Japanese Grammar Exercises: Expressing Contradiction 「が」「けど」

Japanese Grammar が けど

Before starting the exercise for expressing contradiction 「が」「けど」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Tae Kim's Guide - Compound Sentences

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Expressing Contradiction 「が」「けど」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

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English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

Tanaka-san is young, but always polite.
田た中なかさんは若わかいけど、いつも丁寧ていねいです。
This book is important, but (I will) sell (it).
この本ほんは大切たいせつだけど、売うります。
Work is easy, but (it’s) not fun.
仕し事ごとは楽らくだけど、楽たのしくありません。
(I will) go to Japan, but as for Tokyo, (I won’t) go (there).
日に本ほんに行いくけど、東とう京きょうは行いきません。
(I) often sing songs, but (I’m) not very good at singing.
歌うたをよく歌うたうけど、あまり上手うまくありません。 
Japanese is difficult, but interesting.
日に本ほん語ごは難むずかしいですが、面白おもしろいです。
Summer is hot, but (I) like (it).
夏なつは暑あついですが、好すきです。
This restaurant is famous, but not delicious.
このレストランは有名ゆうめいですが、美味おいしくありません。
(I) looked (it) up, but didn’t understand (it).
調しらべましたが、わかりませんでした。
(I will) live in Japan, but as for Japanese, (I) won’t study (it).
日に本ほんに住すみますが、日に本ほん語ごは勉べん強きょうしません。

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