[JLPT N2] Unless they get motivated: やる気を出さない＋[かぎり・ほど・くらい・とともに]？
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[Practice Question]
生徒がやる気を出さない（＿＿）いくら先生が一生懸命教えても上達しないでしょう。
＊せいとがやるきをださない（＿＿）いくらせんせいがいっしょうけんめいおしえてもじょうたつしないでしょう。
1 かぎり
2 ほど
3 くらい
4 とともに
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[Answer]
生徒がやる気を出さない（1 かぎり）、いくら先生が一生懸命教えても上達しないでしょう。
Unless the students become motivated, they probably won’t improve, no matter how hard the teacher tries to teach them.
〜ないかぎり
= unless ~ / as long as ~ not
First, look at:
いくら先生が一生懸命教えても
= No matter how hard the teacher tries to teach them
But what is the result?
上達しないでしょう。
= They probably won’t improve.
Why?
→ 生徒がやる気を出さない
= The students aren’t motivated.
The teacher’s effort alone is not enough.
The students need motivation, too!
We use 〜ないかぎり to express this condition:
やる気を出さないかぎり、上達しないでしょう。
= Unless they become motivated, they probably won’t improve.
So, the correct answer is 1 かぎり.
✖ Other choices:
2 ほど / 3 くらい
= about ~ / so ~ that ~
Both show “how much.”
4 とともに
= together with ~ / at the same time as ~
None of them means “unless.”
I hope this explanation helps! 😊