freefall Posted November 1, 2006 at 05:19 AM Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 at 05:19 AM It seems that sometimes 从 can be omitted from certain 是。。。的 sentences: 我是学校毕业的。 我是从学校毕业的。 我是北京来的。 我是从北京来的。 As far as I can tell, if the preposition isn't 从, it can't be omitted: 我是到北京去的。 *WRONG: 我是北京去的。 Can anyone explain this grammar phenomenon. Also, a native speaker told me that there is a slight difference between 我是北京来的 (I live in beijing) and 我是从北京来的 (I was visiting beijing). Is this simply a case of omitting 从? If so, can any other prepositions be omitted? Or is it some other grammatical phenomenon like topic-comment or something? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
againstwind Posted November 1, 2006 at 02:43 PM Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 at 02:43 PM I don't think there is any difference between 我是北京来的 (I live in beijing) and 我是从北京来的 (I was visiting beijing) , indeed. But the former one is an informal way. It is probably an exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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