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Web-based Lessons on Basic Japanese Grammar Patterns

These lessons cover six topics in basic Japanese grammar that can prove difficult for students coming from an English-speaking background.  They include both explanations and practice and can be used together with any textbook, or on their own independently of any textbook. They are listed here in the order the topics are normally covered in textbooks, but can be used in any order desired.

Conjugating Verbs and Adjectives
Mastering Classifiers
Modifying Nouns
Giving and Receiving Directions
Giving and Receiving Things and Favors
Expressing Actions and Results using Transitive and Intransitive Verbs