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           given situation already existed.The similar contrast that is found in basic
           grammar is - hd ga ii as in (2).
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                (You should /had better go there right away.)
       2.  In terms of  the choice of  particles there are three patterns for the N
           (da / dearu) to sum  structure: that is, N1  {ga / o / wa} NZ (da / deam)
           to sum.








           The  most  basic  one is  the ga-version, i.e.,  (3b)  and it means  'Let's
           assume that (not something else but) the temperature is constant.' In the
           o-version, i.e., (3c), the original subject of  (3b) has been changed to a
           direct object o. The o-version translates into English as  'Let's  assume
           the  temperature  to  be  constant'  in  which  the  original  subject  has
           changed to the direct object, just  as in the Japanese version. In (3a) 'the
           temperature' is presented as the topic of the sentence. The similar parti-
           cle choice is observed in the omou construction.


                    (As for the movie, I believe that it is interesting.)


                    (I believe that (not something else but) the movie is inter-
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                    (I believe the movie to be interesting.)
           Note also that in (3) the copula da can be dropped in (3a) and (3c), but
           not in (3b).
        I.  Compare N to sum in [la] and [2a] and N ni sum in [lb] and [2b].
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