Before starting the exercise for basic adverbs, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.
- Reference
- Tae Kim’s Guide – Adverbs and Sentence-ending particles
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Basic Adverbs
This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.
- Audio File
English and Hidden Japanese Scripts
| 1. | Fukumoto-san smiled cutely. |
| 福本さんはかわいく笑いました。 |
| 2. | (I’m) studying happily. |
| 楽しく勉強しています。 |
| 3. | (I) strongly closed the door. |
| ドアを強く閉めました。 |
| 4. | Nomoto-san answered easily. |
| 野本さんは簡単に答えました。 |
| 5. | It cleared up suddenly. |
| 急に晴れました。 |
| 6. | (I) spoke politely. |
| 丁寧に話しました。 |
| 7. | (I will) go home soon. |
| すぐ家に帰ります。 |
| 8. | (I) sometimes read Japanese books. |
| ときどき日本語の本を読みます。 |
| 9. | Vegetables are the ones (that I) like very much. |
| 野菜がとても好きです。 |
| 10. | Alcohol is the one (that I) really don’t like. |
| お酒が本当に好きじゃありません。 |
Recommended Links
How to Proceed with the Instantaneous Composition Method
Japanese Grammar Exercise: Explanatory 「のだ」「のです」
Japanese Grammar Exercise: Particles 「に (Time)」「で (Means)」
