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Sentence Structure help! - 11-12-2010, 09:45 PM

Okay I know homework help posts are a nuisance, but I don't have great resources at school to get help so this seemed like my best option to get some feedback from people who speak Japanese! Thank you in advance to anyone who is patient enough to read this and help me out!

I am having some trouble on this assignment for my Japanese class. Keep in mind this is Japanese 1 so I need to use the most basic terms that might not be what fluent speakers would realistically say. The point of this is to practice proper Japanese sentence structure. I have written out the questions and filled in all of my answers, and I would really, really, REALLY appreciate help with the questions I commented on in parentheses, and any other incorrect answers.

The assignment is to, using the following English sentences, fill in this chart that has the following 7 categories in Japanese, with the appropriate potential particles, in this order:

Who (は), When/time (に), with whom (と), Place (へ or に or で)/Activity (に), Object (を), Verb (~ます or ~です), Question (か)

Example: 1. Mrs. Goto often checks homework at the library.

Who: ごとう せんせい
When/Time: よく
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: としょかん
Object: しゅくだい
Verb: チェック します
Question: N/A


2. My friend came to my birthday party at 6:00 pm last night.

Who: わたしの ともだち
When/Time: きのうの ごご ろくじ (how should I phrase "6:00 pm last night" using きのうの _____?)
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: birthday party (is what in Japanese or spelled out in Katakana?)
Object: N/A
Verb: きました
Question: N/A


3. I talked with my classmate at Starbucks yesterday.

Who: わたし
When/Time: きのう
With whom: (how do you say "classmate" in Japanese?)
Place/Activity: Starbucks (how do you spell in katakana?)
Object: N/A
Verb: はなしました
Question: N/A



4. Mr. Tanaka went to Seattle Center this afternoon.

Who: たなかさん
When/Time: きょうの ひる (is this okay to express this afternoon?)
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: Seattle Center (how do you spell in katakana?)
Object: N/A
Verb: いきました
Question: N/A



5. I did homework with my friend at the library.

Who: わたし
When/Time: N/A
With whom: ともだち
Place/Activity: としょかん
Object: しゅくだい
Verb: しました
Question: N/A


6. I have a breakfast about 6:30 every morning.

Who: わたし
When/Time: まいあさ (I wouldn't need to say ごぜん since まいあさ implies a.m. right?) ろくじはん
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: N/A
Object: あさごはん
Verb: たべます (Or would the verb be arimasu since the English sentence says "I have" instead of "I eat"?)
Question: N/A


7. I usually take shower about 9:30 at night.

Who: わたし
When/Time: たいてい ごご くじはん
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: N/A
Object: シャワ-
Verb: あびます
Question: N/A

8. I sometimes watch CNN News on TV at 7:00 am.

Who: わたし
When/Time: ときどき ごぜん しちじ
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: テレビ ("on TV" would be the location of the object right?)
Object: CNN News (how should I spell this in Katakana?)
Verb: みます
Question: N/A

9. Is it 4:00 am now?

Who (subject): いま
When/Time: ごぜん よじ
With whom: N/A
Place/Activity: N/A
Object: N/A
Verb: N/A
Question: か


I really appreciate any corrections or help! I think I understand most of it but some of the small details can be really confusing! Thanks
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