JLPT Sentence Structure and Cohesion 3

Question 1

Which of the following correctly uses 〜ばかり to mean 'just finished doing'?

Accepted Answer

食べたばかり

Answer

〜たばかり attaches to the past tense (た-form) to mean that an action was just completed very recently.

Question 2

In the pattern 〜ようにする, what is the speaker expressing?

Accepted Answer

An attempt or effort to make something happen habitually

Answer

〜ようにする means to make an effort or take steps to do/achieve something habitually.

Question 3

Which sentence uses 〜てしまう to express regret or an unintended outcome?

Accepted Answer

財布を忘れてしまった (I accidentally left my wallet behind)

Answer

〜てしまう can express that something happened accidentally or to the speaker's regret, as in forgetting one's wallet.

Question 4

What nuance does 〜はずだ add to a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The speaker expects something to be true based on reasoning or prior knowledge

Answer

〜はずだ expresses the speaker's logical expectation or assumption based on known facts.

Question 5

Which particle combination correctly marks both the starting point and ending point of movement?

Accepted Answer

からまで

Answer

から marks the starting point and まで marks the endpoint, together expressing 'from... to...'.

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