Sentence ending in 娘

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It's difficult for me to understand why both lines end in 娘. Is this some sort of quirk? It's from a character bio in Tokimeki Memorial 2. The general meaning of the sentence is clear, but the ending is confusing me.

「運動大好き、スポ一ツ娘

勉強もよくできる娘」

Are these sentences from character descriptions? – Angelos Nov 09 '20 at 03:27 — Angelos, Nov 09 '20 at 03:27
Yes, it's a report from another schoolmate ingame. – Rivers Nov 09 '20 at 04:28 — Rivers, Nov 09 '20 at 04:28
Are you familiar with the attributive form? – istrasci Nov 09 '20 at 05:11 — istrasci, Nov 09 '20 at 05:11

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '20 at 14:57

Simply, だ or です is omitted after 娘. Technically, this is called 体言止め. だ/です is usually omitted in titles, captions, headlines, tables, and so on. (Even in English, obvious phrases like "this is a" are left out in captions, etc.)

スポ一ツ娘【むすめ】 is a set phrase meaning "sporty girl". 勉強もよくできる娘【こ】 is a noun phrase with a relative clause, "a girl who is also good at studies". (Note that 娘 in a context like this usually just means "girl" rather than "daughter", and is read こ as a standalone noun.)

Sentence ending in 娘

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