In this sentence, the noun 食べ物 is modified by the sentence 昨日買った. Sentences which are used to modify nouns are always in the short form. When the modifying sentence is paired with the noun, the entire ...

One of the coolest things about the English language is how flexible it is. Verbs can be used as nouns. Adjectives can pinch hit for adverbs. Prepositions can fill in for conjunctions. Nouns can be ...

When a single adjective modifies two nouns, the attachment of that adjective can be ambiguous. Clarify the attachment by repeating the adjective for each noun it modifies. The following sentence ...