Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases
文法注意点 Phrases (a group of words with a noun or subject, but are not a full sentences) can be made into nouns. Though in Japanese there is no specific word, normally noun phrases are started with question words (words beginning in wh ) What I ate yesterday was chicken. 昨日食べたのはチキンです。 Where I traveled was France and Spain. 旅行したのはフランスとスペインです。 What I want you to do is study. やって欲しいのは勉強する事です。 I will go where you went yesterday. 昨日あなたが行った場所に行きます。
In this case, the wh words are not used for questions, but they can be thought of as having the same meaning as the _____ that.
What
>
The thing that
Where
>
The place where/that
When
>
The time that
How
>
The way that
In any situation, you can use either the wh word or the phrase when making noun phrases. What I want to do > The thing that I want to do Where I went
>
The place where/that I went
When I went to Africa
>
The time that I went to Africa
I like how you write
>
I like the way that you write
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ドリル 1. Please write the proper sentence according to the words in the parentheses "( )" Example. (Place / I lived six years ago is called Swampscott) Where I lived six years ago is called Swampscott. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. (Thing/ I ate was cake) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. (Way / I write is pretty) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. (Place / I work is Sony) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Please rewrite the sentence using the grammar point above Example: I went to New Zealand for vacation. The place that I went to for vacation was New Zealand. Where I went for vacation was New Zealand. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. I go to Shinjuku for work. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. I eat nattou every morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I write in a messy way. ________________________________________________________________________________
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4. I jog every morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I want to speak English fluently. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Jason passed the test. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. My friend goes to the beach every summer. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. I went to Australia five years ago. ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. I drink tea in the morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ If what follows the noun phrase is a sentence (a group of words with a subject and a verb), you must also use the word that after the verb to be . What I ate yesterday was chicken. Noun Phrase + be + Noun 昨日食べたのはチキンです。 What I said was that I like English. Noun phrase + be that + sentence
私が言ったのは映画が好きと言う事です。
How I write is neatly. Noun Phrase + be + adverb 私が書く方法はきれいです。 What I think is that your writing is neat. Noun phrase + be that + sentence 私が思うのはあなたの字がきれいということです。
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2. Please rewrite the sentence using the grammar point above Example: Arthur said that he likes sushi. The thing that Arthur said was that he likes sushi. What Arthur said he likes was that he likes sushi. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. John thinks that Tokyo is a good city. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Sam thinks that learning English is easy. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Jennifer knows that Tokyo is in Japan, not Africa. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Christine likes that her mom cooks her dinner everyday. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The fact that Jenny likes nattou shocked Arthur. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. I want to tell you that you re doing a great job. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Ken knows that Chris goes to New York every winter. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. My teacher said that I need to study more. ________________________________________________________________________________
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文法注意点 Phrases (a group of words with a noun or subject, but are not a full sentences) can be made into nouns. Though in Japanese there is no specific word, normally noun phrases are started with question words (words beginning in wh ) What I ate yesterday was chicken. 昨日食べたのはチキンです。 Where I traveled was France and Spain. 旅行したのはフランスとスペインです。 What I want you to do is study. やって欲しいのは勉強する事です。 I will go where you went yesterday. 昨日あなたが行った場所に行きます。
In this case, the wh words are not used for questions, but they can be thought of as having the same meaning as the _____ that.
What
>
The thing that
Where
>
The place where/that
When
>
The time that
How
>
The way that
In any situation, you can use either the wh word or the phrase when making noun phrases. What I want to do > The thing that I want to do Where I went
>
The place where/that I went
When I went to Africa
>
The time that I went to Africa
I like how you write
>
I like the way that you write
あなたの英語の先生を、見つけよう。
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Noun Phrases
ドリル 1. Please write the proper sentence according to the words in the parentheses "( )" Example. (Place / I lived six years ago is called Swampscott) Where I lived six years ago is called Swampscott. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. (Thing/ I ate was cake) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. (Way / I write is pretty) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. (Place / I work is Sony) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Please rewrite the sentence using the grammar point above Example: I went to New Zealand for vacation. The place that I went to for vacation was New Zealand. Where I went for vacation was New Zealand. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. I go to Shinjuku for work. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. I eat nattou every morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I write in a messy way. ________________________________________________________________________________
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4. I jog every morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I want to speak English fluently. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Jason passed the test. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. My friend goes to the beach every summer. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. I went to Australia five years ago. ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. I drink tea in the morning. ________________________________________________________________________________ If what follows the noun phrase is a sentence (a group of words with a subject and a verb), you must also use the word that after the verb to be . What I ate yesterday was chicken. Noun Phrase + be + Noun 昨日食べたのはチキンです。 What I said was that I like English. Noun phrase + be that + sentence
私が言ったのは映画が好きと言う事です。
How I write is neatly. Noun Phrase + be + adverb 私が書く方法はきれいです。 What I think is that your writing is neat. Noun phrase + be that + sentence 私が思うのはあなたの字がきれいということです。
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2. Please rewrite the sentence using the grammar point above Example: Arthur said that he likes sushi. The thing that Arthur said was that he likes sushi. What Arthur said he likes was that he likes sushi. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. John thinks that Tokyo is a good city. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Sam thinks that learning English is easy. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Jennifer knows that Tokyo is in Japan, not Africa. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Christine likes that her mom cooks her dinner everyday. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The fact that Jenny likes nattou shocked Arthur. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. I want to tell you that you re doing a great job. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Ken knows that Chris goes to New York every winter. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. My teacher said that I need to study more. ________________________________________________________________________________
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