Japanese Grammar Exercises: Verb Clauses 「こと」「の」

Verb Clauses: こと、の

Before starting the exercise for verb clauses 「こと」「の」, 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
Genki I - Lesson 8: Verbのが好きです
Tae Kim's Guide - Verb Clauses

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Verb Clauses 「こと」「の」

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.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

(My) hobby is singing.
趣しゅ味みは歌うたうことです。
Speaking is important.
話はなすことは大切たいせつです。
Memorizing kanji is difficult.
漢かん字じを覚おぼえることは難むずかしいです。
(I) am poor at writing. 
書くことが苦にが手てです。
(I) am good at swimming.
泳およぐことが得とく意いです。
Studying is boring. 
勉べん強きょうするのは退屈たいくつです。
Dying is scary.
死しぬのは怖こわいです。
Reading books is interesting.
本ほんを読よむのはおもしろいです。
Playing baseball is difficult. 
野や球きゅうをするのは難むずかしいです。
Living in Japan is fun.
日に本ほんに住すむのは楽たのしいです。

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