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Practice Quiz 5 Answers

This represents only the written part of the test. 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。

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

  1. _____ kasa desu ka?

    1. Onazi no
      Sorry! Explanation: Onazi is a special nominal that does not need no to modify other nominals.

    2. Kiree
      Sorry! Explanation: Kiree is a na-nominal, using na to modify another nominal. The correct phrase is Kiree na kasa desu ka?

    3. Dare
      Sorry! 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?"

    4. Midori no
      Right! This is correct.

  2. Motto _____.

    1. yottu kudasai
      Sorry! Explanation: Motto qualifies extent or degree. For quantity, moo should be used.

    2. benri desu yo
      Right! This is correct.

    3. sukosi nomimasen ka
      Sorry! 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.

    1. Koohii o
      Sorry! Explanation: Particle o is used to mark the recipient of some action. However, there is no action in this phrase.

    2. Kaigi mo
      Right! This is correct.

    3. Kuroi
      Sorry! Explanation: The correct way to form the negation of this adjectival predicate is Kuroku arimasen ka.

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 given context. Assume that questions are asked independently from one 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.

  1. Q: When did Ms. Tanaka buy pens?
    A: Kinoo _Z_ kaimasita.

  2. Q: Did Ms. Tanaka buy everything on her shopping list?
    A: Ee, minna _Z_ kaimasita.

  3. Q: What kind of pens did Ms. Tanaka buy?
    A: Akai no to kuroi no _を_ kaimasita.

  4. Q: How many black pens and how many red ones did Ms. Tanaka buy?
    A: Akai no mo kuroi no _も_ 15-hon zutu _Z_ kaimasita yo.

  5. Q: How many papers did Ms. Tanaka buy?
    A: Kami _は_ kaimasen desita.

  6. Q: Was the dictionary Ms. Tanaka bought the only kind the store had?
    A: Iie, ookii no _も_ arimasita yo.


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