N4 Grammar · Test 34

見ることができます means 'can see.' The sentence reads: 'On days with good weather, you can see the distant mountains from here.' 見る is a volitional/action verb, so 見ることができる (potential) is the correct way to express ability to see something.

• 2見えることができます is incorrect because 見える is already a potential/spontaneous verb meaning 'can be seen/is visible.' Adding ことができる to an already-potential form is redundant and ungrammatical.
• 3見ることがあります means 'there are times when I see,' which uses 〜ことがある (experience/occurrence pattern). This changes the meaning to 'sometimes I see,' which does not fit the context of describing what is possible on good-weather days.
• 4見えることがあります means 'there are times when (the mountains) are visible.' While 見える itself is fine, 〜ことがあります shifts the meaning to 'sometimes,' implying it only happens occasionally. The sentence describes a consistent possibility on good-weather days, not an occasional occurrence.

• 見みることができる — can see (potential form using ことができる)
• 見みえる — can be seen, is visible (spontaneous/potential verb)
• とおく — far away, distant

かどうか means 'whether or not.' The sentence reads: 'I don't know whether he will be happy with this present.' かどうか is used after a verb to embed a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — here, 'whether (he will be pleased) or not' is embedded under わかりません (I don't know).

• 1かを is ungrammatical. The question particle か cannot be followed by the object particle を in this construction. Embedded yes/no questions use かどうか, not かを.
• 2のに means 'even though' or 'in order to' depending on context. Neither meaning fits here — the sentence is not expressing contrast or purpose, but uncertainty about whether he will be pleased.
• 4ように means 'so that' or 'in the way that.' This would make the sentence 'I don't know so that he will be happy,' which is nonsensical. The sentence requires an embedded question, not a purpose clause.

• かどうか — whether or not (embedded yes/no question)
• よろこぶ — to be pleased, to be glad
• わかる — to understand, to know

Option 2 「した」 is correct. The pattern being tested is V-た + ことがある, meaning 'have experienced doing ~ (at least once).' The verb must be in the past tense (た-form) before ことがある. けいけんする → けいけんした + ことがある = 'have experienced (doing) ~.' The full sentence means: 'I have experienced this kind of thing before.'

• 1「する」 is the dictionary form. V-辞書形 + ことがある is not the correct pattern for expressing experience. The た-form (した) is required.
• 3「するの」 uses の as a nominalizer, but の + ことがある is not a valid pattern for expressing past experience. The た-form is needed.
• 4「しよう」 is the volitional form ('let's do ~'). V-よう + ことがある is not a valid construction for expressing experience.

• 〜たことがある — have experienced doing ~ (at least once); requires V-た form
• けいけん(経験)する — to experience
• 今いままで — until now / so far

Option 1 「起きろ」 is correct. The pattern being tested is the imperative (命令形) form of a verb. For godan/ichidan verbs, the imperative is formed differently. 起きる (おきる, a ichidan/一段 verb) → imperative form: 起きろ ('Wake up!'). The context is someone urging another person to wake up quickly, warning that they'll be late for school. The full sentence means: 'Hurry up and wake up! You'll be late for school!'

• 2「起きず」 is the negative continuative form (〜ず). This means 'without waking up,' which is the opposite of what the context requires (a command to wake up).
• 3「起きるな」 is the negative imperative ('Don't wake up!'). This is the opposite of the intended meaning; the speaker wants the person to wake up, not to stay asleep.
• 4「起きいて」 is not a valid verb form. There is no such conjugation for 起きる. This appears to be a distractor with an impossible form.

• 起おきる — to wake up
• 〜ろ (命令形) — imperative ending for ichidan verbs: 'Do ~!'
• おくれる — to be late (for school, etc.)

Option 3 「み」 is correct. The grammar pattern being tested is V-ます stem + つづける (続ける), meaning 'to continue doing something.' You remove the ます from the verb and attach つづける. みる → み (the stem) + つづける = みつづける ('continue watching'). The full sentence means: 'If you continue watching TV for a long time, your eyes will hurt.'

• 1「みて」 is the て-form of みる. The pattern 〜てつづける is not standard grammar. You cannot attach て-form directly before つづける in this construction.
• 2「みる」 is the dictionary form. V-辞書形 + つづける is grammatically incorrect; the correct form requires the ます-stem (み), not the plain form.
• 4「みた」 is the past tense (た-form). V-た + つづける is not a valid pattern. The ます-stem is required here.

• 〜つづける — to continue doing ~ (attached to the V-ます stem)
• みる — to watch / to see
• 目めがいたくなる — one's eyes start to hurt

見ることができます means 'can see.' The sentence reads: 'On days with good weather, you can see the distant mountains from here.' 見る is a volitional/action verb, so 見ることができる (potential) is the correct way to express ability to see something.

• 2見えることができます is incorrect because 見える is already a potential/spontaneous verb meaning 'can be seen/is visible.' Adding ことができる to an already-potential form is redundant and ungrammatical.
• 3見ることがあります means 'there are times when I see,' which uses 〜ことがある (experience/occurrence pattern). This changes the meaning to 'sometimes I see,' which does not fit the context of describing what is possible on good-weather days.
• 4見えることがあります means 'there are times when (the mountains) are visible.' While 見える itself is fine, 〜ことがあります shifts the meaning to 'sometimes,' implying it only happens occasionally. The sentence describes a consistent possibility on good-weather days, not an occasional occurrence.

• 見みることができる — can see (potential form using ことができる)
• 見みえる — can be seen, is visible (spontaneous/potential verb)
• とおく — far away, distant

かどうか means 'whether or not.' The sentence reads: 'I don't know whether he will be happy with this present.' かどうか is used after a verb to embed a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — here, 'whether (he will be pleased) or not' is embedded under わかりません (I don't know).

• 1かを is ungrammatical. The question particle か cannot be followed by the object particle を in this construction. Embedded yes/no questions use かどうか, not かを.
• 2のに means 'even though' or 'in order to' depending on context. Neither meaning fits here — the sentence is not expressing contrast or purpose, but uncertainty about whether he will be pleased.
• 4ように means 'so that' or 'in the way that.' This would make the sentence 'I don't know so that he will be happy,' which is nonsensical. The sentence requires an embedded question, not a purpose clause.

• かどうか — whether or not (embedded yes/no question)
• よろこぶ — to be pleased, to be glad
• わかる — to understand, to know

Option 2 「した」 is correct. The pattern being tested is V-た + ことがある, meaning 'have experienced doing ~ (at least once).' The verb must be in the past tense (た-form) before ことがある. けいけんする → けいけんした + ことがある = 'have experienced (doing) ~.' The full sentence means: 'I have experienced this kind of thing before.'

• 1「する」 is the dictionary form. V-辞書形 + ことがある is not the correct pattern for expressing experience. The た-form (した) is required.
• 3「するの」 uses の as a nominalizer, but の + ことがある is not a valid pattern for expressing past experience. The た-form is needed.
• 4「しよう」 is the volitional form ('let's do ~'). V-よう + ことがある is not a valid construction for expressing experience.

• 〜たことがある — have experienced doing ~ (at least once); requires V-た form
• けいけん(経験)する — to experience
• 今いままで — until now / so far

Option 1 「起きろ」 is correct. The pattern being tested is the imperative (命令形) form of a verb. For godan/ichidan verbs, the imperative is formed differently. 起きる (おきる, a ichidan/一段 verb) → imperative form: 起きろ ('Wake up!'). The context is someone urging another person to wake up quickly, warning that they'll be late for school. The full sentence means: 'Hurry up and wake up! You'll be late for school!'

• 2「起きず」 is the negative continuative form (〜ず). This means 'without waking up,' which is the opposite of what the context requires (a command to wake up).
• 3「起きるな」 is the negative imperative ('Don't wake up!'). This is the opposite of the intended meaning; the speaker wants the person to wake up, not to stay asleep.
• 4「起きいて」 is not a valid verb form. There is no such conjugation for 起きる. This appears to be a distractor with an impossible form.

• 起おきる — to wake up
• 〜ろ (命令形) — imperative ending for ichidan verbs: 'Do ~!'
• おくれる — to be late (for school, etc.)

Option 3 「み」 is correct. The grammar pattern being tested is V-ます stem + つづける (続ける), meaning 'to continue doing something.' You remove the ます from the verb and attach つづける. みる → み (the stem) + つづける = みつづける ('continue watching'). The full sentence means: 'If you continue watching TV for a long time, your eyes will hurt.'

• 1「みて」 is the て-form of みる. The pattern 〜てつづける is not standard grammar. You cannot attach て-form directly before つづける in this construction.
• 2「みる」 is the dictionary form. V-辞書形 + つづける is grammatically incorrect; the correct form requires the ます-stem (み), not the plain form.
• 4「みた」 is the past tense (た-form). V-た + つづける is not a valid pattern. The ます-stem is required here.

• 〜つづける — to continue doing ~ (attached to the V-ます stem)
• みる — to watch / to see
• 目めがいたくなる — one's eyes start to hurt