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1.[3p]

明日あした雨あめが降ふるそうです means

Correct

The answer is: I hear it is going to rain tomorrow

The answer is: I hear it is going to rain tomorrow

The answer is: I hear it is going to rain tomorrow

2.[3p]

雨あめが降ふりそうです means

Correct

The answer is: It looks like rain

The answer is: It looks like rain

The answer is: It looks like rain

3.[3p]

Write the appearance そう form of いい. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: よさそう

4.[3p]

Write the appearance そう form of ない. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: なさそう

5.[3p]

What does a はず sentence commit the speaker to?

Correct

The answer is: Having a reason, which the listener may ask for

The answer is: Having a reason, which the listener may ask for

The answer is: Having a reason, which the listener may ask for

6.[2p]

Which form says the speaker heard it from somebody and would rather not be held responsible?

Correct

The answer is: らしい

The answer is: らしい

The answer is: らしい

7.[4p]

Match each form to what a noun takes in front of it.

  • ようだ

  • みたい

  • hearsay そうだ

  • らしい

  • 病気びょうき

  • 病気びょうき

  • 病気びょうきだ

  • 病気びょうきの

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ようだ: 病気びょうきの みたい: 病気びょうき hearsay そうだ: 病気びょうきだ らしい: 病気びょうき

8.[3p]

Why is きれいそうです wrong about a person standing in front of you?

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The answer is: Appearance そう infers from signs, and prettiness is seen directly rather than inferred

The answer is: Appearance そう infers from signs, and prettiness is seen directly rather than inferred

The answer is: Appearance そう infers from signs, and prettiness is seen directly rather than inferred

9.[2p]

Appearance そう can attach to a past form, so 降ふったそう means "it looked like it had rained".

The answer is: False

Correct