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

 

[Student’s sentence]

会社まで、バスがいいが、タクシーは使いたくない。

*かいしゃまで、ばすがいいが、タクシーはつかいたくない。

 

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[My correction]

会社まで、バスがいいが、タクシーは使いたくない。
→会社まで、バスはいいが、タクシーは使いたくない。
To get to the office, I don’t mind taking the bus, but I don’t want to take a taxi.

The は particle marks comparison; the speaker is considering options other than the バス.
If you use が, it means you are only thinking about the バス and not other forms of transportation like タクシー.

e.g.
コーヒーは飲(の)むけど、ジュースは飲みません。
I drink coffee, but I don’t drink juice.

父(ちち)はこわいが、母(はは)はやさしい。
My father is scary, but my mother is kind.

日本語(にほんご)は話(はな)せますが、中国語(ちゅうごくご)は話せません。
I can speak Japanese, but I cannot speak Chinese.

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

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