Japanese Grammar Exercises: Using Question Words in an Affirmative Sentence

Question Words and Particles

Before starting the exercise for using question words in an affirmative sentence, 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 - Question words and particles

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Using Question Words in an Affirmative Sentence

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

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English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

Someone ate this cake.
誰だれかがこのケーキを食たべました。
(I will) drink something.
何なにか飲のみます。
Fukuda-san went somewhere.
福ふく田ださんはどこかに行いきました。
(I will) study English someday.
いつか英えい語ごを勉べん強きょうします。
Nobody knows the answer.
誰だれも答こたえを知しりません。
(I) know nothing.
何なにも知しりません。
(My) mother is always angry.
お母かあさんはいつも怒おこっています。
Anywhere is good. 
どこでもいいです。 
(I will) do anything.
何なんでもします。
(I’m) free anytime. 
いつでも空あいています。

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