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The sentence “I wonder who this American woman he talks about is.” has a specific structure in English. Here’s a breakdown:
Main Clause主節:
“I wonder”
Subject: I
Verb: wonder
This expresses the speaker’s curiosity or questioning.
Subordinate Clause従属節 (Indirect Question)接疑問文:
“who this American woman he talks about is”
The clause functions as the object of the verb wonder. It’s an indirect question.
Components of the Subordinate Clause:
Interrogative word: who
This introduces the question and serves as the subject of the embedded clause.
Noun phrase: this American woman
Refers to the person in question.
Relative clause: he talks about
he (subject of the relative clause)
talks (verb)
about (preposition indicating the object of discussion).
Copular verb: is
Links the subject who to its complement.
Word Order語順:
Note that the word order in the indirect question differs from a direct question.
間接疑問文の語順は直接疑問文と異なることに注意
Direct: “Who is this American woman he talks about?”
Indirect: “I wonder who this American woman he talks about is.”
The verb is comes at the end in the indirect question.
This structure is typical when embedding a question into a larger sentence as a subordinate clause.
この構造は、質問を従属節として大きな文に埋め込む場合に典型的です。
specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/ 特定の
structure /ˈstrʌktʃər/ 構造
breakdown /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ 分析、分解
Main /meɪn/ 主要な
Clause /klɔːz/ 節
Subject /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ 主語
Verb /vɜːrb/ 動詞
expresses /ɪkˈspresɪz/ 表す
curiosity /ˌkjʊriˈɒsəti/ 好奇心
questioning /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ 質問、疑問
Subordinate /səˈbɔːrdɪnət/ 従属的な
Indirect /ˌɪndəˈrekt/ 間接的な
functions /ˈfʌŋkʃənz/ 機能する
object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ 目的語
embedded /ɪmˈbedɪd/ 埋め込まれた
Components /kəmˈpoʊnənts/ 構成要素
Interrogative /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/ 疑問の
word /wɜːrd/ 単語
introduces /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːsɪz/ 紹介する
serves /sɜːrvz/ 役立つ
noun /naʊn/ 名詞
phrase /freɪz/ 句
Refers /rɪˈfɜːrz/ 指す
relative /ˈrelətɪv/ 関係
preposition /ˌprepəˈzɪʃən/ 前置詞
indicating /ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/ 示している
discussion /dɪˈskʌʃən/ 議論
Copular /ˈkɒpjələr/ 連結の
links /lɪŋks/ 結びつける
complement /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ 補語
Order /ˈɔːrdər/ 順序
Note /noʊt/ 注意する
differs /ˈdɪfərz/ 異なる
direct /dəˈrekt/ 直接的な
typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/ 典型的な
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