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Building reversals with -건만

Arrange the Korean tiles to build the requested expectation and reversal. Two tiles are not used.

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Question 1

Begin with 「증인의」 and build a literary completed reversal: the listener heard a detailed eyewitness account but still did not believe it. _____

Options: 증인의 구체적인 설명을 들었건만 끝내 믿지 않았다., 증인을, 들었는데도, 들었지만

Question 2

Build a literary reversal that concedes a difficult situation while saying that no one gave up: _____

Options: 상황을, 상황이 어렵건만 포기한 사람은 없었다., 어렵게, 어렵지만

Question 3

Build a literary completed reversal regretting that an expedition proceeded despite an official danger warning: _____

Options: 경고가, 전달했지만, 전달했으므로, 공식 위험 경고를 전달했건만 원정이 강행되었다.

Question 4

Begin with 「어르신께서」 and build a literary honorific reversal: the elder helped the neighbors but was ignored. _____

Options: 어르신께서 이웃을 도우시건만 외면받으셨다., 이웃이, 도우실, 돕으시건만

Question 5

Begin with 「그도」 and build a literary inference about wanting to leave for home although circumstances do not allow it: _____

Options: 그를, 그도 고향으로 떠나고 싶겠건만 떠날 형편이 아니었다., 아니겠어요., 싶지만

Question 6

Build a literary role-based reversal criticizing a guardian for leaving a young child in danger: _____

Options: 아이에게, 방치하겠다., 보호자인데도, 보호자이건만 어린아이를 위험한 곳에 방치하고 말았다.

Question 7

Begin with 「대규모」 and build a longer argument: increased funding failed to improve the core programme, so the execution method needs review. _____

Options: 대규모 증액 예산을 투입했건만 핵심 사업의 성과가 줄었으므로 집행 방식을 재검토해야 한다., 성과를, 재검토했어요., 줄었지만

Question 8

Begin with 「모든」 and build an intentionally archaic, uncontracted reversal: he knew all the circumstances but remained silent. _____

Options: 알았으므로, 모든 사정을 알건마는 침묵으로 일관하였다., 알았지만, 알고도

Question 9

Begin with 「충분히」 and build a literary completed reversal: a fully preheated machine still failed to operate. _____

Options: 작동했건만, 예열했는데도, 예열했으므로, 충분히 예열했건만 기계는 시동조차 걸리지 않았다.

Question 10

Begin with 「청렴의」 and build an ironic literary reversal: someone preached integrity while hiding embezzlement. _____

Options: 청렴의 가치를 설파하건만 공금 횡령을 숨기고 있었다., 설파한, 횡령이, 설파하지만

Question 11

Begin with 「제품은」 and write an objective comparison with no stance of frustrated expectation: the price is low but long-term durability is poor. _____

Options: 저렴하건만, 제품은 저렴하지만 장기간 쓰기에는 내구성이 낮았다., 내구성을, 저렴한데도

Question 12

Begin with 「조금만」 and build a future-oriented expectation: daybreak was near, but someone left without waiting. _____

Options: 밝건만, 밝을련만, 밝으나, 조금만 기다리면 날이 밝으련만 먼저 떠났다.

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