*Note : Translation are below.

(1) a : Kore wa jisho desu ka.
     b : Hai, sore wa jisho desu.

(2) a : Sore wa tsukue desu ka.
     b : Iie, kore wa tsukue dewa arimasen.

(3) a : Are wa isu desu ka.
     b : Hai, so desu ne.

(4) a : Are wa borupen desu ka, enpitsu desu ka.
     b : Are wa borupen desu.

(5) a : Kore wa nan desu ka.
     b : Sore wa hasami desu.

(6) a : Sore wa nan desu ka.
     b : Kore wa shinbun desu.
     a : Kore mo shinbun desu ka.
     b : Hai, sore mo shinbun desu.
     a : Are mo shinbun desu ka.
     b : Iie, are wa shinbun dewa arimasen.
     a : Soredewa, are wa nan desu ka.
     b : Zasshi desu.

Translation

(1) a : Is this your dictionary ?
     b : Yes, that is my dictionary.

(2) a : Is that a desk ?
     b : No, this is not a desk.

(3) a : Is that one over there a chair ?
     b : Yes, that's right.

(4) a : Is that one over there a ball-pen or a pencil ?
     b : That one over there is a ball-pen.

(5) a : What is this ?
     b : That is ( a pair of ) scissors.

(6) a : What is that ?
     b : This is a newspaper.
     a : Is this a newspaper too ?
     b : Yes, that is a newspaper too.
     a : Is that one over there a newspaper too ?
     b : No, that one over there is not a newspaper.
     a : In that case, what is that one over there ?
     b : ( That one over there ) is a magazine.

Vocabulary

kore ( this )
sore ( that )
are ( that one over there )
nan ( what )
mo ( too,also )
 borupen ( ball-pen )
jisho ( dictionary )
enpitsu ( pencil )
tsukue (desk )
isu ( chair )
hasami ( scissors )
shinbun ( newspaper )
zasshi ( magazine )
soredewa ( in that case )

Structure
 (1) [ Subject wa Noun desu ]
     
       Subject      Noun 
       Kore    wa  pen    desu.                  ( This is a pen. )
       Kore    wa  pen    desu ka.             ( Is this a pen ? )
       Kore    wa  pen    dewa arimasen.  ( This is not a pen. )
"Sore" and "Are" can be used as subjects too.

(2) [ nan --- what ]

Kore wa nan desu ka. ( What is this ? )
Kore wa enpitsu desu. ( This is a pencil. )

"Sore" and "Are" can be used as subjects too.

(3) [ or ]

              Noun 1                Noun 2
Kore wa enpitsu   desu ka,   hon     desu ka.
Is this      a pencil   or         a book  ?

(4) [ mo --- also / too / either ]

          Particle
Kore    wa      hon desu.
Kore    mo      hon desu.     本 hon : book

      Kore mo hon desu ka.                  ( Is this a book too ? )
--> Hai, kore mo hon desu.                ( Yes, this is a book too. )
--> Iie, kore wa hon dewa arimasen.  ( No, this is not a book. )

Naturally, the negative does not need "mo".

      Kore wa hon dewa arimasen. ( This is not a book. )
--> Sore mo hon dewa arimasen. (This not a bokk either. )

"mo" is used in the case to mean "either".

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