In a message dated 2004-09-16 8:26:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> > > N1 is N2 who does V.
> > >
> > > Mr. Ito is a student who is graduating this year.
> > >
> >Does that also mean "Mr. Ito, who is graduating this year, is a student"?
> >
> >In other words, is this formula also equivalent to "N1, who V, is N2"?
> >
> >stevo
> >
> 
> 
> It emphasizes something different depending on where you put the "who V". In 
> the first sentence, it sounds like the topic is students who are graduating 
> that year, and Mr. Ito is an example of one. In the second sentence, the 
> emphasis is more on Mr. Ito or just students, but not students that are 
> graduating.
> 

I suspected as much.  So how would the second one be translated?  

stevo


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