是我叫他休息的
“I told him to rest.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是我 叫 他休息 的
“I told him to rest.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Family members often step in to shield younger members from scolding, prompting straight factual responses from elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it was me / it is I who
Used at the front of a sentence using the shi...de cleft construction to emphasize the agent of an action.
told him to rest
A causative phrase where the speaker grants permission or instructs another person to take a break.
Functions as part of the shi...de emphatic focus construction confirming the past occurrence.