JLPT N3 Grammar
Practice 10 questions

もっと　はやく　でれば、しんかんせんに　（　　）のに。

• Correctまにあった「～ば～たのに」 expresses regret about a past fact.
• WrongまにあうPresent tense, doesn't fit the regret pattern.
• WrongまにあおうVolitional form, doesn't fit the context.
• WrongまにあってTe-form; the sentence can't end on this form.

Explanation. 「～ば～のに」 expresses the regret "if only I had..., I would have..." and is followed by a past-tense form.

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

• Correct仕事が終わり次第、連絡します「～次第」 attaches directly to the ます-stem to mean "as soon as".
• Wrong仕事が終わり次第に、連絡しますThe particle 「に」 is not attached after 「次第」.
• Wrong仕事を終わり次第、連絡しますThe particle 「が」 is the natural choice in this pattern.
• Wrong仕事が終わったなり、連絡します「なり」 is a different pattern meaning "and then, in that state".

Explanation. 「ます-stem + 次第」 is an N3 pattern meaning "as soon as, immediately after".

この　しょうひんは　にんきが　あります。（　　）、ざいこが　すくなく　なって　います。

• CorrectそのためCorrect — fits the cause-and-effect of "the product is popular" → "so stock has run low".
• WrongそれにもかかわらずMeans "despite that", a contrastive expression that doesn't fit.
• WrongところがMeans "however" (unexpected turn), awkward here.
• WrongさもないとMeans "otherwise", a conditional expression that doesn't fit.

Explanation. 「そのため」 naturally connects the cause (popularity) with the result (reduced stock).