Day 2：修飾語句の見極め ― 関係詞・分詞を（ ）で囲む

（ ）で囲む：
The employee (who submitted the highest number of suggestions this quarter) received a special award.

骨格： The employee received a special award.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The employee（その従業員が）
– V: received（受け取った）
– O: a special award（特別賞を）

（ ）で囲む：
The software program (developed by our engineering team) reduces processing time (by half).

骨格： The software program reduces processing time.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The software program（そのソフトウェアプログラムが）
– V: reduces（削減する）
– O: processing time（処理時間を）

（ ）で囲む：
Customers (who place orders before noon) will receive same-day delivery.

骨格： Customers will receive same-day delivery.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: Customers（顧客は）
– V: will receive（受け取る）
– O: same-day delivery（当日配達を）

（ ）で囲む：
The new guidelines (covering expense reimbursement) will take effect (next month).

骨格： The new guidelines will take effect.
– 文型：第1文型（S + V）
– S: The new guidelines（新しいガイドラインが）
– V: will take effect（施行される）

（ ）で囲む：
The branch manager, (who has worked with the company for over fifteen years), will retire (at the end of this fiscal year).

骨格： The branch manager will retire.
– 文型：第1文型（S + V）
– S: The branch manager（支店長が）
– V: will retire（退職する）

（ ）で囲む：
All products (manufactured at this facility) undergo strict quality checks (before shipment).

骨格： All products undergo strict quality checks.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: All products（全製品は）
– V: undergo（受ける）
– O: strict quality checks（厳格な品質検査を）

（ ）で囲む：
The consultant (who was hired to review the supply chain) identified several inefficiencies.

骨格： The consultant identified several inefficiencies.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The consultant（コンサルタントが）
– V: identified（特定した）
– O: several inefficiencies（いくつかの非効率点を）

（ ）で囲む：
Staff members (attending the seminar) are asked to sign in (at the registration desk) (upon arrival).

骨格： Staff members are asked to sign in.
– 文型：第2文型の受動態（S + V + C）
– S: Staff members（スタッフは）
– V: are asked（求められる）
– to sign in：補語（サインインすることを）

（ ）で囲む：
The warehouse (located near the port) handles most (of the company’s international shipments).

骨格： The warehouse handles most.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The warehouse（その倉庫が）
– V: handles（取り扱う）
– O: most of the company’s international shipments（会社の国際輸送品のほとんどを）

（ ）で囲む：
The report (which was distributed at yesterday’s meeting) outlined the key findings (of the market survey).

骨格： The report outlined the key findings.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The report（報告書が）
– V: outlined（概説した）
– O: the key findings（主要な調査結果を）

（ ）で囲む：
The annual report (prepared by the external auditors), (which covers the past three fiscal years), will be released (to the public) (next week).

骨格： The annual report will be released.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: The annual report（年次報告書が）
– V: will be released（公開される）

（ ）で囲む：
Employees (who complete the advanced certification program) will be given priority consideration (for leadership positions).

骨格： Employees will be given priority consideration.
– 文型：第4文型の受動態（S + V + O）
– S: Employees（従業員は）
– V: will be given（与えられる）
– O: priority consideration（優先的な検討を）

（ ）で囲む：
The conference center, (where most of our regional meetings are held), is undergoing renovation (until the end of March).

骨格： The conference center is undergoing renovation.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The conference center（会議センターが）
– V: is undergoing（受けている）
– O: renovation（改装を）

（ ）で囲む：
(Having received positive feedback from the pilot program), the management team decided (to roll out the initiative company-wide).

骨格： The management team decided to roll out the initiative.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The management team（経営チームが）
– V: decided（決定した）
– O: to roll out the initiative（その取り組みを展開することを）

（ ）で囲む：
The candidates (shortlisted for the regional director position) were invited (to attend a two-day assessment) (at the head office).

骨格： The candidates were invited to attend a two-day assessment.
– 文型：第5文型の受動態（S + V + O + C）
– S: The candidates（候補者たちは）
– V: were invited（招待された）
– to attend … ：目的語の補語

（ ）で囲む：
The new policy, (which was introduced to address rising operational costs), has been met (with mixed reactions) (from employees).

骨格： The new policy has been met with mixed reactions.
– 文型：第3文型の受動態（S + V + O）
– S: The new policy（新しい方針が）
– V: has been met with（受けてきた）
– O: mixed reactions（賛否両論を）

（ ）で囲む：
Passengers (traveling on international routes) must present a valid passport (along with their boarding pass) (at the gate).

骨格： Passengers must present a valid passport.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: Passengers（乗客は）
– V: must present（提示しなければならない）
– O: a valid passport（有効なパスポートを）

（ ）で囲む：
The training session (scheduled for Friday afternoon) has been moved (to the following Monday) (due to a scheduling conflict).

骨格： The training session has been moved.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: The training session（研修セッションが）
– V: has been moved（移動された）

（ ）で囲む：
The overseas branch, (which opened just two years ago), has already surpassed its initial sales targets (by a considerable margin).

骨格： The overseas branch has surpassed its initial sales targets.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The overseas branch（海外支店が）
– V: has surpassed（上回った）
– O: its initial sales targets（当初の販売目標を）

（ ）で囲む：
All items (purchased online) can be returned (to any of our retail locations) (within 30 days of delivery).

骨格： All items can be returned.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: All items（すべての商品は）
– V: can be returned（返品できる）

（ ）で囲む：
The HR department is looking for candidates (who have experience managing large teams) (in a fast-paced environment).

骨格： The HR department is looking for candidates.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The HR department（人事部が）
– V: is looking for（探している）
– O: candidates（候補者を）

（ ）で囲む：
The financial results (released this morning), (which exceeded analysts’ forecasts by a wide margin), sent the company’s stock price (to a record high).

骨格： The financial results sent the company’s stock price to a record high.
– 文型：第5文型（S + V + O + C）
– S: The financial results（財務結果が）
– V: sent（押し上げた）
– O: the company’s stock price（株価を）
– C: to a record high（過去最高値へ）

（ ）で囲む：
Employees (wishing to take unpaid leave) must submit a written request (to their department head) (at least four weeks in advance).

骨格： Employees must submit a written request.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: Employees（従業員は）
– V: must submit（提出しなければならない）
– O: a written request（書面による申請を）

（ ）で囲む：
The revised pricing structure, (announced at yesterday’s press conference), will be applied (to all new contracts) (signed after the first of next month).

骨格： The revised pricing structure will be applied.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: The revised pricing structure（改訂された価格体系が）
– V: will be applied（適用される）

（ ）で囲む：
The team (responsible for overseeing the construction project) submitted a detailed progress report (to the project director) (last Wednesday).

骨格： The team submitted a detailed progress report.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The team（チームが）
– V: submitted（提出した）
– O: a detailed progress report（詳細な進捗報告書を）

（ ）で囲む：
The legislation (that was passed last year), (which requires all companies with more than 50 employees to provide paid parental leave), will take full effect (in January).

骨格： The legislation will take full effect.
– 文型：第1文型（S + V）
– S: The legislation（その法律が）
– V: will take full effect（完全に施行される）

（ ）で囲む：
(Submitted ahead of the original deadline), the proposal outlined a cost-effective approach (to modernizing the company’s aging infrastructure).

骨格： The proposal outlined a cost-effective approach.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The proposal（提案書が）
– V: outlined（概説した）
– O: a cost-effective approach（費用対効果の高いアプローチを）

（ ）で囲む：
The feedback (gathered from employees) (who participated in the survey) was analyzed (by the human resources team) and used (to revise the company’s remote work policy).

骨格： The feedback was analyzed and used.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: The feedback（フィードバックが）
– V: was analyzed and used（分析され、活用された）

（ ）で囲む：
The CEO, (who founded the company more than two decades ago), announced that she would be stepping down (at the end of the current fiscal year).

骨格： The CEO announced that she would be stepping down.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The CEO（CEOが）
– V: announced（発表した）
– O: that she would be stepping down（退任するということを）

（ ）で囲む：
The new distribution center, (once fully operational), will be capable (of processing up to 10,000 orders per day), (significantly reducing delivery times across the region).

骨格： The new distribution center will be capable of processing up to 10,000 orders per day.
– 文型：第2文型（S + V + C）
– S: The new distribution center（新しい物流センターが）
– V: will be（〜の状態になる）
– C: capable of processing …（1日最大1万件の注文を処理できる）

（ ）で囲む：
The inspection report (submitted by the safety officer) identified three areas (requiring immediate attention) and proposed corrective measures (to be implemented within the next two weeks).

骨格： The inspection report identified three areas and proposed corrective measures.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O and V + O）
– S: The inspection report（点検報告書が）
– V: identified / proposed（特定した・提案した）
– O: three areas / corrective measures（3つの問題領域・是正措置を）

（ ）で囲む：
The agreement (reached between the two companies), (which had been in negotiations for nearly eight months), is expected (to reshape the competitive landscape of the industry).

骨格： The agreement is expected to reshape the competitive landscape.
– 文型：第2文型の受動態（S + V + C）
– S: The agreement（合意が）
– V: is expected（見込まれている）
– C: to reshape the competitive landscape（競争環境を再構築することが）

（ ）で囲む：
(Designed to streamline the onboarding process), the new digital platform allows managers (to assign training modules, track progress, and generate performance reports) (from a single interface).

骨格： The new digital platform allows managers to assign training modules, track progress, and generate performance reports.
– 文型：第5文型（S + V + O + C）
– S: The new digital platform（新しいデジタルプラットフォームが）
– V: allows（可能にする）
– O: managers（マネージャーに）
– C: to assign … / track … / generate …（〜することを）

（ ）で囲む：
The survey (conducted among 1,500 consumers), (whose responses were collected over a two-week period), revealed a significant shift (in purchasing preferences) (toward sustainable products).

骨格： The survey revealed a significant shift.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The survey（調査が）
– V: revealed（明らかにした）
– O: a significant shift（顕著な変化を）

（ ）で囲む：
(Having analyzed the data) (collected from the three-month trial), the research team concluded that the new treatment was (significantly) more effective (than the existing standard of care).

骨格： The research team concluded that the new treatment was more effective.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The research team（研究チームが）
– V: concluded（結論付けた）
– O: that the new treatment was more effective（新しい治療法の方が効果的であるということを）

（ ）で囲む：
The managing director, (who had overseen the company’s expansion into five new markets over the past decade), was presented (with a lifetime achievement award) (at last night’s industry gala).

骨格： The managing director was presented with a lifetime achievement award.
– 文型：第3文型の受動態（S + V + O）
– S: The managing director（マネージングディレクターが）
– V: was presented with（授与された）
– O: a lifetime achievement award（生涯功績賞を）

（ ）で囲む：
The partnership agreement (signed by both companies last week), (details of which were not made public), is believed (to include an exclusive licensing arrangement for the new technology).

骨格： The partnership agreement is believed to include an exclusive licensing arrangement.
– 文型：第2文型の受動態（S + V + C）
– S: The partnership agreement（提携協定が）
– V: is believed（信じられている）
– C: to include an exclusive licensing arrangement（独占ライセンス契約を含むと）

（ ）で囲む：
The construction project, (initially budgeted at $4.2 million), is now expected (to cost nearly twice that amount) (due to unforeseen complications) (arising from the site survey).

骨格： The construction project is expected to cost nearly twice that amount.
– 文型：第2文型の受動態（S + V + C）
– S: The construction project（建設プロジェクトが）
– V: is expected（見込まれている）
– C: to cost nearly twice that amount（その金額のほぼ2倍かかると）

（ ）で囲む：
(Recognizing the need to attract younger talent), the company has redesigned its recruitment strategy (to emphasize career development opportunities and a flexible work culture).

骨格： The company has redesigned its recruitment strategy.
– 文型：第3文型（S + V + O）
– S: The company（当社が）
– V: has redesigned（再設計した）
– O: its recruitment strategy（採用戦略を）

（ ）で囲む：
The restructuring plan, (which was first proposed by the incoming CEO) (at the board meeting) (held three months ago), has now been approved and will be implemented (in phases) (starting from the second quarter).

骨格： The restructuring plan has been approved and will be implemented.
– 文型：第1文型の受動態（S + V）
– S: The restructuring plan（組織再編計画が）
– V: has been approved / will be implemented（承認された・実施される）