Lesson test: The causative

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The causative

1.[2p]
Write the causative of 読よむ. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: よませる

2.[3p]
Write the causative of 買かう. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: かわせる

3.[3p]
Write the causative of 来くる. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: こさせる

4.[3p]
Write the contracted causative passive of 飲のむ. Answer in kana.

CorrectNot quite: のまされる

5.[3p]
With a transitive verb, which particle must the causee take?

に, because を is already taken by the object

Correct

を, because the causee is being acted on

The answer is: に, because を is already taken by the object

が, because the causee is the subject of the inner action

The answer is: に, because を is already taken by the object

で, because the causee is the means

The answer is: に, because を is already taken by the object

6.[3p]
Why is 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます wrong?

The causative claims authority over someone who has authority over you

Correct

確認かくにんする has no causative form

The answer is: The causative claims authority over someone who has authority over you

部長ぶちょう must take を rather than に

The answer is: The causative claims authority over someone who has authority over you

The sentence needs to be in the past tense

The answer is: The causative claims authority over someone who has authority over you

7.[3p]
Which should replace 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます?

部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんしていただきます

Correct

部長ぶちょうを確認かくにんさせます

The answer is: [部長]{ぶちょう}に[確認]{かくにん}していただきます

部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせていただきます

The answer is: [部長]{ぶちょう}に[確認]{かくにん}していただきます

部長ぶちょうが確認かくにんさせられます

The answer is: [部長]{ぶちょう}に[確認]{かくにん}していただきます

8.[4p]
Put the four steps in order, from the plain verb to 休やすませていただけませんか.

potential: 休やすませていただける
causative: 休やすませる
negative question: 休やすませていただけませんか
て plus いただく: 休やすませていただく

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a, b, c, d

9.[2p]
The causative passive of 話はなす contracts to 話はなさされる in speech.

True

The answer is: False

False

Correct

1.[2p] Write the causative of 読よむ. Answer in kana.

2.[3p] Write the causative of 買かう. Answer in kana.

3.[3p] Write the causative of 来くる. Answer in kana.

4.[3p] Write the contracted causative passive of 飲のむ. Answer in kana.

5.[3p] With a transitive verb, which particle must the causee take?

6.[3p] Why is 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます wrong?

7.[3p] Which should replace 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます?

8.[4p] Put the four steps in order, from the plain verb to 休やすませていただけませんか.

9.[2p] The causative passive of 話はなす contracts to 話はなさされる in speech.

1.[2p]
Write the causative of 読よむ. Answer in kana.

2.[3p]
Write the causative of 買かう. Answer in kana.

3.[3p]
Write the causative of 来くる. Answer in kana.

4.[3p]
Write the contracted causative passive of 飲のむ. Answer in kana.

5.[3p]
With a transitive verb, which particle must the causee take?

6.[3p]
Why is 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます wrong?

7.[3p]
Which should replace 部長ぶちょうに確認かくにんさせます?

8.[4p]
Put the four steps in order, from the plain verb to 休やすませていただけませんか.

9.[2p]
The causative passive of 話はなす contracts to 話はなさされる in speech.