Choose the most appropriate choice to complete the sentence.

両親がでかけ＿＿＿、部屋でパーティーをしました。

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Choose the most appropriate choice to complete the sentence.

両親がでかけ＿＿＿、部屋でパーティーをしました。

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We are asked to complete the sentence: 両親がでかけ＿＿＿、部屋でパーティーをしました。

Option 1: ている間
This form (V-teいる + 間) expresses that something happens during the time a verb in ている form is ongoing. Here, 出かけている間 would mean 'while the parents are out,' which naturally leads to a consequence in the main clause: 'we had a party in the room.' This option correctly sets the timeframe for the party.

Option 2: ながら
This uses the ～ながら form meaning 'while doing ~,' but it typically attaches to the same subject performing both actions. 両親がでかけながら would be awkward because it would imply the parents themselves are performing the act of going out while doing something else, which doesn’t fit the intended structure of sequential events where the parents are away and others throw a party. The combination here is not natural for this sentence.

Option 3: る間に
The pattern ～る間に often follows a verb in dictionary form to indicate something happens during the period when a different action occurs, but 出かける is a potential verb, and using る間に would shift the nuance to 'during the time of going out (as a single event),' which is unnatural for describing a party happening while the parents are away. The intended nuance is a completed period when they are out, not the moment of leaving itself.

Option 4: なくても
The structure ～なくても means 'even if not ~' or 'even without ~.' 両親がでかけなくても would mean 'even if the parents did not go out,' which would not logically lead to 'we had a party in the room' in the following clause, making the sentence illogical in this context.

In summary, Option 1 (ている間) correctly conveys 'while the parents are out, we held a party in the room,' matching natural Japanese time-frame usage. The other options either misplace the temporal nuance, create awkward or illogical relationships between clauses, or fail to establish the intended sequence of events.

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Choose the most appropriate choice to complete the sentence. 両親がでかけ＿＿＿、部屋でパーティーをしました。

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