Sentence Patterns
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Answer: 是
是...的 emphasizes how, when, or where a past action happened.
Answer: 的
是...的 structure — 的 closes the emphasis on the detail.
Answer: 是
是 opens the emphasis pattern asking about the location.
Answer: 的
的 at the end completes the 是...的 emphasis pattern.
Answer: 虽然
虽然 means "although" and pairs with 但是.
Answer: 但是
但是 means "but" and follows 虽然.
Answer: 虽然
虽然...但是 means "although...but".
Answer: 但是
但是 introduces the contrasting clause after 虽然.
Answer: 因为
因为 means "because" and gives the reason.
Answer: 所以
所以 means "therefore" and states the result.
Answer: 因为
因为 introduces the cause.
Answer: 所以
所以 introduces the consequence of the cause.
Answer: 不但
不但 means "not only" and pairs with 而且.
Answer: 而且
而且 means "but also" and adds to 不但.
Answer: 不但
不但 introduces the first quality in "not only...but also".
Answer: 而且
而且 adds the second quality.
Answer: 越
越来越 means "more and more" — the pattern is 越来越 + adjective.
Answer: 越
越 starts the "more and more" pattern.
Answer: 来
来 is the middle character in the 越来越 pattern.
Answer: 多
越来越多 means "more and more (in quantity)".
Answer: 一边
一边...一边 means doing two things simultaneously.
Answer: 一边
一边...一边 describes two simultaneous actions.
Answer: 一边
The first 一边 introduces the first simultaneous action.
Answer: 一边
The second 一边 introduces the second simultaneous action.