JLPT EIKEN-5 • SYNTAX

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She is reading a book. [Syntax]

Practice Question

彼女は本を読んでいます。 She __ __ ★ __ .
Explanation

She is reading a book.

English Explanation

【Translation】She is reading a book. 【Explanation】The present progressive tense is structured as [Subject (She) + be-verb (is) + verb-ing (reading) + Object (a book)]. The correct order is 'She is reading a book.' The 3rd word (★) is 'a'.

日本語解説

【和訳】彼女は本を読んでいます。 【解説】現在進行形(〜しているところだ)は【主語 (She) + be動詞 (is) + 動詞-ing (reading) + 目的語 (a book)】の語順になります。正しい文は「She is reading a book.」となり、3番目の空欄(★)には「a」が入ります。

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