Practice exercise Answers, Lesson 14

1. _____ でいいですね！
   • _O_ けんこう

     This is right. The translation is: "Being healthy, it's good."

   • _X_ おかしくなかった

     This one is wrong. Before で, only imperfective nominals can occur. で is a nominal gerund.

   • _X_ 書きやすい

     This one is wrong. 書きやすい is an adjectival, therefore, it cannot occur before で.

   • _O_ 元気

     This is right. The translation is: "Being peppy, it is good."

2. つめたいの _____
   • _O_ にして

     This is right. The translation is: "Decide on cold ones." Remember that a sentence which ends in a gerund form is a request in casual style.

   • _O_ がないの

     This is right. The translation is: "It is that there are no cold ones."

   • _O_ かもしれないよ

     This is right. The translation is: "It may be (a) cold one(s)."

3. 大きく _____
   • _X_ べんりです

     This one is wrong. It should be: "大きくて、べんりです。"

   • _O_ つくりなおして

     This is right. The translation is: "Will you re-make it larger?" (request)

   • _X_ になりましたねえ。

     This one is wrong. に should be deleted.

4. _____ かもしれません
   • _O_ 元気じゃない

     This is right. The translation is: "S/he may not be peppy."

   • _X_ けんこうによくないです

     This one is wrong. Only direct style occurs before かもしれない.

   • _O_ もう合わない

     This is right. The translation is: "I may not see him/her any more."

   • _O_ まだだめ

     This is right. The translation is: "It may still be no good."

5. _____ ので困っています
   • _X_ 日本語がへた

     This one is wrong. It should be: "日本語がへたなので".

   • _O_ 会社がとおい

     This is right. The translation is: "I'm in trouble because the company is far."

   • _O_ どの銀行も休みだった

     This is right. The translation is: "I'm in trouble because all the banks were closed."

   • _O_ 母のぐあいがわるい

     This is right. The translation is: "I'm in trouble because my mother's condition is not good."

6. まだ_____
   • _O_ 新聞が来ていない

     This is right. The translation is: "The newspaper has not arrived yet."

   • _O_ 研究所の仕事がむずかしい

     This is right. The translation is: "Work at (the) Research Institute is still difficult."

   • _O_ 飲むんですか

     This is right. The translation is: "Are you still going to drink?"

   • _O_ 10月だけど朝はもうさむい

     This is right. The translation is: "It is still October, but it is already cold in the morning."

   • _O_ おぼえていない

     This is right. The translation is: "I still haven't memorized it."

   • _O_ おぼえている

     This is right. The translation is: "I still remember it."