Practice Exercise Answers, Lesson 15

1. アメリカの食べもののうち _____ 何が好きですか。
   • _X_ に

     This one is wrong.

   • _O_ で

     This is right. The translation is: "Among American food, what do you like best?"

   • _X_ と

     This one is wrong.

   • _X_ は

     This one is wrong.

2. どの学生 _____ でまえをたのんだんですか。
   • _O_ も

     This is right. The translation is: "Did all the students order the delivery?"

   • _O_ が

     This is right. The translation is: "Which student(s) ordered the delivery?"

   • _X_ は

     This one is wrong. A question word, such as だれ, どれ, どのX, 何, cannot be followed by は.

   • _X_ ○ (no particle)

     This one is wrong. This one is wrong. A question word, such as だ れ, どれ, どのX, 何, cannot be followed by the "zero" particle.

   • _O_ に

     This is right. The translation is: "To which student did you ask the delivery?"

3. 山本さんや村田さん _____ 聞きました。
   • _X_ や

     This one is wrong. や is used to connect Nominals, e.g. "パンやごは ん；コーヒーやを茶.

   • _O_ に

     This is right. The translation is: "I asked people like Yamamoto and Murata."

   • _O_ が

     This is right. The translation is: "People like Yamamoto and Murata asked."

   • _X_ を

     This one is wrong.

   • _O_ も

     This is right. The translation is: "(In addition to some other people) people like Yamamoto and Murata were also asked."

   • _O_ と

     This is right. The translation is: "(I) asked with people like Yamamota and Murata."

   • _O_ は

     This is right. The translation is: "People like Yamamoto and Murata, at least, asked."

4. そのあまいの _____ 。
   • _O_ にして

     This is right. The translation is: "Please decide on that sweet one." (casual speech)

   • _X_ 方がおいしいよ

     This one is wrong. It should be: "そのあまいのの方がおいしいよ。" Since そのあまいの and 方 are both Nominals, a connective の is necessary. Note that あまい方がおいしい is possible, meaning "(The) sweet one tastes better."

   • _O_ より、これを買いましょう

     This is right. The translation is: "Rather than that sweet one, let's buy this one."

5. _____ ので、困っています。
   • _X_ 鳥がきらい

     This one is wrong. It should be: "鳥がきらいなので、困っています。"

   • _O_ この肉はかたい

     This is right. The translation is: "We are in trouble because this meat is tough."

   • _X_ 英語が下手だ

     This one is wrong. It should be: "英語が下手なので、困っています。"

   • _O_ 元気すぎる

     This is right. The translation is: "We are in trouble because s/he is too peppy."

6. 部長 _____ 分かると思います。
   • _O_ よりは

     This is right. The translation is: "I understand better than the division chief, at least."

   • _X_ ほど

     This one is wrong. ほど requires a negative predicate.

   • _O_ より

     This is right. The translation is: "I understand better than the division chief."

   • _X_ の方

     This one is wrong. It must be: "部長の方が分かると思います。" The が cannot be dropped, here.

   • _O_ には

     This is right. The translation is: "It is comprehensible at least to the division chief."

7. ソニーの社長さんが _____ 。
   • _X_ うかがいました

     This one is wrong. うかがいました is humble. お聞きになりました is the appropriate form.

   • _O_ めしあがりました

     This is right. The translation is: "The president of Sony ate (it)."

   • _X_ おつれしました

     This one is wrong. To express "(I) took the president of Sony (somewhere)" the phrase particle should be を.

   • _X_ お目にかかりたい

     This one is wrong. To express "(I) would like to meet the president of Sony" it would be "ソニーの社長さんにお目にかかりたい。" Note that "The president of Sony would like to meet (someone)" is "ソ ニーの社長さんがお会いになりたい。"

8. _____ から、ちょっと…
   • _O_ この料理はからい

     This is right. The translation is: "Because this food is spicy...(I don't want/can't eat it.)"

   • _X_ もうとしより

     This one is wrong. It needs だ before から.

   • _O_ このコーヒーはこすぎます

     This is right. The translation is: "Because this coffee is too strong...(I don't want/can't drink it.)"

   • _X_ おなかがいっぱい

     This one is wrong. It needs だ before から.