N1 grammar · Lesson 8

「ゆえ」「とあって」「手前てまえ」「ばこそ」: written causes

三連休さんれんきゅうとあって、高速道路こうそくどうろは朝あさから渋滞じゅうたいしている。

「ゆえ（に）」: written cause; 「とあって」: a special occasion; 「手前てまえ」: saving face; 「ばこそ」: a good motive. Compare 「ため」 「だけに」 「からこそ」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜ゆえ（に）」: because (written, old-fashioned)
  2. 02「〜とあって」: because it is such a special occasion
  3. 03「〜手前てまえ」: to save face
  4. 04「〜ばこそ」: precisely because
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions
  6. 06Dialogue and short text: a fireworks display, late opening at the art museum

Practice

  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

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