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母はいつもクリスマスに向けてたくさんの贈り物と料理を用意します。その特別な日の準備はいつも万全です。そして私たちは毎年楽しい時間を過ごします。空欄に prepared／prepares／preparing を入れてください。日本語訳
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Explanation:
After 'always', a simple tense verb, we can have a past tense or a present tense verb. If we look at the end of the sentence, we see 'we always have a wonderful time', meaning this is the present, not the past--so we need a present tense verb after always--so the answer to the first option is 'prepares'.
After 'by' we need a gerund, because by introduces nouns of process or conveyance and actual things; think of how we say 'go by train', 'solve the problem by using calculus', the cat reached the window by jumping.
After 'is always' we need an adjective form or a continuous verb form, because 'is', a linking verb, and 'always' as an adverb require a description or a habitual action, but the choices offer only one 'ing' option and it is needed elsewhere!
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Mom always __ for Christmas Day by __ many gifts and lots of food. Yes, she is always well-__ for that most special of days. And--we always have a wonderful time.
a. prepared
b. prepares
c. preparing
The Answers Are: prepares (a), preparing (c), prepared (a)
Explanation:
After 'always', a simple tense verb, we can have a past tense or a present tense verb. If we look at the end of the sentence, we see 'we always have a wonderful time', meaning this is the present, not the past--so we need a present tense verb after always--so the answer to the first option is 'prepares'.
After 'by' we need a gerund, because by introduces nouns of process or conveyance and actual things; think of how we say 'go by train', 'solve the problem by using calculus', the cat reached the window by jumping.
After 'is always' we need an adjective form or a continuous verb form, because 'is', a linking verb, and 'always' as an adverb require a description or a habitual action, but the choices offer only one 'ing' option and it is needed elsewhere!
順に prepares、preparing、prepared。Mom always prepares は現在の習慣、by preparing は「準備することで」、well-prepared は「十分に準備ができている」です。原文は by の後に動名詞が来る例として by using calculus（微積分を使って）なども挙げています。原文の「prepares (a)」は選択肢の記号と一致せず、a は prepared です。