Quiz : dependent clause 29-2
Noun Clause
Noun Clause
Noun modifiers
Demonstrative Pronoun + Noun
あの ほん
( that book )
Pronoun の + Noun
わたしの ほん
( my book )
Adjective + Noun
むずかしい ほん
( a difficult book )
Noun-modifying clause
A noun-modifying clause is not a sentence. It is a clause that modifies the noun, no matter how long.
A subject in a noun-modifying clause is marked by “が” not “は”. A verb is used in its Plain Form, not Polite Form.
‘noun-modifying clause’ + Noun
わたしが いま よんでいる ほん
( a book that I am reading now )
note
A noun-modifying clause can be used as a subject or object or other pieces, in a sentence.
Subject
sangurasu [o] kakete-iru otokonohito [wa] jirō-desu.
( A man who is wearing sunglasses is Jiro. )
Object
ema-san [ga] yaita kēki [o] morai-mashita.
( I got a cake that Emma baked. )
Other
watashitachi [wa] jirō [ga] yoku iku kafe [e] iki-mashita.
( We went to a cafe that Jiro often visits. )
If the subject in main clause is same as the subject in noun clause, you should take it off the subject from noun clause.
watashi [wa] kinō katta shatsu [o] kite-imasu.
( I’m wearing a shirt that I bought yesterday. )
Who is the man wearing glasses?
The bus that is stopping over there is bound for Shibuya.
I ordered the dishes that Mr.Suzuki always orders.
to order : ちゅうもん します
I forgot my hat at the cafe that I visited yesterday with my friend.

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