ENGLISH GRAMMAR 36

06/02/2021

A. 文修飾副詞
  1. Probably we know only a small part of life.
    (=It is probable that we know only a small part of life.)
  2. Additionally, in Tomino’s stories the traditional conflict was less clear.
B. 副詞節中の「主語 + be動詞」の省略
  1. When (it is) wound up, it will “talk" while (it is) holding a cup of tea.
  2. Though (he was) very young, he had a talent for directing the other workers.
C. 挿入節(句)
  1. What do you think are the origins of Japanese interest in robots?
    cf. What are the origins of Japanese interest in robots?
  2. The speaker, whose name nobody knew, was a man of about fifty.
  3. In Japan, unlike in Europe, the technology for automata was regarded as art.

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