p86, 89 grammar patterns

Question 1

ながら

Answer 1

meaning: while, doing two things at the same time
verb + ながら

Question 2

方

Answer 2

meaning: a way of doing something
verb + 方

Question 3

やすいです、にくいです

Answer 3

meaning: something is easy/hard to do

verb + やすいです/にくいです

Question 4

てしまいます

Answer 4

meaning: to talk about completion
verb (て form) + しまいます

Question 5

だけでなく、も

Answer 5

meaning: not only…. but also….
noun + だけでなく + noun + も + verb

Question 6

のに

Answer 6

meaning: although, despite
note: diff sentence structure to english

Question 7

について

Answer 7

meaning: about
noun + について
note: diff sentence structure to english

Question 8

そうです or らしいです

Answer 8

to reference information
source + によると + information + そうです/らしいです