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    III. Circumstantial elements that the '<span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> ... <span class="pinyin">de</span> <span class="hanzi">的</span> ' construction highlights.
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    5. Focusing on the target of the action (for whom the action was done or to whom the action was directed)
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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 can be used to point out the target of the action. It shows for <b>whom the action was done or to whom the action is directed</b>. The target is usually the beneficiary of the action or receiver of the object. When focusing on the target of the action, it is the object in the coverb phrase that is emphasized. <span class="pinyin">shì</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span> is placed right before the coverb phrase. The object of the predicate verb is usually placed at the beginning of the sentence.</p>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.1.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi fú huà tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert"><u>wèi nǐ</u></span> huà <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">这幅画他是为你画的。</span><br/> It was for <span class="vert">you</span> that he painted this painting.</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.2.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Nà yì qiāng tā <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert"><u>cháo wǒ</u></span> dǎ <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">那一枪他是朝我打的。</span><br/> It was at <span class="vert">me</span> that the gunshot was fired.</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.3.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi píng jiǔ wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert"><u>tì biérén</u></span> mǎi <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">这瓶酒我是替别人买的。</span><br/> It was for <span class="vert">other people</span> that I bought this wine.</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.4.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi wǎn tāng wǒ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert"><u>gěi nǐ</u></span> zuò <span class="rouge">de</span>.</span><br/><span class="hanzi">这碗汤我是给你做的。</span><br/> I made the soup for <span class="vert">you</span>. It was for <span class="vert">you</span> that I made the soup.<br/> <br/> 

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      Sentence 5.4 could also be an answer to the following questions.
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<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi wǎn tāng nǐ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert">gěi shéi</span> zuò <span class="rouge">de</span>?</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">这碗汤你是给谁做的？</span><br/> For <span class="vert">whom</span> did you make the soup?</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.6.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi wǎn táng nǐ <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert">gěi wǒ</span> zuò <span class="rouge">de</span> ma?</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">这碗汤你是给我做的吗？</span><br/> Did you make the soup for <span class="vert">me</span>?</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.7.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèi wǎn tāng nǐ <span class="rouge">shì</span> bú <span class="rouge">shì</span> <span class="vert">gěi wǒ</span> zuò <span class="rouge">de</span>?</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">这碗汤你是不是给我做的？</span><br/> Did you make the soup for <span class="vert">me</span>?</li>

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    <li><audio src="../Audio/shide-focus-5.8.mp3" controls="controls"></audio>

<br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme bù hē diǎnr tāng?</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">你怎么不喝点儿汤？</span><br/> Why aren't you having some soup?</li>
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