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Identify people and things

Use polite noun sentences and choose this, that or that over there.

Before you practise

です ends a polite noun sentence. これ stands on its own; この comes before a noun. Check who is holding the object.

これは私（わたし）の本（ほん）です。

This is my book.

Desu and da This and that course

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1. 学生 → plain affirmative predicate

Answer and explanation

学生だ

Plain affirmative noun predicates take だ.

2. 雨です → polite past

Answer and explanation

雨でした

です changes to でした.

3. 学生だ → plain past

Answer and explanation

学生だった

The past of だ is だった.

4. Choose a polite negative noun sentence.

先生ではありません。

先生ません。

先生ない。

Answer and explanation

先生ではありません。

Nouns use ではありません, not verb ません alone.

5. 昨日は休み（　）。 It was a day off.

でした

です

ます

Answer and explanation

でした

Past noun predicates use でした.

6. A pen is in your hand. Refer to it as the speaker.

これ

それ

あれ

Answer and explanation

これ

The object is near the speaker.

7. A book is in the listener’s hand. Refer to it.

それ

これ

あれ

Answer and explanation

それ

The object is near the listener.

8. A building is far from both of you.

あれ

これ

それ

Answer and explanation

あれ

あれ refers to something away from both.

9. Choose the phrase with an explicit noun.

この本

これ本

これの本

Answer and explanation

この本

Use この directly before a noun.

10. Which item is your bag?（　）があなたのかばんですか。

どれ

だれ

どこ

Answer and explanation

どれ

どれ selects an item.

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