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Originally Posted by snbzk
Why is it that both の and が can be used in that sentence but not the following sentence?
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Alright, snbzk, I've finally found the answer after a weekend of research. The explanation in my last post wasn't too accurate, I apologize.
の and が are only interchangeable when they are used in the clause that constitutes the
subject of the sentence.
In the sentence 「父（ が/の ）作るラーメンはとてもおいしいです。」, ラーメン is the subject. Therefore, you have a choice of の or が.
But in the sentence 「これは昨日私（ が ）買ったシャツです。」, the subject is これ. Therefore, the only possible particle after 私 will be が.