20140812 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has announced that the number of students attending elementary and junior high schools in Japan has declined since last year and is the lowest it has ever been.

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Q:次の動詞の S「V」O は何ですか?

A:
The Ministry [has announced] that以下の文
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the number of students [has declined] Oなし
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the number of students [is] the lowest
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it [has (ever been)]
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Q:次の準動詞の S「V」O は何ですか?

A:
the number of students [attending] (elementary and junior high) schools
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Q:「前」+O のメインの名詞は何ですか?説明しているのは何ですか?

A:
The Ministry ← [of] Education, Culture, Sports, Science (and) Technology
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the number ← [of] students
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(elementary and junior high) schools ← [in] Japan
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declined ← [since] last year
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Q:A「and,but,or」B の A と B は何ですか?

A:
Education, Culture, Sports, Science [and] Technology
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elementary schools
[and]
junior high schools
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the number of students [has declined]
[and]
the number of students [is] the lowest

Q:この「that」は関係詞、同格、名詞を作る、のどれですか?

A:
名詞を作る。S V (that) 文=Oなので。
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Q:説明関係を意識して文を読みます。

A:
1. The Ministry (of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) [has announced] that

2. the number of students ([attending] (elementary and junior high) schools (in Japan)) [has declined] (since last year)

3. and is the lowest (it has ever been)