Practice Material for Lesson 5 Quiz - Answers

Note: This represents only the written part of the test. Remember that the complete quiz in class will include listening comprehension questions as well.

What would you say in the following situations?

You must write the answers in Japanese.

1. Find out what kind (of one) the teacher's new car is.

   せんせいのあたらしい車はどんなのですか。

2. Ask the clerk if these are the only brown envelopes.

   ちゃいろのふうとうはこれだけですか。

3. Ask your supervisor politely if he has today's paper.

   きょうのしんぶん、ございますか。

Indicate a possible combination with a check mark.

There may be more than one possible combination, or no correct combinations, for each set!

1. _____ kasa desu ka?
   • Onazi no __X__
     Explanation: Onazi is a special nominal that does not need no to modify other nominals.
     
   • Kiree __X__
     Explanation: Kiree is a na-nominal, using na to modify another nominal. The correct phrase is Kiree na kasa desu ka?
     
   • Dare __X__
     Explanation: To show possession, no must be used to link dare and kasa. Only then can the phrase express the meaning "Whose umbrella is it?"
     
   • Midori no __O__
2. Motto _____.
   • __X__ yottu kudasai.
     Explanation: Motto qualifies extent or degree. For quantity, moo should be used.
     
   • __O__ benri desu yo.
     
   • __X__ sukosi nomimasen ka.
     Explanation: Again, motto cannot modify the predicate since it is concerned with an amount, not a quality. Moo must be used instead.
     
3. _____ arimasen ka.
   • Koohii o __X__ Explanation: Particle o is used to mark the recipient of some action. However, there is no action in this phrase.
     
   • Kaigi mo __O__
   • Kuroi __X__ Explanation: The correct way to form the negation of this adjectival predicate is Kuroku arimasen ka.
     

Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with ga (が), wa (は), o (を), mo (も) or "Z" for zero particle. All the questions are asked under the following context. Assume that each question is asked independently from on another.

CONTEXT: Ms. Tanaka went to the store yesterday, and she bought a small E-J dictionary. She also bought 15 black pens and 15 red pens.

You are asked:                         You respond:

1. when Tanaka bought pens?               Kinoo __Ｚ__ kaimasita.
2. whether Ms. Tanaka bought everything
   on her shopping list?                  Ee, minna __Ｚ__ kaimasita.
3. what kind of pens Tanaka bought?       Akai no to kuroi no __を__ kaimasita.
4. how many black pens and red ones       Akai no mo kuroi no __も__ 15-hon
   Tanaka bought?                         zutu __Ｚ__ kaimasita yo.
5. how many papers Tanaka bought?         Kami __は__ kaimasen desita.
6. if the dictionary Tanaka bought was 
   the only kind the store had.           Iie, ookii no __も__ arimasita yo.

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