N2 grammar · Lesson 5

「あげく」「末すえに」「きり」「ところだった」: outcomes

一時間いちじかんも悩なやんだあげく、結局けっきょくいつもと同おなじ定食ていしょくを頼たのんだ。

「あげく」: a bad end after much trouble; 「末すえに」: a result of effort; 「きり」: nothing since; 「ところだった」: a near miss. Good and bad results compared.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜あげく（に）」: after all that, in the end …
  2. 02「〜末すえ（に）」: after much effort, finally …
  3. 03「〜きり」: after …, never … again; only
  4. 04「〜ところだった」: very nearly …
  5. 05Good results, bad results and “nearly”: compared
  6. 06Dialogue and short text: a new computer, a lost cat

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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