是……的 for Stance or Evaluation in Chinese
“是……的”句表看法或态度
This 是…的 sentence presents the speaker's judgment or attitude toward a current proposition, often with an adjective or modal expression between 是 and 的. Unlike the event-focus construction, it need not identify when, where, or how a completed event occurred. The whole frame reinforces the evaluation as the speaker's settled view.
Published August 5, 2026
Reviewed August 5, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
Subject + 是 + Evaluative Predicate + 的
Read the structure
This 是…的 sentence presents the speaker's judgment or attitude toward a current proposition, often with an adjective or modal expression between 是 and 的. Unlike the event-focus construction, it need not identify when, where, or how a completed event occurred. The whole frame reinforces the evaluation as the speaker's settled view. Keep the model Subject + 是 + Evaluative Predicate + 的 visible while you compare each sentence.
这个问题是可以解决的。
This problem can be solved.
Choose the right context
State that a situation is possible, simple, or certain in your judgment. Strengthen an evaluative adjective or modal claim. Present a stance as the comment on an established topic.
这道题是很简单的。
This question is quite simple.
Respect the boundary
Do not treat every 是…的 sentence as past-event focus. Do not place 的 before the evaluative predicate. Do not omit the predicate between 是 and 的.
这个问题是的可以解决。
(This problem is de can solve.)
Repair the pattern
的 precedes the evaluation: The evaluative predicate 可以解决 must stand inside the frame before final 的. The stance predicate is missing: The frame requires an expressed evaluation such as 很简单 between 是 and 的.
这个问题是可以解决的。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
这个问题是可以解决的。
This problem can be solved.
这个
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
问题
是
This part occupies the 是 position in the model pattern.
是
Evaluative Predicate
This part occupies the Evaluative Predicate position in the model pattern.
可以
的
This part occupies the 的 position in the model pattern.
解决
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
的
是
This part occupies the 是 position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
这个问题是可以解决的。
This problem can be solved.
这道题是很简单的。
This question is quite simple.
那样的事情是不会发生的。
That kind of thing will not happen.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- State that a situation is possible, simple, or certain in your judgment.
- Strengthen an evaluative adjective or modal claim.
- Present a stance as the comment on an established topic.
Do not use it when
- Do not treat every 是…的 sentence as past-event focus.
- Do not place 的 before the evaluative predicate.
- Do not omit the predicate between 是 and 的.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
这个问题是的可以解决。
这个问题是可以解决的。
的 precedes the evaluation
The evaluative predicate 可以解决 must stand inside the frame before final 的.
这道题是的。
这道题是很简单的。
The stance predicate is missing
The frame requires an expressed evaluation such as 很简单 between 是 and 的.
这个问题是的可以解决。
The evaluative predicate 可以解决 must stand inside the frame before final 的.
这道题是的。
The frame requires an expressed evaluation such as 很简单 between 是 and 的.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with “是……的”句表看法或态度.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with “是……的”句表看法或态度. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
是……的 for Stance or Evaluation Questions
Is this the same as past-event 是…的?
No. This use reinforces a judgment, while the familiar event-focus use identifies circumstances of a known event.
Can 是 be omitted?
Related evaluative sentences may occur without 是, but this lesson covers the explicit 是…的 stance frame.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: Appendix A, Level 4 item 【四42】, PDF p. 217 (printed p. 211)
Places the stance or attitude use of 是…的 at Level 4 and supplies evaluative examples.
Official sourceModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed.
Ross, Ma, Chen, He and Yeh · Routledge · 2024
Locator: Chapter 57, Topic, Focus, and Emphasis
Distinguishes focus and emphasis functions from ordinary copular identification.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
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