Why is neither て nor ます form used here?


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The sentence in question: その日の朝は、いつもと全く変わらない、平凡な朝だった。

My attempt at translation: "This days morning, really as always nothing
changed and it was an ordinary morning."

I usually would expect 変わらない to be either て or ます form to formally connect to
the noun 朝 which it modifies. But instead, it's just plain form. Did I miss
out on something, or is this just a question of style?




This is simply because いつもと全く変わらない is a _relative clause_ that modifies 平凡な朝.
Of course a relative clause does not end with て/で/ます. Don't be misguided by
the comma :D (Alternatively, you can think いつもと全く変わらない and 平凡な independently
modify 朝.)

> その日の朝は、いつもと全く変わらない、平凡な朝だった。  
>  It was an ordinary morning that was no different than usual.




This is simply because いつもと全く変わらない is a _relative clause_ that modifies 平凡な朝.
Of course a relative clause does not end with て/で/ます. Don't be misguided by
the comma :D (Alternatively, you can think いつもと全く変わらない and 平凡な independently
modify 朝.)

> その日の朝は、いつもと全く変わらない、平凡な朝だった。  
>  It was an ordinary morning that was no different than usual.

