Why is there a noun at the end of this sentence?


From [an article on ghosts](http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2016/03/07/yuka-
kudo_n_9398868.html):

> 「私【わたし】は死【し】んだのですか？」と言【い】った直後【ちょくご】に姿【すがた】を消【け】した女性【じょせい】




Simple. That's because it's a **_[relative-
clauses](/questions/tagged/relative-clauses "show questions tagged 'relative-
clauses'")_**. It means:

> A woman who disappeared immediately after saying "Am I dead?"

**Relative-clauses** - For example, a sentence like those:

> `<A noun>` (that, who, which...) `<A verb>`

> `<A noun>` (that, who, which...) `<A noun>`+`<A verb>`

In Japanese, its syntax is:

> `<a verb>` `<a noun>`

For more infomation, see:

  * [Relative clauses distinguishing whom/with which/that](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/14541/14627)
  * [日本語における relative clause (関係詞節?) とは？](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/41503/14627)

  * [Relative clause - Wikipedia in English](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_clause)

    * [関係節](https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%96%A2%E4%BF%82%E7%AF%80) (Japanese version)
  * [Tag wiki](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/tags/relative-clauses/info) - (But there is no explanation! only excerpt)

