Verb plain form

1. Verb plain form + こと/の Nominaliser (making a verb into a noun)

2. You already know how to say such things as: Kanji is difficult. I like tennis. テニスが、すきです。 かんじは、むずかしいです。 テニスand かんじare nouns, sometimes you might want to say “Writing Kanji is difficult”, or “I like playing tennis”. “Writing” and “playing” are from the verbs “to write” and “to listen”. By adding “ing” they can be treated like “nouns”. By adding こと or のto Japanese verbs, you make them into nouns and can use them in the same way, This also allows you to join two sentences when you would have had to write two separate ones before. テニスをすることが、すきです。 かんじをかくのは、むずかしいです。 I like playing tennis. Writing Kanji is difficult.

3. Nominaliser To make a verb into a noun. Formation: Use: Verb Plain form +こと/の Examples: しゅみは、おんがくを、きくことです。 My hobby is listening to music. テレビを見るのが、すきです。 I like watching TV. NOTE: In many case, ことandのare interchangeable, but ことtends to be used to make a general or objective statement and のto describe an action that you have personally seen or heard. 日本食を　食べることが　すきです。 日本食を　食べるの　が　すきです。I like eating Japanese food.

4. Verb Plain form +こと/の Exercise: 一だんverb to sleep (verb ますform) sleeping(noun) ね ます る こと/の

5. Verb Plain form +こと/の Exercise: 五だんverb to read books (verb ますform) reading books (noun) 本を、よ み ます む こと/の

6. Verb Plain form +こと/の Exercise: 五だんverb to go to university(verb ますform) going to university (noun) 大学に、行 き く ます こと/の

7. Verb Plain form +こと/の Exercise: Irregular verb to travel (verbますform) travelling(noun) りょこう し する ます こと/の

8. Verb Plain form +こと/の Exercise: Irregular verb to bring (verbますform) bringing(noun) もって くる き ます こと/の