Asking questions and replying to questions
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8 Turn each of the following statements into a content question in which you
ask about the underlined word or phrase.
Example:Ԍᱥቅ⧁ⲺᕕᕕȾ → Ԍᱥ䈷Ⲻᕕᕕϋ
Ԍᱥ䃦Ⲻᕕᕕϋ
To shì Xito Wáng de dìdi. To shì shéi de dìdi?
He is little Wang’s younger brother. Whose younger brother is he?
a. ൦䫷車пඍ䫧Ⱦ
൦䩫車п䥘Ⱦ
Dìtig piào san kuài qián.
A subway ticket is $3.
b. ଛଛ⢯ࡡ⅘ਹ侰ᆆȾ
ଛଛ⢯࡛↗ਹ伹ᆆȾ
Gbge tèbié xhhuan chc jifozi.
Older brother particularly likes to eat dumplings.
c. ⧦൞ӊ⛯䫕Ⱦ
⨴൞ӊ唔䩎Ⱦ
Xiànzài wj difn zhdng.
It’s now 5 o’clock.
d. Ԍ൞㗄ളօҼॷᒪȾ
Ԍ൞㗄ുօҼॷᒪȾ
Ta zài Mgiguó zhù le shí nián.
He lived in America for ten years.
e. ྯᱥ⌋ളӰȾ
ྯᱥ⌋ുӰȾ
Ta shì Ffguó rén.
She is French. (lit.: a French person)
f. ्⎭ޢണ൞൦ᆿ䰞ཝ㺍Ⱦ
्⎭ޢൈ൞൦ᆿ䮶ཝ㺍Ⱦ
Bgihfi gdngyuán zài Dì’anmén dàjib.
Beihai Park is on Di’Anmen street.
g. ᡇᴿпѠੂኁȾ
ᡇᴿпفੂኁȾ
Wi yiu san gè tóngwe.
I have three roommates.
h. ᡇ䐕ᡇⲺᵁਁж䎭〕жѠᡵᆆȾ
ᡇ䐕ᡇⲺᵁਁж䎭〕жفᡵᆆȾ
Wi gbn wi de péngyou ycqh ze yc gè fángzi.
I am renting a house with my friends.
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