shì</span>&#160;<span class="vert">kāi chē</span>&#160;qù Běijīng&#160;<span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/>

          <span class="hanzi">他是开车去北京的。</span>
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  <p>The '<span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> ... <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> ' construction does not deal with the completion, duration and frequency of an action or the quantity of the object. It focuses on the circumstances around the fact, not on the fact itself.</p>
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