N2 grammar · Lesson 16

「をめぐって」「にかけては」「に応こたえて」「に沿そって」

新あたらしい駅えきの場所ばしょをめぐって、住民じゅうみんの意見いけんが二ふたつに分わかれている。

「をめぐって」: disputes; 「にかけては」: top skill; 「に応こたえて」: meeting requests; 「に沿そって」: along, following. Compare 「について」 「とおりに」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「をめぐって」: over … (disputes, conflicts)
  2. 02「にかけては」: when it comes to …, nobody is better
  3. 03「に応こたえて」: responding to hopes and requests
  4. 04「に沿そって」: along; in line with
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions
  6. 06In conversation and in writing

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 and answer the questions

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