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Shì Verb Phrase 这个大楼不是公寓,是办公楼 Zhège Dàlóu Bù Gōngyù

中文 这个大楼不是公寓,是办公楼。
Pinyin Zhège dàlóu bù shì gōngyù, shì bàngōnglóu.
English This building isn't an apartment building, it's an office building.
Article Title The pattern "it's not…, it's…"
Grammar Construct Subj. + 不是 + [Verb Phrase 1] , (而)是 + [Verb Phrase 2]
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Tags: b1, grammatical_structures, sentencepatterns

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