Relative Clauses and Adjective Placement


How would you add adjectives inside a relative clause to the thing being
modified? Is the placement set?

For example, in this sentence, can "new" come directly before computer (1) or
should it be within the clause (2) or would even outside the clause be
preferred (3)?

妹は学校に(3)お母さんが(2)買った(1)パソコンを持ってくる。




I think (1) is best. (2) is unnatural. If you want to place 新しい at (2), you
need to change 新しい to the continuative form of it, which is 新しく, because the
adjective modifies a verb 買う.

You can place 新しい or 新しく at (3), but If 新しい is placed at (3), a comma is
necessary between 新しい and お母さん because it can mean 新しいお母さん(new mother).




I think (1) is best. (2) is unnatural. If you want to place 新しい at (2), you
need to change 新しい to the continuative form of it, which is 新しく, because the
adjective modifies a verb 買う.

You can place 新しい or 新しく at (3), but If 新しい is placed at (3), a comma is
necessary between 新しい and お母さん because it can mean 新しいお母さん(new mother).

