Level 8 Workbook — Unit 02: Disruptive Causation (-는 통에, -기로서니)

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Part A: Select the Natural Connector

Choose between -는 통에, -는 바람에, -는 탓에, or -기로서니:

1. 시장 골목이 너무 복잡하(_____) 일행을 놓쳐 버렸다.
   (a) 는 통에    (b) 기로서니    (c) 는 이상

2. 아무리 배가 고프(_____) 남의 간식을 몰래 먹으면 어떻게 해?
   (a) 는 바람에    (b) 기로서니    (c) 는 통에

3. 밤늦게까지 스마트폰 게임을 한 (_____) 아침에 늦잠을 잤다.
   (a) 통에    (b) 탓에    (c) 기로서니

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Part B: Rhetorical Protest Creation (-기로서니)

Create a rhetorical protest sentence for each situation:

1. Someone was slightly bumped by accident and started screaming furiously.
   $\rightarrow$ 아무리 깜짝 놀랐기로서니 ___________________________________

2. Someone was late by 5 minutes and the meeting host cancelled the whole event.
   $\rightarrow$ 아무리 5분 늦었기로서니 ___________________________________

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Part C: English to Korean Translation

1. Because the baby was crying so loudly in the room, I couldn't focus on my studies at all.
   $\rightarrow$ ___________________________________________________

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(Check your answers in workbook/answer_keys/level_8_answers.md)