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ゆーき

(2)の文章構造を教えて欲しいです。
コロンで挿入されている部分が特に分かりません。
if〜は名詞節を導けますか？

One recent Halloween my five-year-old son entered a *pumpkin-decorating
contest at his school. He proudly took his entry to his school. It was a wild
combination of *carvings, paint and feathers which he had constructed himself. We
placed it among the other creative pumpkins witches, a snowman, and even a
5 bubble-gum-blowing pumpkin (wearing a baseball cap. I thought that the judges were
going to have a tough time choosing a winner.
They must have thought the same thing, because when we returned to the school
that evening, we discovered all the pumpkins had been awarded the same black-and-
gold ribbon>My son, eagerly looking to see if his entry had won, kept asking me,
10 "Which pumpkin won? Where's the winner?”
What could I say? "Well, it looks like everyone won. Look. You got a ribbon, son!"
Kids are smart. "Yeah, but who won?" he asked. I could sense his disappointment
- and my own. Why have a contest if you're not going to pick a winner? >
I understand that the school was trying to convey that everyone had done a great
15 job, but I worry [that
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a different message was sent that losing is a hardship no one
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Answer 1

✨ 最佳解答 ✨

サ変

コンマが付いていてややこしいときでも、とりあえずコンマの外を見て文型を取っていきます。

｢My son｣がS、コンマで挟まれている部分をとりあえず無視して、｢kept asking｣がV、｢me｣がO1、｢which pumpkin～winner?｣がO2になります。
《ask O1 O2 （O1にO2を尋ねる）》の形ですね。
あとは、コンマで挟まれている部分の｢if～｣は｢～かどうか｣という名詞節を導けます。

こんな感じでどうでしょうか？

ゆーき

ありがとうございます！助かりました🙇‍♂️