N2 grammar · Lesson 21

「〜かける」「〜ところに／を」: stages of an action

読よみかけの本ほんを開ひらいたところへ、友達ともだちが訪たずねてきた。

「〜かける」 「〜かけの」: half done, nearly; 「〜ところに／へ」: something cuts in; 「〜ところを」: caught then; set phrases. Compare 「最中さいちゅうに」 「途中とちゅうで」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜かける」 and 「〜かけの」: half done
  2. 02「〜かける」: about to, nearly
  3. 03「〜ところに」 and 「〜ところへ」: just then, something else happens
  4. 04「〜ところを」: seen or stopped at that moment
  5. 05Compared with 「最中さいちゅうに」, 「途中とちゅうで」 and 「うちに」
  6. 06Putting them together: dialogue and short text

Practice

  • Choose the meaning of each sentence
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

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