N2 grammar · Lesson 23

「〜というものだ」「〜ことか」「〜ものか」: strong views

一晩ひとばんで全部ぜんぶ覚おぼえろなんて、無理むりというものだ。

「〜というものだ」: firm judgements; 「〜というものではない」: not that simple; 「〜ことか」: “how …”; 「〜ものか」: “never”. Compare N3.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜というものだ」: that’s what … is
  2. 02「〜というものではない」: it isn’t enough just to …
  3. 03「〜ことか」: “how …” exclamations
  4. 04「〜ものか」: never …
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions
  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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