Choice-type questions of verb verb (13)

Choice-type questions ask people to decide between taking and not taking an action. No specific question words are needed. The format of the question is verb verb , but it has the following two variations.

  1. Subject verb verb object?

学生

shì bu shì xuésheng

Are you a student? (lit. you are not are student)

  1. Subject verb object verb ?

学生

shì xuésheng bu shì

Are you a student? (lit. you are student not are )

If a bi-syllabic verb (A and B) is used, there are three ways to form the questions.

  1. Subject AB AB object?

认识 认识

rènshi bu rènshi ta

Do you know him? (lit. you recognise not recognise him)

  1. Subject AB object AB ?

认识 认识

rènshi ta bu rènshi

Do you know him? (lit. you recognise him not recognise)

  1. Subject A AB object?

认识

rèn bu rènshi ta

Do you know him?