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　「子子子子子子子子子子子子」を読めるでしょうか。これは「猫の子仔猫、獅子の子仔獅子」という意味です。これの英語版を解いてみましょう。

問題

１、 I think that that that that that boy wrote is wrong

２、 I never saw a saw saw a saw

３、It's that that that that that that that man said

４、The gaps between Fish and and and and and chips are unequal

５、Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

６、A canner can can anything that he can can , but he can't can a can, can he?

　句読点をつける例文

７、James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better

effect on the teacher.

８、That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is

解説　

１、「私はあの少年が書いたあの”that”は(使い方を)間違っていると思う」

　I think that that that that that boy wrote is wrong

　I think 　①that　 ②that 　③that 　④ that 　⑤ that boy wrote is wrong

　　①接続詞(that節)　　②指示形容詞that(あの)　③代名詞 that

　　④関係代名詞(which = that)　⑤指示形容詞 that(あの)

　「私はあの少年が書いたあの”that”は間違っていると思う」

２、「私は一度ものこぎりがのこぎりを切るのを見たことがない」

　　I never saw a saw saw a saw

　　 I never 　①saw a 　②saw 　③saw a 　④saw

　　　①見た　②のこぎり　③切る　④のこぎり

３、「あの男の人が言ったあのあれとはあのあれのことだよ」

　　It's that that that that that that that man said

　　 It's 　①that 　②that 　③that 　④that 　⑤that 　⑥that　⑦ that man said

　　　①指示形容詞　②代名詞　③接続詞　④指示形容詞　⑤代名詞

　　　⑥関係代名詞　⑦指示形容詞

４、「魚とandとandとchipsの間隔は等しくない」

　　The gaps between Fish and and and and and chips are unequal

　　The gaps between “Fish” and “and” and “and” and “chips” are unequal

５、バッファローのバッファローが怯えさせるバッファローのバッファローは、

　バッファローのバッファローを怯えさせる。

　　Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

　　①Buffalo　② buffalo　 ③Buffalo　④ buffalo 　⑤buffalo 　⑥buffalo

　　⑦Buffalo 　⑧buffalo

　　　①バッファロー市の　②水牛　③バッファロー市の　④水牛

　　　⑤怯えさせる　⑥怯えさせる　⑦バッファロー市の　⑧水牛

６、缶詰を作る人は何でも缶詰に出来るけど、缶そのものは缶詰にできない、

　　そうでしょ？

　　A canner can can anything that he can can , but he can't can a can, can he?

A canner　 ①can 　②can anything that he 　③can 　④can , but he can't 　　

　　⑤can a　⑥ can, 　⑦can he?

　　①助動詞　②缶詰にする　③助動詞　④缶詰にする　⑤缶詰にする

　　⑥缶　⑦助動詞

７、「ジェームズはジョンがhadを使ったのに対しhad had を使ったhad hadは

　　　先生にとってより好印象だった」

　　James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better

effect on the teacher.

　　James , while John had had “had” , had had “had had” ; “had had” had had

a better effect on the teacher

　　James , while John　① had　 ②had　 ③“had” , 　④had　⑤ had　

　　 ⑥“had had” ; 　⑦“had had” 　⑧had　⑨ had　a better effect on the teacher

　　①過去完了形　②過去分詞　③had　④過去完了　⑤過去分詞

　　⑥had had 　⑦had had 　⑧過去完了形　⑨過去分詞

８、「存在するものは、在る。存在しないものは、在らず。あれはそれか？

　　　それである。」

　　　That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is

　　　That that is , is. That that is not , is not. Is that it? It is.