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]

私の仕事は英語を教えます。

*わたしのしごとはえいごをおしえます。

 

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[My correction]

私の仕事は英語を教えます。
→ 私の仕事は英語を教えることです。
My job is to teach English.

 

「私の仕事 my job」is a noun. If you use 私の仕事 as a topic, the sentence structure should be “A(noun)はB(noun)です：A＝B”

However, the B in the sentence is the verb 教えます(to teach);
私の仕事は英語を教えます。
My job teaches English (???)

By using ことです, the verb can be turned into a noun.

Verb[dictionary-form]+こと＝a noun
教える＋こと＝ a noun

私の仕事(noun)＝英語を教えること(noun)
私の仕事は英語を教えることです。
My job is to teach English.

Using verb+こと, you can describe it more specifically.

e.g.
◎私のしゅみは「ヨガです。」(noun)
My hobby is yoga.

◎私のしゅみは「ヨガをすることです。」（verb+こと）
My hobby is doing yoga.

×わたしのしゅみは「ヨガをします。」(verb only)

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

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