N3 grammar · Lesson 14

Adding: 「だけでなく」「ばかりか」「はもちろん」「上うえに」

この旅館りょかんは、料理りょうりはもちろん、お風呂ふろからの景色けしきもすばらしいです。

Four ways to say “not only … but also”: 「だけでなく〜も」 「ばかりか」 「はもちろん」 「上うえに」, by strength, requests and direction; compared with 「し」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「だけでなく〜も」: not only … but also
  2. 02「ばかりか」: not only …, but even …
  3. 03「はもちろん」: … goes without saying
  4. 04「上うえに」: on top of that; compared with 「し」
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions

Practice

  • Match the phrases to their meanings
  • Choose the correct form
  • Choose the right expression
  • Which sentence is natural?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Join into one sentence with the given expression
  • Put the pieces in order

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