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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.
Find out what kind (of one) the teacher's new car is.
Ask the clerk if these are the only brown envelopes.
Ask your supervisor politely if he has today's paper.
Choose possible combinations. There may be more than one possible combination, or no correct combinations, for each set!
_____ kasa desu ka?
Motto _____.
_____ 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.
Q: When did Ms. Tanaka buy pens?
A: Kinoo _____ kaimasita.
Q: Did Ms. Tanaka buy everything on her shopping list?
A: Ee, minna _____ kaimasita.
Q: What kind of pens did Ms. Tanaka buy?
A: Akai no to kuroi no _____ kaimasita.
Q: How many black pens and how many red ones did Ms. Tanaka buy?
A: Akai no mo kuroi no _____ 15-hon zutu _____ kaimasita yo.
Q: How many papers did Ms. Tanaka buy?
A: Kami _____ kaimasen desita.
Q: Was the dictionary Ms. Tanaka bought the only kind the store had?
A: Iie, ookii no _____ arimasita yo.
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