英語の語順問題解答方法とポイント解説

英語の語順を並び替える問題は、文法の基本を理解し、正しい語順を覚えるための重要な練習です。今回は、質問者からの「（）の中を並び替える」問題について、その解答方法とともに、文法的なポイントを解説します。

1. 「Happy Birthday, ⚪︎⚪︎」のような表現における並べ替えの重要性

文を作る際の語順を正確に理解することは、意味を正確に伝えるために非常に重要です。文法や語順に関する基礎的な知識を身につけることで、英語の構造をより効率的に理解できます。

以下に示す問題を並び替えて正しい文にしてみましょう。

1. Tom must ( this / be / answer / clever / difficult / to) question. → Tom must be clever to answer this difficult question.
2. I (up / to / myself / woke / find / in) a strange place. → I woke up to find myself in a strange place.
3. I came home (not / that / to / my room / find / was ) clean. → I came home to find that my room was not clean.
4. (hear / English / her / to / speak), people would take her for an American. → If people hear her speak English, they would take her for an American.
5. He was ( escape / if / running / from / as / to) something. → He was running as if he were escaping from something.
6. Tom ( say / if / shook / as / his head / to) no. → Tom shook his head as if to say no.
7. Our dog is, (the family / to / a member / so / speak, / of). → Our dog is, so to speak, a member of the family.
8. (he / one of / to / needless / is / say, ) the greatest dancers in the world. → He is needless to say, one of the greatest dancers in the world.
9. Tokyo is, (to / Japan / city / say, / the biggest / in / needless ). → Tokyo is, needless to say, the biggest city in Japan.
10. I’m not so rich, (to / but / I / sure, / am / be ) happy. → I’m not so rich, but I sure am happy.
11. To ( the truth, / I / know / tell / don’t ) much about her. → To tell the truth, I don’t know much about her.
12. To (truth, / I / like / the / tell / don’t ) to eat tomatoes. → To tell the truth, I don’t like to eat tomatoes.