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.
だれかがこのケーキをべました。
(I will) drink something.
なにみます。
Fukuda-san went somewhere.
ふくさんはどこかにきました。
(I will) study English someday.
いつかえいべんきょうします。
Nobody knows the answer.
だれこたえをりません。
(I) know nothing.
なにりません。
(My) mother is always angry.
かあさんはいつもおこっています。
Anywhere is good. 
どこでもいいです。 
(I will) do anything.
なんでもします。
(I’m) free anytime. 
いつでもいています。

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