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H M Posted 12 years ago
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the strict hierarchy characteristic of...
Hello,
Could you tell me if my understanding is correct regarding the sentence below??
Even today, other urban centers, including Tokyo, still tend to have the strict hierarchy characteristic of samurai culture, but Osaka has always had a more horizontal social structure.
In my understanding, the word "hierarchy" is a nound but used like an adjective in this sentence.
So, if I split a part " the strict hierarchy characteristic of samurai culture", I think it should be " the strict hierarchy characteristic / of samurai culture".
But my reference book says that "that is" is omitted between "hierarchy" and "characteristic".
So, it should be " the strict hierarchy / that is characteristic of samurai culture".
Is that so??
I never came up with the idea that "that is" is omitted between "hierarchy" and "characteristic".
Thank you for your help in advance!
Could you tell me if my understanding is correct regarding the sentence below??
Even today, other urban centers, including Tokyo, still tend to have the strict hierarchy characteristic of samurai culture, but Osaka has always had a more horizontal social structure.
In my understanding, the word "hierarchy" is a nound but used like an adjective in this sentence.
So, if I split a part " the strict hierarchy characteristic of samurai culture", I think it should be " the strict hierarchy characteristic / of samurai culture".
But my reference book says that "that is" is omitted between "hierarchy" and "characteristic".
So, it should be " the strict hierarchy / that is characteristic of samurai culture".
Is that so??
I never came up with the idea that "that is" is omitted between "hierarchy" and "characteristic".
Thank you for your help in advance!
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H M In my understanding, the word "hierarchy" is a nound but used like an adjective in this sentence. No. Here is the structure: s till tend to have the strict hierarchy [which is] characteristic of samurai culture ...
- H M In my understanding, the word "hierarchy" is a nound but used like an adjective in this sentence.
- No.
- Here is the structure: s till tend to have the strict hierarchy [which is] characteristic of samurai culture ...
- Is that so??
- Yes, or 'that'.
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H MIn my understanding, the word "hierarchy" is a nound but used like an adjective in this sentence.No. Here is the structure: still tend to have the strict hierarchy [which is] characteristic of samurai culture...
H MSo, it should be " the strict hierarchy / that is characteristic of samurai culture".Is that so?
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Thank you for your reply!
I understand the structure.
And I've found that some dictionary says "characteristic of..." is used as an idiom...
Now I'm wondering, if the "of samurai culture..."part is omitted, which is "the strict hierarchy characteristic", then, does "hierarchy" work as an adjective? The meaning of the sentence is different from the original one though...
I understand the structure.
And I've found that some dictionary says "characteristic of..." is used as an idiom...
Now I'm wondering, if the "of samurai culture..."part is omitted, which is "the strict hierarchy characteristic", then, does "hierarchy" work as an adjective? The meaning of the sentence is different from the original one though...
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H MNow I'm wondering, if the "of samurai culture..."part is omitted, which is "the strict hierarchy characteristic", then, does "hierarchy" work as an adjective?No.
H MThis material is read aloud by a native English speaker (has a sound CD) and she pauses between" characteristic" and "of" instead of between hierarchy" and "characterist
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Mister MicawberReaders often pause for no apparent reason.I see.
I didn't know that...!
Thank you!
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