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The "shi... de construction," also known as the "shi... de construct" or "shi... de pattern" in English, is 是⋯⋯的结构 (shì... de jiégòu) in Chinese (literally, "shi... de structure").

When to use 是 ... 的

Negating 是 ... 的

是 ... 的 and questions

Sources and further reading

Books

Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 587 - 594)

Websites

University website: [htttipsp://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Lang%20work/Grammar%20database/grammar_database1.htm#The%20shi%20...%20de%20%20construction The shi ... de construction]
East Asia Student: The 是 … 的 construction in Mandarin

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 The "shi... de construction," also known as the "shi... de construct" or "shi... de pattern" in English, is 是⋯⋯的结构 (shì... de jiégòu) in Chinese (literally, "shi... de structure").
+== When to use 是 ... 的 ==
+== Negating 是 ... 的 ==
+== 是 ... 的 and questions ==
 == Sources and further reading ==
-* University website: [http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Lang%20work/Grammar%20database/grammar_database1.htm#The%20shi%20...%20de%20%20construction The shi ... de  construction]
+=== Books ===
+* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520066103?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0520066103 Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar] (pp. 587 - 594)
+=== Websites ===
+* University website: [htttipsp://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Lang%20work/Grammar%20database/grammar_database1.htm#The%20shi%20...%20de%20%20construction The shi ... de  construction]
+* East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/2713/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/shi-de-construction/ The 是 … 的 construction in Mandarin]
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