Practice Quiz Lesson 9:Ppart 2 　　 Answer Key

5. _____ wa yo.

a. __X___ Rusu

Feminine sentence-final particle “wa” cannot immediately follow Nominals.　 The correct form should be “Rusu yo (S/he is not home).’ (casual, feminine)

b. __O___ Byooki zya nai　　　　　　　 “ I am not sick!” (casual, feminine)

c. __O___ Yasumi wa mizikai　　　　 “The break is short!” (casual, feminine)

d. __O___ Yobu　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 “I will call (somebody)!”　　　　

6. Komaru _____

a. __O___ no?　　　　　　　　　　 “ (Is it that) it　 will upset you?” (casual)

b. __X___ desu.

‘Desu” does not follow Verbals. The correct form should be

“komarimasu (I will be in trouble)” or “Komaru n desu (It is that I will be in trouble).”

c. __O___ desyoo.　　　　　　　 “ He will probably be in trouble (upset).”

d. __X___ da yo.

“Da” follows Nominal only. The correct form should be “Komaru yo. (I will be in trouble!)” (casual)

e. __X___ datta kedo…

“Datta” follows Nominals only.

7. _____ n desu.

a. __X___ Katte

Extended predicate follows a direct form, not a gerund form. “Katte” is a gerund form of “kau (buy). The correct form is “Katta n desu (It is that I bought it).”

b. __X___ Kuroda-san no

“ Kuroda-san no “ is a Nominal, therefore,“ na” is required to connect it with the extended predicate. The correct form should be “Kuroda-san no na n desu (It is that it’s Mr. Kuroda’s).”

c. __X___ Kiree

“Kiree” is a Nominal, thus, you need “na” to connect it with the extended predicate. The correct form should be “Kiree na n desu ( It is that it’s beautiful).”

d. __O___ Ita　　　　　 “ It is that s/he was there.”

Compare: “Itta n desu (It is that s/he went/said.)”

e. __X___ Magarimasu

Direct form should come before the extended predicate, but “magarimasu” is distal-form. The correct form should be “ Magaru n desu (it is that we’ll make a turn).”

f. __X___ Kazi da

“Kazi” is a Nominal, and ‘”na,” not “da,” is required preceding the extended predicate regardless of whether its’ a Na-Nominal or not. The correct form should be “ kazi na n desu.”

8. Hayai ____

a. __X___ da kedo…

“Da” follows nominal only, not adjectival. Therefore, the correct form should be “Hayai kedo…(It’s early/fast, but..)” (casual)

b. __X___ datta.

“Datta” is a direct-style of “desita” in the Nominal sentence. The correct form should be “ Hayakatta (It was early/fast.)” (casual)

c. __X___ no densya desu.

Connective ‘no” is required only when regular Nominal modifies other Nominal. Therefore, the correct form should be “ Hayai densya desu (It is a fast train).”

d. __O___ n zya nai?　　　　　 “Isn’t it that it’s early/fast?”(Negative Question)

9. _____ narimasu.

a. __X___ Isogasii

Note that “Adj [root]-ku naru”. The correct form should be “ Isogasiku narimasu (It will become busy).’

b. __X___ Benri

Note that “Nominal ni naru”. The correct form should be “Benri ni narimasu (It will become convenient).”

c. __O___ Yametaku　　　　　 “It will become such that I want to quit.”

d. __X___ Si-gatu

Note that “Nominal ni naru” to indicate a change. The correct form should be “Si-gatu ni narimasu (It will become April/ I will become [something] in April).”

e. __O___ Konna ni　　　　　　 “It will become like this.”

　　　　　

10. Kiree _____

a. __O___ desyoo.　　　　　　　 “It is probably beautiful.”

b. __X___ no?

Whether this “no” is a Nominal “no” or the extended predicate, it cannot directly follow other Nominal. The correct form should be “ Kiree na no? (Is it that it’s beautiful/Is it a beautiful one?)” (casual)

c. __O___ yo.　　　　　　　　　　　 “It is beautiful!” (casual, feminine)

Note that blunt (masculine) style is “Kiree da yo.”

d. __O___ datta.　　　　　　　　　 “It was beautiful.” (casual)

11. Zisin　 ____

a. __X___ kedo…

“Kedo” follows a predicate, whether direct or distal. Therefore, the correct form should be “ Zisin da/desu kedo…(It’s an earthquake, but…)”

b. __O___ desyoo.　　　　　　　 “It is probably an earthquake.”

c. __X___ n da.

Note that “[Nominal] na [extended predicate]. The correct form should be　 “Zisin na n da. (It is that it’s an earthquak).” (casual, blunt)

d. __O___　 na no.　 “ (It is that) it’s an earthquake.” (casual, feminine)

12. _____ kedo…

a. __X___ Yo-zi han made

“Kedo” is a clause particle, thus follows the predicate. The correct form should be “Yo-zi han made da/desu kedo…(It is until 4:30, but...)”

b. __X___ Tanosimi

“Kedo” follows a predicate, not a nominal. Therefore, the correct form should be “Tanosimi da/desu kedo…(I am looking forward to it, but…)”

c. __O___ Ziko datta　　　　　 “It was an accident, but…” (casual)　

d. __O___ Osokatta　　　　　　 “It was slow/ late, but...” (casual)

e. __O___ Katta　　　　　　　　　 “I bought it, but…” (casual)

f. __X___ Misete

“Kedo” does not follow gerund. “Misete” is a gerund of the verbal “miseru.”

g. __X___ Heta na no

“No” as an extended predicate (casual) is a nominal, therefore, it cannot directly precede “kedo”.　 If you want to use extended predicate preceding “kedo”, it should be “ Heta na n da kedo (It is that I am not skilled, but..)” . If you want to say “It is an unskilled one, but..,” taking “no” as nominal “no,” it should be “ Heta na no da kedo…” (casual)

13. Dare kara ___

a. __X___ tegami?

If you want to say “A letter from whom?”, it should be “Dare kara no tegami?” (casual)

b. __O___ no?　　　　　　　　　　 “The one from whom?” (casual)　　　　

c. __O___ na no?　　　　　　　　 “Whom is it that it is from?” (casual)

d. __O___ desu ka?　　　　　　 “Whom is it from?”

14. Raigetu ___ benkyoo simasu.

a. __O___ made　　　　　　　　　 “ I will study until next month.”

b. __O___ made ni　　　　　　　 “ I will study it by next month.”

c. __X___ ni

“Raigetu” is a relative time expression, thus, it does not require particle” ni”. The correct form should be “Raigetu benykoo simasu (I will study next month.)”

[Back to Practice Quiz]　　　　　 [Back to Quiz Review]