Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT N5 course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

会社まで電車に行きます。

*かいしゃまででんしゃにいきます。

 

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[My correction]

会社まで電車に行きます。
→会社まで電車で行きます。

I take the train to the office.
(Lit: I go to the office by train.)

 

で is used to specify the means by which something is done.

[means]で
電車で

In your sentence, 電車で means “by train,” and the particle で indicates that this is the means you selected to commute.

 

e.g.
タクシーで駅(えき)に行(い)きましょう。
Let’s take a taxi to the station.

新幹線(しんかんせん)で大阪(おおさか)に出張(しゅっちょう)します。
I will go on a business trip to Osaka by Shinkansen.

駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)がないので、車(くるま)で来(こ)ないでください。
Please do not come by car as there is no parking.

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

In the JLPT course, all lessons come with homework. If you submit your homework, I will reply with corrections.
I can break down the Japanese grammar and point out mistakes, explaining the structure and nuances of Japanese in an easy-to-understand way.
You can also ask me any questions in as much detail as you want. I will teach you until you get it!