Before starting the exercise for using question words in an affirmative 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
- Tae Kim’s Guide – Question words and particles
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Using Question Words in an Affirmative 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. | Someone ate this cake. |
| 誰かがこのケーキを食べました。 |
| 2. | (I will) drink something. |
| 何か飲みます。 |
| 3. | Fukuda-san went somewhere. |
| 福田さんはどこかに行きました。 |
| 4. | (I will) study English someday. |
| いつか英語を勉強します。 |
| 5. | Nobody knows the answer. |
| 誰も答えを知りません。 |
| 6. | (I) know nothing. |
| 何も知りません。 |
| 7. | (My) mother is always angry. |
| お母さんはいつも怒っています。 |
| 8. | Anywhere is good. |
| どこでもいいです。 |
| 9. | (I will) do anything. |
| 何でもします。 |
| 10. | (I’m) free anytime. |
| いつでも空いています。 |
Recommended Links
How to Proceed with the Instantaneous Composition Method
Japanese Grammar Exercises: Relative Clauses with 「か」
Japanese Grammar Exercises: Expressing a Sequence of States and Verbs 「te-form」
