Before starting the exercise for passive sentence, 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
- Genki II – Lesson 21: Passive Sentences
- Tae Kim’s Guide – Causative and Passive Verbs (*second half)
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Passive Sentence
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. | I’m often told that (I’m) strange. |
| 私はよく変だと言われます。 |
| 2. | This green tea (will) be used in the hospital. |
| このお茶は病院で使われます。 |
| 3. | That war is forgotten. |
| あの戦争は忘れられています。 |
| 4. | This book is read by a lot of people. |
| この本はたくさんの人に読まれています。 |
| 5. | English is spoken by Asian people, too. |
| 英語はアジアの人にも話されています。 |
| 6. | The cat was washed in water. |
| 猫は水で洗われました。 |
| 7. | This coke was drank by someone. |
| このコーラは誰かに飲まれました。 |
| 8. | I was called by my mother. |
| お母さんに呼ばれました。 |
| 9. | I was asked the way by a foreigner. |
| 外国人に道を聞かれました。 |
| 10. | I was praised by my friends. |
| 友達に褒められました。 |
Recommended Links
How to Proceed with the Instantaneous Composition Method
Japanese Grammar Exercise: Expressing Hearsay 「そうだ」「らしい」
Japanese Grammar: Expressing “Before” and “After” 「…前に」「…後」
