In a message dated 2004-09-09 6:49:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> She thought the idea (of continuing a heartless, meandering > relationship with someone one had passionately been in love) > intolerable and desolate > > If you take out the subclause in parenthesis which describes the idea, > it would become: > > She thought the idea ( ) intolerable and desolate. > > which I believe is proper, although you may argue for: > > She thought the idea ( ) to be/was intolerable and desolate. > This is absolutely correct, but, as I said in my previous post, the part in parentheses is so long and compicated that it may be better to put the two adjectives up front where they won't get lost. This may seem off-topic out of context, but it is still part of the discussion about how to translate the Japanese sentence, and so I feel it is warranted to continue this on the list. stevo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
