Grammatical Accuracy for Level 3

*Start with our Quizlet sets for Grammar Accuracy

1. ～た form

   • What is the ～た form?

   • ～たら

   • ～たほうがいい

   • ～たり

   • ～たこと

2. Transactions/interactions at stores and restaurants

   • Ordering food at a sit-down restaurant

     • Ordering food to go *Optional!

   • Store/shopping phrases

   • Convenience store phrases

3. Reason clauses

   • から as a reason clause (Note: this page contains information on all the uses of から. We recommend understanding everything before “Beyond the Basics” because から is one of the particles for this level. See next section)

4. Particles で、から、まで、にも

   • Review: [と]

   • Click on the particle for an explanation of that particle:

     • で *Be sure to pay attention to the difference between に and で when describing a location

     • から

     • まで

     • にも (Note: this page contains information on all the uses of the も particle. Information about にも is the one small section linked above)

5. How to do (something)

   • [Stem form]

   • ～かた

6. Expressing quantities (counters)

   • [つ and 個 counter for things]

   • 本 counter for sticks, water bottles, etc.

   • 枚 counter for flat objects and layers

   • 匹 and 頭 counter for animals

7. ～て form variations with ～見る、～ない、～ないで下さい

   • Try (～て見る)

   • Not currently doing (～てない)

   • Can’t do something (～てはいけません) *used to scold children or younger people

   • Not allowed (～ないで下さい) *everyday conversation

   • Difference between ～てない and ～ないで explained

8. ～て form (reasons)

   • て form to explain cause or reason

9. ～て form, ～た form (sequence of events)

   • て form for sequence of events

   • [Overview of て form with the sequence of events use]

   • ～てから and ～たあと video (around 18 minutes)

   • Examples of ～てから

   • [～たら] (focus on the “たら for ‘When’ or ‘After’” section)

10. Describing the sequence of events

    • Sequence of events video (explanation in first 2.5 minutes & around 25 minutes total)

    • Helpful comment

    • Sequence of events song

11. Issue and respond to offers & invitations (～ましょうか、～ませんか)

    • Using ～ましょうか

    • Using ～ませんか and responses

    • Advanced explanation of ～ましょうか and ～ませんか (Note: focus on understanding ～ましょうか and ～ませんか and study Volitional if you have extra time and want to learn more)

12. Giving & receiving

    • くれる、あげる、もらう

13. Adjective variation

    • Review of い adjectives and な adjectives if necessary

    • How to make it more polite

    • Adj + そう (Looks/Sounds …)

    • Adj + すぎ (Too …)

    • Past tense form

    • く form for い adjectives

    • Negative form for い adjectives

    • Negative form for な adjectives (Note: understand the “Negative な Adjectives” section. The rest is extra information)

    • To become (adjective)

    • Extra: Adj + さ for Objective Nouns, Adj + み for Subjective Nouns, がる form for い adjectives

14. Expressing frequency

    • 回＝かい

    • Example *adding 間（かん）to weeks

    • 度＝ど

15. Expressing a duration of time

    • くらい・ぐらい

16. Direction and location

    • [ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ]

    • Near & next to

17. Transportation

    • Transportation vocabulary

    • Transportation pronunciation

    • How to take a taxi

18. Health expressions

    • Health vocabulary