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- II. The structure of the '<span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> ... <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> ' construction
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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 is formed by placing <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> right before the word or phrase the speaker intends to emphasize and placing <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> either at the end of the sentence or before the object depending on the situation.</p>
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- The placement of <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span>
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- <p><span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> is placed right before the element indicating the information to be clarified. <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> takes a word or phrase which provides any of the following information about the action: time, place, manner, agent or target. The following examples show how different placements of <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> in the same sentence change its focus.</p>
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- Focusing on Time
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- <audio src="../Audio/shide-structure-A.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="orange">Wǒ</span> <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="pgris">zuótiān</span> <span class="rose">gēn tā</span> <span class="vert">kāi chē</span> <span class="orange">qù Shànghǎi de</span>.<br/></span><span class="hanzi"><span class="orange">我</span>是<span class="pgris">昨天</span><span class="vert"><span class="rose">跟他</span>开车</span><span class="orange">去上海的。</span><br/></span> I drove to Shanghai with him <span class="pgris">yesterday</span>. It was <span class="pgris">yesterday</span> that I drove to Shanghai with him.</li>
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- <li><div class="gris">
- Focusing on Company
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- <audio src="../Audio/shide-structure-B.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="orange">Wǒ</span> zuótiān <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="rose">gēn tā</span> <span class="vert">kāi chē</span> <span class="orange">qù Shànghǎi de</span>.</span><br/><span class="hanzi"><span class="orange">我</span>昨天是<span class="rose">跟他</span></span><span class="orange"><span class="vert">开车</span>去上海的。</span><br/> I drove to Shanghai <span class="rose">with him</span> yesterday. It was <span class="rose">with him</span> that I drove to Shanghai yesterday.</li>
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- <li><div class="gris">
- Focusing on Conveyance
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- <audio src="../Audio/shide-structure-C.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin"><span class="orange">Wǒ</span> zuótiān <span class="rose">gēn tā</span> <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert">kāi chē</span> </span><span class="orange">qù Shànghǎi de.</span><br/><span class="hanzi"><span class="orange">我</span>昨天<span class="rose">跟他</span>是</span><span class="orange"><span class="vert">开车</span>去上海的。</span><br/> I <span class="vert">drove</span> to Shanghai with him yesterday.</li>
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- The placement of <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span>
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- If the verb does not take an object, place <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> at the end of the sentence.
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- <li>A 1. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuótiān</u> zǒu <span class="rouge">de</span> </span> <br/><span class="hanzi">他是昨天走的。</span> <br/>He left <span class="vert">yesterday</span>. It was <span class="vert">yesterday</span> that he left.</li>
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- <li>A 2. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-A-2.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuò huǒchē</u> huílái <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我是坐火车回来的。</span><br/> I came back <span class="pinyin">by train</span>. It was <span class="vert">by train</span> that I came back.<br/> <br/>
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- The verb <span class="pinyin">huí</span><span class="hanzi"> 回</span> takes a directional complement <span class="pinyin">lái</span><span class="hanzi"> 来</span>.
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- <li><div class="gris">
- If the verb takes an object and the object is a personal pronoun, place <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> at the end of the sentence.
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- <li>B 1. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-B-1.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zài Fǎguó</u> rènshi <b>tā</b> <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我是在法国认识她的。</span><br/> I met her <span class="vert">in France</span>. It was <span class="vert">in France</span> that I met her.</li>
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- <li>B 2. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zài huí shàng</u> pīpíng <b>wǒ</b> <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">他是在会上批评我的。</span><br/> He criticized <span class="vert">me in the meeting</span>. It was <span class="vert">in the meeting</span> that he criticized me.</li>
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- <li><div class="gris">
- If the verb takes an object, which is a noun denoting place, put <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span>either before the object or at the end of the sentence.
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- <li>C 1. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-C-1.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuò huǒchē</u> lái <b>Běijīng</b> <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我是坐火车来北京的。</span><br/> I came to Beijing <span class="vert">by train</span>. It was <span class="vert">by train</span> that I came to Beijing.</li>
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- <li>C 2. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuò huǒchē</u> lái <span class="rouge">de</span> <b>Běijīng</b>.</span> <br/><span class="hanzi">我是坐火车来的北京。</span><br/> I came to Beijing <span class="vert">by train</span>. It was <span class="vert">by train</span> that I came to Beijing.</li>
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- <li><div class="gris">
- If the verb takes a noun as the object and the noun does not denote place, put <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> before the object.
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- <li>D 1. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-D-1.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zài diànyǐngyuàn qiántou</u> mài <span class="rouge">de</span> <b>piào</b>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我是在电影院前头卖的票。</span><br/> I sold the ticket <span class="vert">in front of the cinema</span>. It was <span class="vert">in front of the cinema</span> that I sold the ticket.</li>
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- <li>D 2. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>gēn wǒ yíkuàir</u> kàn <span class="rouge">de</span> <b>diànyǐng</b>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">他是跟我一块儿看的电影。</span> <br/>He saw the movie <span class="vert">with me</span>. It was <span class="vert">with me</span> that he saw the movie.<br/><br/>
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- Note that de may not be placed after the object in this case because it may change the meaning of the sentence. Compare Sentence D 3 with D 1.
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- <li>D 3. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-D-3.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zài diànyǐngyuàn qiántou</u> mài <b>piào</b> <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/><span class="hanzi"> 我是在电影院前头卖票的。</span> <br/>I sell tickets in front of the cinema. I am a ticket-seller in front of the cinema.<br/><br/>
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- Some 'verb+object ' combos can be nominalized by attaching de to form informal names of professions, such as <span class="pinyin">màiyú de</span> <span class="hanzi">卖鱼的</span> fish-seller, <span class="pinyin">chànggē de</span> <span class="hanzi">唱歌的</span> singer, <span class="pinyin">zhàoxiàng de</span> <span class="hanzi">照相的</span> photographer, <span class="pinyin">jiāoshū de</span> <span class="hanzi">教书的</span> teacher, etc.
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- <li><div class="gris">
- If the verb takes a directional complement and an object, <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> is placed at the end of the sentence.
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- <li>E 1. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wáng tàitai <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>qiánnián</u> bān<b>dào Shànghǎi qù</b> <span class="rouge">de</span> </span><br/> <span class="hanzi">王太太是前年搬到上海去的。</span> <br/>It was <span class="vert">the year before last</span> that Mrs. Wang moved to Shanghai.</li>
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- <li>E 2. <br/>
- <audio src="../Audio/shide-placement-E-2.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>
- <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuótiān</u> dǎ<b>lái diànhuà</b> <span class="rouge">de</span> </span> <br/><span class="hanzi">他是昨天打来电话的。</span><br/> He called <span class="vert">yesterday</span>. It was <span class="vert">yesterday</span> that he called. (Call was made to the speaker.)<br/><br/> Note that in the following sentence the <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> is placed before the object, which does not denote a place. Such a placement breaks the rule and has changed the element between <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> and <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> into an attribute modifying the object. As a result the meaning of the sentence is also changed. Compare the following sentences.</li>
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- <li>E 3. <br/>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <u>zuótiān</u> mǎi<b>lái māo</b> <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">他是昨天买来猫的。</span><br/> It was yesterday that he bought the cat.</li>
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- E 3. <br/>
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- <span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="rouge">shì </span><u>zuótiān</u> mǎi<b>lái</b> <span class="rouge">de</span> māo.</span><br/>
- <span class="hanzi">他是昨天买来的猫。</span><br/>
- He is the cat bought yesterday.
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