(no subject)

[kittydesade]

And backing up over everything. Beep beep beep.
Remember, the noun modifying clause comes before the noun which is modified.

1.こうえんに行って、　サンドウィチをつくる　子供でした。　
[park; clause object] [motion-to particle] [go; clause verb], [sandwich; clause object] [direct object particle] [to make; clause verb] [child; object of clause] [copula verb]

2. かみが　くろくて、　目が　大きい　子供でした。　　　
[hair; clause subject] [subject particle] [black; clause predicate adjective], [eye(s); clause subject] [subject particle] [large; clause predicate adjective] [child; object of clause] [copula verb]

3. 音楽を聞いて、　シェイクスピアのぎきょくをみる　子供でした。
[music; clause object] [direct object particle] [to listen; clause verb], [Shakespeare; clause object] [possessive particle] [play; object of possessive] [direct object particle] [to see, watch; clause verb] [child; object of clause] [copula verb]

４．病院で　アルバイトをして、　フランス語を勉強する　子供でした。
[hospital; clause adjectival phrase?] [location particle] [part-time job; clause object] [direct object particle] [to-do; clause verb], [french; clause object] [direct object particle] [to study; clause verb] [child; object of clause] [copula verb]

５．木を登って、　こうえんであそぶ　子供でした。
[tree; clause object] [direct object particle] [to climb; clause verb], [park; clause adjective] [location particle] [to play; clause verb] [child; object of clause] [copula verb]

The noun modifying clause comes before the noun which is modified.
Verbs concerning the present or continuous situations are in the plain present tense.
Verbs and adjectives concerning the past are in the plain present or past forms.

Use the present tense when a modifying clause describes a characteristic of a person or thing even though the sentence is in the past tense.

I think. Pokity poke.


I'm torn between being all "yay, I have helpers!" and "yay, I have filthy assistants!" I guess that depends on how up these people are on their Spider Jerusalem, because there's really a whole lot of room for misunderstanding there. Still, I have help. Which is the key thing. And very much welcome. I also have Twizzlers, which is good, and query letters to write, which is bad. On the plus side, some of that support material is already written, so there's that.

Oof. It's still cold. I don't want it to be cold anymore. I want it to be warm and spring already. I want ... well, I want a lot of things. Right now I'll settle for warmth and more hours in the day. Okay, not so much that last part, I've learned how to cope with everything I want to get done and do everything I need to do and so on. I've even learned how to (gasp, shock) cope with taking a vacation or an enforced vacation due to illness for a bit. I just want more. So I can do more. Because I have an active brain.