But is it possible to reduce “that” before “they feared were too political” in this case? I’m sure you must put “that” or “which” if we don’t have “they feared”. Can I get your another advice to this?

Simitthedog

3 Dec 2022

Turkish
English (US)

@Kosuke_Aizawa consider these examples where you can drop “that”:
The book that you gave me
The book you gave me

The demands that they found too political
The demands they found too political
(similar to the sentence you gave)

us4gi

3 Dec 2022

English (US)

>I’m pretty sure you have to put “that” or “which” if we don’t have “they feared”. Can I get more advice from you on this?

You're right.

・demands that they feared were too political　◯
・demands they feared were too political ◯
・demands that were too political ◯
・demands were too political ✘（this makes it a full-blown clause and not a noun）

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Kosuke_Aizawa

3 Dec 2022

Japanese

Now I fully understand. I think I’ve wanted to check if “demands were too political” structure is wrong. Thank you for understanding my question us4g, simitthedog !

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What does But at almost every other rally, demonstrators tamped down demands they feared were too political.

I don’t understand the structure of this sentence. Like what is the subject and what is the verb? I appreciate your helps. mean?

What does But at almost every other rally, demonstrators tamped down demands they feared were too political. I don’t understand the structure of this sentence. Like what is the subject and what is the verb? I appreciate your helps. mean? See a translation

subject→demonstratorsverb→tamp(This is a VERY rare word. I couldn't even explain exactly what it means without looking it up.)...object→demands (plural)※どんなdemandsかというと、demands they feared were too political

Tamp down means weaken, decrease severity.

@Kosuke_Aizawa consider these examples where you can drop “that”:The book that you gave meThe book you gave meThe demands that they found too political The demands they found too political(similar to the sentence you gave)

What does But at almost every other rally, demonstrators tamped down demands they feared were too political.

I don’t understand the structure of this sentence. Like what is the subject and what is the verb? I appreciate your helps. mean?

subject→demonstrators
verb→tamp
(This is a VERY rare word. I couldn't even explain exactly what it means without looking it up.)

...object→demands (plural)
※どんなdemandsかというと、demands they feared were too political

@Kosuke_Aizawa consider these examples where you can drop “that”:
The book that you gave me
The book you gave me

The demands that they found too political
The demands they found too political
(similar to the sentence you gave)