were to の書き換え問題を解いてみよう！
「were to」は、仮定法過去を用いた表現で、「もし～ならば」という、現実とは異なる状況や、未来の不確かなことを仮定する際に使われます。この「were to」を使った文を、別の表現に書き換える練習は、英語力を深める上でとても有効です。
書き換え問題の例と解説
例題1:
- 元の文: If I were to win the lottery, I would buy a big house.
- 日本語訳: もし宝くじが当たったら、大きな家を買うだろう。
- 書き換え例:
- Should I win the lottery, I would buy a big house.
- Were I to win the lottery, I could afford a big house.
- Winning the lottery, I would buy a big house. (分詞構文)
例題2:
- 元の文: If it were to rain tomorrow, we would cancel the picnic.
- 日本語訳: もし明日雨が降ったら、ピクニックを中止するだろう。
- 書き換え例:
- Should it rain tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
- In the event of rain tomorrow, the picnic will be canceled.
- Were the weather bad tomorrow, we would have to call off the picnic.
例題3:
- 元の文: If he were to study harder, he would pass the exam.
- 日本語訳: もし彼がもっと一生懸命勉強すれば、試験に合格するだろう。
- 書き換え例:
- Were he to study harder, he would succeed in the exam.
- With more effort, he could pass the exam.
- Provided that he studied harder, he would pass the exam.
書き換え問題を作成する際のポイント
- 様々な表現: 「should」「were」「in the event of」「provided that」など、様々な表現を使って書き換える。
- 倒置: 主語と動詞を倒置する（Should I win the lottery…のように）
- 分詞構文: 分詞構文を用いて簡潔に表現する
- 副詞節: 副詞節を使って条件を表す
- 仮定法過去完了: 過去のことについての仮定を表す
練習問題
- If I had more money, I would travel around the world.
- Were she to become a doctor, she would help many people.
- Should it snow tomorrow, we will go skiing.
- If he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam.
- In case of fire, please leave the building immediately.
were to の並び替え問題を解いてみよう！
were to を使った文の並び替えは、仮定法の理解を深める上でとても有効です。
問題作成のポイント
- 文構造の多様化: 倒置、強調構文、分詞構文など、様々な文構造を取り入れることで、より複雑な問題を作成できます。
- 語彙のレベル: 中学レベルから大学受験レベルまで、幅広いレベルに対応できるよう、語彙を調整します。
- 文脈の理解: 単語の並び替えだけでなく、文脈を理解して適切な語句を選択する問題も出題します。
問題例（高校レベル）
問題1:
- 単語: if / were / to / study / harder / he / pass / the / exam / would
- 日本語訳: もし彼がもっと一生懸命勉強すれば、試験に合格するだろう。
- 正解: If he were to study harder, he would pass the exam.
問題2:
- 単語: were / to / rain / it / tomorrow / we / the / cancel / picnic / would
- 日本語訳: もし明日雨が降ったら、ピクニックを中止するだろう。
- 正解: If it were to rain tomorrow, we would cancel the picnic.
問題3:
- 単語: to / the / go / park / let’s / on / Sunday / if / it / doesn’t / rain
- 日本語訳: もし明日雨が降らなければ、公園に行きましょう。
- 正解: Let’s go to the park on Sunday if it doesn’t rain.
より発展的な問題例（大学受験レベル）
問題4:
- 単語: had / studied / harder / he / gone / a / would / to / university / better / if
- 日本語訳: もし彼がもっと一生懸命勉強していれば、もっと良い大学に行けたのに。
- 正解: If he had studied harder, he would have gone to a better university.
問題5:
- 単語: were / I / a / bird / I / fly / to / a / would / tropical / island / if
- 日本語訳: もし私が鳥だったら、熱帯の島へ飛んでいくだろう。
- 正解: If I were a bird, I would fly to a tropical island.
