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  <h3><a name="VerbToBe" id="VerbToBe">The verb <span class=
  "hanzi">是</span> <span class="english">shì to be</span></a>
  <span class="english">(4)</span></h3>
  <p><span class="english">The copula</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">是</span> <span class="english">shì</span> <span class=
  "english">to be does not have the same usage as the verb to be in
  English. (See the notes on <u><span style="color:blue"><a href=
  "#SV">stative verbs</a></span></u> .)</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">是</span> <span class="english">shì</span> <span class=
  "english">to be is used for linking two noun phrases. It
  indicates that the nouns linked by</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">是</span> <span class="english" style=
  "font-family:Arial; color:red">shì</span> <span class=
  "english">to be are of the same nature or quality. For
  instance</span></p>
  <p><span class="hanzi">小</span> <span class="hanzi">王</span>
  <span> <span class="hanzi">是</span></span> <span class=
  "hanzi">中</span> <span class="hanzi">国</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">人</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Xiăo Wáng <span>shì</span> Zhōngguó
  rén</span> <span class="english"><a href=
  "Sound/xiao%20wang%20shi%20zhongguo%20ren.wav"><img src=
  "../Misc/BD18249_.WMF" /></a></span></p>
  <p><span class="english">Xiao Wang is Chinese.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english">←</span> <span class="hanzi">是</span>
  <span class="english">(copula)</span> <span class=
  "hanzi">中国人</span> <span class="english">(qualified noun: formed
  by qualifier</span> <span class="hanzi">中国</span> <span class=
  "english">and</span> <span class="hanzi">人</span> <span class=
  "english">noun)</span></p>
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          <p><span class="english">Subject</span></p>
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          <p><span class="english">Predicate</span></p>
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          <p><span class="hanzi">小王</span> <span class=
          "english">(proper noun)</span></p>
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  <p style="line-height: 150%"><span class="english">How do you say
  the following sentences? Place the mouse on the following phrases
  to view the answers.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english"><a title="wǒ gēge shì dàifu " style=
  "text-decoration: none" href="../Text/Section0011.htm">My older
  brother is a doctor</a>. <a title="wǒ shì xuéshēng " style=
  "text-decoration: none" href="../Text/Section0011.htm">I am a
  student</a> . <a title="wǒ mèimei shìlăoshī" style=
  "text-decoration: none" href="../Text/Section0011.htm">My younger
  sister is a teacher</a>.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english"><a style="text-decoration: none;" title=
  "These must be submitted before your lessons." target="_blank"
  href="Lessons%201-13.htm#shi">Assignments</a>.</span></p>
  <p><span class="english"><br /></span></p>
  <p><a name="shi" id="shi">Translate the following sentences into
  English and put into graphic analysis form (diagrammatic)</a>.
  (8, shi)</p>
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    <li><span class="hanzi">你妈妈是大夫吗？</span></li>
    <li><span class="hanzi">王老师，你吸烟吗？</span></li>
    <li><span class="hanzi">丁云是外语学院的学生。</span></li>
    <li><span class="hanzi">学生不都学汉语。</span></li>
  </ol>
  <p>Translate the following sentences into Chinese</p>
  <ol>
    <li>This is my mother.</li>
    <li>Wang Da is my friend.</li>
    <li>My mother is a doctor. Is your mother a doctor too?</li>
    <li>My mother isn't a doctor, she is a teacher</li>
    <li>Does your mother smoke?</li>
    <li>She doesn't smoke.</li>
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