Disambiguating info inside the sentence

Following is an example of Step 1 of the Disambiguation Procedure:

'Nèigè rén tā shì shéi?' ('那个 人, 他 是 谁?', Lit: 'That person, he is who?)

Neige (singular): That
Neige (plural): Those
ren (singular): person
ren (plural): people/persons
ta (singular): he
shi: BE
shei: who

The first two words, 'neige' and 'ren', may be singular or plural. However, 'ta' is singular, and so provides the necessary information within the sentence to disambiguate the two options for 'neige' and 'ren'.

2006-04-03 05:58:00pm (GMT +10) kyy