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Lesson 5

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Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises
Characters
Multiple choice

 


Question: Ask if today is 27 March or 28 March by using a choice-type question.

Hint 1 Hint 1   Use 还 是 to form a choice-type question
Hint 2 Hint 2   是.. .还 是...
Comments Answer  今 天 是 三 月 二 十 七 号 还 是 三 月 二 十 八 号? Listen
Comments Comments  Alternatively: 今 天 三 月 二 十 七 号 还 是 三 月 二 十 八 号
jīntiān sān yuè èrshí qī hào háishì èrshí bā hào? When you ask for the time or the date, 是 shì is omitted, as in: 今 天 几 号 jīntiān jĭ hào what date is it today? 今 天 十 五 号 jīntiān shí wǔ hào today is the 15th. However, 是 shì in 还 是 háishì choice-type questions cannot be omitted, as is demonstrated in the above alternative.
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