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  1. Grasp the text's purpose first from its title and type.
  2. Do not stop at unknown words; follow the flow. Hover the underlined key words to jump to the vocabulary track.
  3. Find the clue each question asks about directly in the passage.

Passage

김민호 선생님 선생님, 안녕하세요? 저는 이 학년 삼 반 박지수입니다. 어제부터 몸이 많이 아팠습니다. 그래서 오늘 학교에 가지 못했습니다. 아침병원에 갔습니다. 의사 선생님이 감기라고 했습니다. 약을 먹고 에서 쉬었습니다. 오늘 수업에 못 가서 정말 죄송합니다. 그런데 오늘 무슨 숙제가 있습니까? 친구에게 물어봤지만 친구도 잘 몰랐습니다. 내일은 몸이 괜찮으면 학교에 가겠습니다. 숙제가 있으면 내일 꼭 하겠습니다. 답장 기다리겠습니다. 감사합니다. 박지수 올림

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Sentence structure

Key sentences split into meaning units, showing the role of each part.

그래서 오늘 학교에 가지 못했습니다.
Connective그래서"so/therefore" (geuraeseo)
Modifier오늘time (today)
Modifier학교에destination "-e" (to school)
Predicate가지 못했습니다"-ji mot ha-" = could not (inability), past

The pattern "verb stem + -ji mot hada" expresses inability, "cannot/could not." Here "gaji mothaetseumnida" means "could not go." "geuraeseo" links this result to the previous reason (being sick), and the destination is marked by "-e" (hakgyo-e, to school). The verb stays last.

내일은 몸이 괜찮으면 학교에 가겠습니다.
Modifier내일은time + topic (tomorrow)
Clause몸이 괜찮으면conditional "-(eu)myeon" (if the body is okay)
Modifier학교에destination "-e" (to school)
Predicate가겠습니다intention "-gett-" = will go

The ending "-(eu)myeon" builds an "if ..." clause: "mom-i gwaenchaneumyeon" means "if my body is okay." The verb ending "-gett-" expresses the speaker's intention or will, "I will (go)." So the whole sentence is "if I am okay tomorrow, I will go to school."

Questions

Q1Why could the student not go to school today?

Q2Where did the student go in the morning?

Q3What does the student ask the teacher?

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