N2 grammar · Lesson 30

Review: five easily confused sets of N2 patterns

やると決きめたからには、途中とちゅうで投なげ出だすわけにはいかない。

Tables and drills for the five most confusable N2 sets: 「あげく・末すえ」「からには・以上いじょう」「かねる・かねない」「にしても・としても」「どころか・ばかりか」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「あげく」 and 「末すえ」: after all that trouble, after all that effort
  2. 02「からには」 and 「以上いじょう」: now that …
  3. 03「かねる」 and 「かねない」: can’t in your position, could happen
  4. 04「にしても」 and 「としても」: even if …
  5. 05「どころか」 and 「ばかりか」: is the first part true?
  6. 06Putting them together

Practice

  • 「あげく」「末すえ」: choose the phrase for each blank
  • 「からには」「以上いじょう」: which sentence uses them correctly?
  • 「かねる」「かねない」: rewrite to match the meaning
  • 「にしても」「としても」: read the passage and answer the questions
  • 「どころか」「ばかりか」: choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the pieces in order

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