V/A-not-V/A questions 正反疑问句
A question can also be formed by juxtaposing the affirmative and negative forms of the main element of the predicate (verb or adjective) in a sentence.
V/A+不V/A +O
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Subject |
Predicate |
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V/A |
Not V/A |
O
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你
你们
力波 |
忙
认识
是 |
不 忙？
不认识
不 是 |
他？
中国人？ |
The response to such a question may be complete sentence (affirmative or negative? Or a sentence with its subject or object omitted. One may response with “是： (affirmative answer) or “不是” (negative answer) at the beginning of an answer to a “是不是” question. For example:
(1) （我）忙。 （我） 不忙。
(2) （我们）认识（他）。 （我们）不认识(他)。
(3) （力波）是中国人。 （力波）不是中国人。
是。力波是中国人。 不是，力波不是中国人。
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