Lesson 9. Grammar Item #2

The student that is reading a book over there is Michiko.

· She is reading a book over there [Non-polite] (Relative Clause) àあそこで　ほんを　よんで　いる。

· The student is Michiko [Polite] à

がくせいは　みちこさんです。

· an interesting person = a person that is interesting à

おもしろい　ひと

He/she is interesting. à

おもしろい。

a person à

ひと

cf. a person that likes cats à

ねこが　すきな　ひと

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Place any describing clause or adjective immediately before the described noun. Make the described noun a gap in the relative clause, i.e., not expressかれが as in おもしろいひと ‘a person that is interesting’.

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１）あそこで　ほんを　よんで　いるがくせいは　みちこさんです。

a) People who do physical exercises are healthy.

b) I like those who do not smoke.

c) A letter came from a friend that got married last year.