N4 Grammar · Test 47

Option 4 「出して」 is correct. The pattern being tested is V-て + くる (来る), which indicates an action performed away from the current location with the intention of returning. 出して + きます means 'I'll go mail (a letter) and come back.' The て-form connects the verb to the auxiliary くる. The full sentence means: 'I'll go mail a letter real quick (and come back).'

• 1「出て」 is the て-form of 出る (でる, 'to exit/go out'), a different verb from 出す (だす, 'to mail/send'). While 出てきます is grammatically possible, it means 'go out and come back,' not 'mail a letter and come back.' The object 手紙を requires 出す.
• 2「出に」 uses the に particle attached to the stem. There is no grammatical pattern V-stem + に + くる that means 'go do ~ and come back' in this context. (V-ます stem + に行く means 'go in order to do ~,' but here we need て-form.)
• 3「出すと」 uses the conditional と. V-と + くる is not a valid pattern for expressing 'go do something and come back.'

• 出だす — to send / to mail (a letter)
• 〜てくる — to go do ~ and come back; indicates an action done away from here with intention to return
• 手紙てがみ — letter

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 3 '新しいしごとを始めたので' (because I started a new job) is correct. Satou says '最近（ア）、今日はごあいさつに来たんですよ' (Recently [ア], today I came to greet you). Starting a new job is the natural reason for a greeting visit, and it directly explains why Tanaka then asks 'どんなおしごとですか' (what kind of work?). The flow is: Satou started a new job → came to greet → Tanaka asks about the work → Satou explains it's trading work.

• 1わたしは元気でしたので (because I was well) — Tanaka already asked about Satou's health and Satou already answered 'はい。ありがとうございます.' Repeating this as the reason for the visit is redundant and does not lead to the work question.
• 2一度あそびにきたので (because I came to play once) — This contradicts the context; Satou came for a greeting (ごあいさつ), not to play, and it doesn't explain the follow-up question about work.
• 4お昼をいっしょに食べるので (because we'll eat lunch together) — Lunch is proposed much later in the conversation (at エ), so it cannot be the reason for today's visit.

• ごあいさつ（ご挨拶） — greeting, formal call to pay respects
• ぼうえき — trade, international trade
• じむしょ — office

いないらしく means 'it seems nobody is (there).' The full sentence reads: 'It seems nobody is in this house; it's quiet whenever I go.' らしい expresses conjecture based on evidence (the quietness), and since だれも...ない means 'nobody,' いないらしく fits perfectly — the speaker infers from the quietness that no one is home.

• 1いるのに means 'even though someone is there.' This contradicts the second clause (いつ行ってもしずかだ = it's always quiet), which implies the house is empty.
• 2いるそうで means 'I hear someone is there.' This also contradicts the quietness described, and そうだ (hearsay) would report someone else's statement, which doesn't fit the context of the speaker's own observation.
• 4いないそうに is grammatically incorrect. そうに is used with verb stems to mean 'appearing to be about to ~' (e.g., 降りそうに), but with the negative ない it does not form a proper conjecture expression. The correct conjecture pattern is ない+らしく.

• だれも〜ない — nobody (with negative)
• らしい — seems like, appears to be (conjecture based on evidence)
• しずか — quiet

あしたじゃなければ means 'if it's not tomorrow.' The sentence reads: 'Tomorrow I'm busy so it won't work, but if it's not tomorrow, any time is fine.' 〜なければ (conditional 'if not') connects logically: since tomorrow is bad, any day other than tomorrow works.

• 2あしたじゃないと is also a conditional ('if it's not tomorrow'), but it is more colloquial/casual. At this level, 〜なければ is the standard conditional form tested, and じゃないと is less formal. While it conveys similar meaning, じゃなければ (option 1) is the more appropriate and standard choice.
• 3あしたなら means 'if it's tomorrow,' which directly contradicts the first clause (tomorrow is no good). The sentence needs 'if NOT tomorrow,' not 'if tomorrow.'
• 4あしただったら means 'if it's tomorrow,' which also contradicts the context. The speaker is saying tomorrow doesn't work, so the condition must exclude tomorrow.

• いそがしい — busy
• 〜なければ — if not (conditional negative)
• いつでも — anytime

あしたじゃなければ means 'if it's not tomorrow.' The sentence reads: 'Tomorrow I'm busy so it won't work, but if it's not tomorrow, any time is fine.' 〜なければ (conditional 'if not') connects logically: since tomorrow is bad, any day other than tomorrow works.

• 2あしたじゃないと is also a conditional ('if it's not tomorrow'), but it is more colloquial/casual. At this level, 〜なければ is the standard conditional form tested, and じゃないと is less formal. While it conveys similar meaning, じゃなければ (option 1) is the more appropriate and standard choice.
• 3あしたなら means 'if it's tomorrow,' which directly contradicts the first clause (tomorrow is no good). The sentence needs 'if NOT tomorrow,' not 'if tomorrow.'
• 4あしただったら means 'if it's tomorrow,' which also contradicts the context. The speaker is saying tomorrow doesn't work, so the condition must exclude tomorrow.

• いそがしい — busy
• 〜なければ — if not (conditional negative)
• いつでも — anytime