Chapter 1 (398 sentences) - Done

Chapter 2 (67 sentences) - Done

Chapter 3 (228 sentences) - In progress
70-79 (69 sentences) - Mcjon01
80-89 (67 sentences) - Phauna (finished)
90-99 (35 sentences) - Floatingweed5
100-111 (57 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)

Chapter 4 (123 sentences) - In progress
114-119 (37 sentences) - Phauna (finished)
120-126 (45 sentences) - Nukemarine
127-133 (42 sentences) - Shakkun

Chapter 5 (156 sentences) - In progress
136-143 (44 sentences) - Rabite
146-154 (41 sentences) - Phauna
156-161 (36 sentences) - Albion
162-172 (39 sentences) - none

Chapter 6 (190 sentences) - None assigned
176-180 (37 sentences) - none
181-185 (41 sentences) - none
186-189 (44 sentences) - none
190-193 (42 sentences) - none
194-197 (34 sentences) - none


Although, for the section I've picked, what happens with page 155? The top two sentences of p.156 are carried on from the section on p.155. Should I include them (with the rest of that section), or have I missed something as to why it's not on the list?

I've requested permission to join the group-- AdamLeliel.

Ok, lot's more people working on it. Biting into chapter 6 so not too much left. Right now, Floatingweed had not replied if he's able to continue this. So his spot is open up, so we can finish up Chapter 3.

Chapter 1 (398 sentences) - Done

Chapter 2 (67 sentences) - Done

Chapter 3 (228 sentences) - In progress
70-79 (69 sentences) - Mcjon01 (finished)
80-89 (67 sentences) - Phauna (finished)
90-99 (35 sentences) - Floatingweed5 (assigned to another if no contact)
100-111 (57 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)

Chapter 4 (123 sentences) - In progress
114-119 (37 sentences) - Phauna (finished)
120-126 (45 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)
127-133 (42 sentences) - Shakkun

Chapter 5 (156 sentences) - In progress
136-143 (44 sentences) - Rabite
146-154 (41 sentences) - Phauna
156-161 (36 sentences) - Albion
162-172 (39 sentences) - Alan Clontz

Chapter 6 (190 sentences) - None assigned
176-180 (37 sentences) - Nuke Marine
181-185 (41 sentences) - none
186-189 (44 sentences) - none
190-193 (42 sentences) - none
194-197 (34 sentences) - none

Columns (~60 sentences) - none

Hey Nukemarine,

can you check your google mail account. I sent my section to you yesterday, but you don't appear to be getting my mails.

captal wrote:

So I've been adding sentences from the first few pages over the last couple of days.

I have a question about a sentence- page 14 4.2:

きのうは学校を休みました。 (I was absent from school yesterday)

Is the は supposed to be there? I thought it wasn't because really the topic of the sentence is I (私は昨日学校を休みました I would think would be right) and that は wasn't used with things like "today, tomorrow, yesterday, last night, etc." but I've seen the book use は in these cases on more than one occasion.

Yes, because the topic of the sentence is yesterday. As for what happened yesterday, you were absent from school. I think sentences can have multiple topics (I come across this quite often now that I have started reading, but no grammar book ever told me this!) so I suppose 私 is also an "understood" topic. Of course, I could be totally wrong here.

captal wrote:

So I've been adding sentences from the first few pages over the last couple of days.

I have a question about a sentence- page 14 4.2:

きのうは学校を休みました。 (I was absent from school yesterday)

Is the は supposed to be there? I thought it wasn't because really the topic of the sentence is I (私は昨日学校を休みました I would think would be right) and that は wasn't used with things like "today, tomorrow, yesterday, last night, etc." but I've seen the book use は in these cases on more than one occasion.

Just adding to what other people posted it also shows contrast.  So depending on the context the speaker might be trying to say that yesterday was an exception to the their normal schedule.  YESTERDAY I was absent from school (but normally I am not).

Thanks for the help guys- I also looked in A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar which was quite helpful- I didn't realize all the nuances with wa.

The link from QuackingShoe was nice too.

I emailed the google groups owner yesterday so hopefully I'll have access to that sheet soon. I assume the (finished) means Nukemarine got my spreadsheet, so I'll do this section if that's okay (I'm learning ~ば conditional right now anyway so it works well)

Chapter 6 (190 sentences) - None assigned
176-180 (37 sentences) - Nuke Marine
181-185 (41 sentences) - Phauna
190-193 (42 sentences) - Shakkun
194-197 (34 sentences) - none

I think these page numbers are wrong. 190-193 starts halfway through the section on ~たら and overlaps one page into Part III.

176-180 - Nuke Marine
181-185 - Phauna
186-188 - none
189-192 - Shakkun
193-197 - none

Makes more sense. Not that it makes much difference in the end, but I want to enter the ~たら examples on page 189 anyway so I might as well do them now.

Last edited by shakkun (2008 July 18, 9:50 pm)

Not that everything is settled down I'm making a start on my part. I'm doing to do page 155, but how should I go about it? The layout goes like this:

- I was told to clean my room by my mother.
母に　｛部屋の掃除をする／食事の前に手を洗う／・・・｝　ように言われました。

There's one English translation, but the middle part includes several other variations that aren't translated. Can I add those other sentences without translation?

Ah, I finished the one I was doing, added it here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key= … &hl=en

Blah, blah, will do this one next,

86-189 (44 sentences) - phauna

Carry on, all.


Assignments:
Chapter 1 (398 sentences) - Done

Chapter 2 (67 sentences) - Done

Chapter 3 (228 sentences) - In progress
70-79 (69 sentences) - Mcjon01 (finished)
80-89 (67 sentences) - phauna (finished)
90-99 (35 sentences) - Floatingweed5 (finished, putting in spread
sheet format)
100-111 (57 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)

Chapter 4 (123 sentences) - Finished
114-119 (37 sentences) - phauna (finished)
120-126 (45 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)
127-133 (42 sentences) - Shakkun (finished)

Chapter 5 (156 sentences) - In progress
136-143 (44 sentences) - Rabite
146-154 (41 sentences) - phauna (finished)
156-161 (36 sentences) - Albion
162-172 (39 sentences) - Alan Clontz

Chapter 6 (190 sentences) - In progress

176-180 (37 sentences) - Nuke Marine
181-185 (41 sentences) - phauna (finished)
186-189 (44 sentences) - phauna
190-193 (42 sentences) - Shakkun
194-197 (34 sentences) - none

Columns (~60 sentences) - none

Yes, definitely, pick a slot, oh wait there's only one left.

194-197 (34 sentences) - Rollypop

Also, if you've joined the google group tell us what your nickname there is and we'll include you on the spreadsheets.  You can see a little earlier in the thread what to do but basically, bold sentences only, four fields, number, kanji, kana, english.

Assignments:
Chapter 1 (398 sentences) - Done

Chapter 2 (67 sentences) - Done

Chapter 3 (228 sentences) - In progress
70-79 (69 sentences) - Mcjon01 (finished)
80-89 (67 sentences) - phauna (finished)
90-99 (35 sentences) - Floatingweed5 (finished, putting in spread
sheet format)
100-111 (57 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)

Chapter 4 (123 sentences) - Finished
114-119 (37 sentences) - phauna (finished)
120-126 (45 sentences) - Nukemarine (finished)
127-133 (42 sentences) - Shakkun (finished)

Chapter 5 (156 sentences) - In progress
136-143 (44 sentences) - Rabite
146-154 (41 sentences) - phauna (finished)
156-161 (36 sentences) - Albion
162-172 (39 sentences) - Alan Clontz

Chapter 6 (190 sentences) - In progress

176-180 (37 sentences) - Nuke Marine
181-185 (41 sentences) - phauna (finished)
186-189 (44 sentences) - phauna
190-193 (42 sentences) - Shakkun
194-197 (34 sentences) - Rollypop

Columns (~60 sentences) - none

Joined the group as rollypop. Starting the sentences now. : D