N5 Grammar · Test 1
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1.私は あしたの ひこうき( )国へ 帰ります。
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Answer: 3. で
で'by, with, using' for means or method, after a noun
私は あしたの ひこうきで 国へ 帰ります。
I will go back to my country on tomorrow's flight.
ひこうき names the means of travel, not the destination. 帰ります already shows the destination with 国へ, so the means takes で. This is the same で as in バスで and 電車で.
Remember
Spot travel means with で: バスで, 電車で, ひこうきで. Use に or へ for the destination and を for the place you leave, as in 家を出ます.
See で Marks the location of an action, or the means or method used →See で Indicates the tool, method, or means used to do something →
Why not the others
Words
- ひこうきairplane, flight
- 国country, home country
- 帰りますto return, to go back
- あしたtomorrow
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2.先週 デパートで かばん( )くつなどを 買いました。
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Answer: 1. や
かばんやくつなどや 'and' for an incomplete list, closed by など
先週 デパートで かばんや くつなどを 買いました。
Last week I bought things like a bag and shoes at the department store.
など after くつ shows the list is only examples, not everything. や connects nouns when the list is incomplete, while と would mean those are all the items. デパートで already marks the place of the action 買いました.
Remember
Use や ... や ... など for examples: パンや牛乳など. Use と ... と for a complete list with nothing else: パンと牛乳を買いました.
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- 先週last week
- デパートdepartment store
- かばんbag
- くつshoes
- 買いましたbought
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3.私は 毎朝 7時ごろ 家( )出ます。
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Answer: 4. を
家を出ますを marks the starting point you leave, after 出ます
私は 毎朝 7時ごろ 家を 出ます。
I leave home at about 7 every morning.
出ます means to leave or go out, so 家 is the place you leave, not the destination. を marks that starting point, as in へやを出ます. The time clue 7時ごろ tells when, but the particle is decided by 出ます.
Remember
Verbs of leaving take を for the exit point: 家を出る, へやを出る, 学校を出る. Verbs of going take に or へ for the destination: 学校に行く.
Why not the others
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- 毎朝every morning
- ごろabout, approximately
- 家house, home
- 出ますto leave, to go out
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4.きのう スーパーで 田中さん( )会いました。
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Answer: 3. に
~に会いますに marks the person you meet, after the other party
きのう スーパーで 田中さんに 会いました。
I met Mr. Tanaka at the supermarket yesterday.
会いました needs に to show the other person, as in 友だちに会います. スーパーで already marks the place of the action, so the person cannot also take で. The time clue きのう confirms the past meeting.
Remember
Learn に会う as a set: 先生に会う, 友だちに会う. Other verbs that take に for the partner are 聞く and 頼む, as in 先生に聞く.
See に Particle marking the recipient of an action (to/for) →See に Particle showing direction or target, meaning to or toward →
Why not the others
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- きのうyesterday
- スーパーsupermarket
- 田中さんMr. Tanaka, Ms. Tanaka
- 会いましたmet
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5.私の うちの ほんだなは、きょねん 父( )作りました。
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Answer: 2. が
は for topic and が for subject父が marks the doer when ほんだなは is the topic
私の うちの ほんだなは、きょねん 父が 作りました。
My father made the bookshelf in my house last year.
ほんだなは with は sets the bookshelf as the topic. 作りました still needs the doer, and 父が with が supplies it. The time word きょねん shows when the making happened, but the choice is decided by topic versus subject.
Remember
When the topic is the thing, as in ほんだなは, use が for the maker or doer: 父が作りました. Remember は introduces what you talk about, が points to who did it.
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- うちhouse, home
- ほんだなbookshelf
- きょねんlast year
- 父father
- 作りましたmade
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6.A「すみません、つぎの _____ _____ ★ _____ まがって ください。」 B「はい、わかりました。」
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Answer: 2. 右
を右に曲がる'turn right at', place with を and direction with に
すみません、つぎのしんごうを右にまがってください。
Excuse me, please turn right at the next traffic light.
The words after the blanks, まがってください, fix the verb as 曲がる. This verb uses を for the place where you turn and に for the direction. つぎの needs a noun, so しんごう comes first to make つぎのしんごう, then the chunk しんごうを右に joins to まがってください.
Remember
Spot the set つぎの + place + を + 右に / 左に + 曲がる. The order を then direction + に is fixed.
Why not the others
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- つぎnext
- 信号traffic light
- 右right
- 曲がるto turn
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7.私は 日曜日に 兄 _____ _____ ★ _____ 出かけました。
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Answer: 1. と
兄の子ども'my older brother's child', の joins nouns; と いっしょに: 'together with someone'
私は日曜日に兄の子どもといっしょに出かけました。
On Sunday, I went out together with my older brother's child.
The four pieces make two chunks: 兄の子ども and と いっしょに. の must sit between two nouns, so 兄 の 子ども means 'my older brother's child'. と marks the companion and いっしょに means 'together', so 子ども と いっしょに must come right before 出かけました to say who you went out with.
Remember
Spot の between two nouns as one block, and と いっしょに after a person as one block meaning 'together with'. In order questions, build those blocks first, then place them.
See と Links nouns together (and); shows doing something alongside someone (with) →See と Together with; in the capacity of; from (mutual/alongside) →
Why not the others
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- 日曜日Sunday
- 兄older brother
- 子どもchild
- いっしょにtogether
- 出かけるto go out
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8.きのう 買った おかしは _____ _____ ★ _____ でした。
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Answer: 2. が
まるくて色がきれいte-form links clauses, が marks subject of description
きのう買ったおかしはまるくて色がきれいでした。
The sweets I bought yesterday were round and their color was pretty.
The end でした needs the na-adjective きれい just before it. Before that, が marks the subject 色が. The te-form まるくて comes first to link the round shape to the next description. So the order is まるくて 色が きれいでした.
Remember
For describing one thing in two ways, use te-form + 色が + adjective. The pattern は...が often describes a part or feature.
Why not the others
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- おかしsweets, snacks
- まるいround
- 色color
- きれいpretty, clean
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9.駅の _____ _____ ★ _____ でざっしを 買いました。
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Answer: 4. ある
近くにある本屋でrelative clause with ある, action place with で
駅の近くにある本屋でざっしを買いました。
I bought a magazine at the bookstore near the station.
The words after the blanks, でざっしを買いました, show that 本屋で is the place of buying. 本屋 needs a modifier before it, which is 駅の近くにある. Inside that modifier, にある follows 近く to express existence. So the order is 近くに ある 本屋で.
Remember
Spot the chain place + の近くにある + shop + で + action verb. にある modifies the noun, で marks where you do something.
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- 駅station
- 近くnearby, vicinity
- 本屋bookstore
- 雑誌magazine
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10.先週 _____ _____ ★ _____ のこうちゃは とてもおいしかったです。
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Answer: 3. もらった
ともだちにもらった外国のこうちゃpast relative clause modifying a noun
先週ともだちにもらった外国のこうちゃはとてもおいしかったです。
The foreign black tea my friend gave me last week was very delicious.
The の before こうちゃ shows a noun modifier ends just before it, so もらった and 外国の come before こうちゃ. もらった is the ta-form ending a relative clause, and に marks the giver in ともだちに. So the order is ともだちに もらった 外国のこうちゃ.
Remember
A past ta-form + noun makes a relative clause, like もらった + noun. Look for person + に + もらった before the noun.
Why not the others
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- 外国foreign country
- ともだちfriend
- 紅茶black tea
- もらうto receive
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