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Is she your mother? 她是你母亲吗？
用 be 动词构成一般疑问句——把 be 和主语调换：Is she…? / Are they…?。简短回答是 Yes, she is. / No, he isn't.。学习家庭词汇（son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, baby）和描述词（old, young, tall, good, happy），以及疑问词 who。
Dialogue
Is She Your Mother? — 她是你母亲吗？
- Emma Minsu, is she your mother? 民秀，她是你母亲吗？
- Minsu Yes, she is my mother. 是的，她是我母亲。（简短：Yes, she is.）
- Emma Just say "Yes, she is." Is she young? 只要说 "Yes, she is." 就行了。她年轻吗？
- Minsu No, she isn't. But she is happy! 不，她不年轻。但她很快乐！
Dialogue
Who Is He? — 他是谁？
- Jack Minsu, who is he? 民秀，他是谁？
- Minsu He is my grandfather. He is old. 他是我爷爷。他年纪大了。
- Jack Is she your grandmother? 她是你奶奶吗？
- Minsu Yes, she is. And the baby is my brother. 是的。还有那个婴儿是我弟弟。
Vocabulary
- son
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noun 儿子
- daughter
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noun 女儿
- grandfather
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noun 祖父，爷爷
- grandmother
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noun 祖母，奶奶
- baby
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noun 婴儿
- who
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pronoun 谁
- old
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adjective 年老的；旧的
- young
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adjective 年轻的；幼小的
- tall
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adjective 高的
- good
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adjective 好的
- happy
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adjective 快乐的
Grammar
be 动词——一般疑问句和简短回答
Explanation
用 be 动词构成一般疑问句时，把 be 和主语调换：She is… → Is she…?，They are… → Are they…?。回答要简短：Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.（= is not）。简短回答中不缩写 be——不说 "Yes, she's."。
Examples
- Is she your mother? — Yes, she is. 她是你母亲吗？——是的。
- Is he old? — No, he isn't. 他年纪大吗？——不，不大。
- Are they happy? — Yes, they are. 他们快乐吗？——是的，他们很快乐。
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