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SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE GRAMMAR
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asna.
0, [%~T/I.I~-BE~SI~$QBB~~:Q~-T-$IZ]
11
(= (39))
(When [we examine the progress in opto-electronics up to the present,
on the other hand,] we can say that [optic fiber communication has
been a major thrust (in terms of progress).])
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3*iL
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d.b.3
b, t
(Because our president cannot attend, it looks like [tomorrow's meet-
ing will be cancelled.])
ti $2 nlhh. G
(47) 19925?O%,~+--T--> s --TI$, [3 f&RWr2Y2P[2 [l i5";,II 2
c:&b&] $fiL~\] m1'*9$u#LI:] p-m124#%~
[I
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(In the Tokyo Motor Show in 1992, many autos3 were exhibited
[which contain (lit. mounted) fuel-efficient engines and engines2
[which utilized new energy1 [to replace ga~oline.]~]~]~)
Guideline 4: Identify the modifying and modified elements accurately when
an NP contains an ambiguous modification relationship.
(48) provides examples of NPs which contain ambiguous modification rela-
tionships.

*Here, Enerugi 'energy' has a double modifier.
**When a structure is complex, using scope identification numbers may be helpful, as in
(47).