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L35 JLPT N1 grammar — 〜ものなら(可能形) … 〜よりほかない

Read each pattern and its example, then write your own sentence on the line.

〜ものなら(可能形) V-potential (〜れる/られる・できる) + ものなら (+〜たい等)
With a potential verb, expresses a wish for something the speaker knows is hard or impossible to realize. Emotional; common in both speech and writing.
戻れるものなら、あの頃に戻りたい。 If I could go back, I'd return to those days.
〜を経て N + を経て (期間・過程・段階)
Means 'after passing through' a period, process or stage before reaching the next state. Formal written style, typical of news and reports.
三年の交渉を経て、契約がようやく成立した。 After three years of negotiation, the contract was finally concluded.
〜につけて V-dict + につけ(て); 後件は自然に生じる感情・思考
Means 'every time / whenever', with the second clause showing a feeling or thought that arises naturally. Attaches to perception verbs; slightly literary.
この歌を聞くにつけて、故郷を思い出す。 Every time I hear this song, I remember my hometown.
〜といったところだ N / 数量 + といったところだ (せいぜい・多くて と共起しやすい)
Gives an approximate figure or level, implying 'at most, no more than that'. Neutral to slightly formal; common in reports and conversation about numbers.
会場に来たのはせいぜい五十人といったところだ。 At most about fifty people came to the venue.
〜にかけては N + にかけては (後件は肯定的な高評価)
Singles out a field of skill and praises someone as best in it. The second clause is always positive. Neutral to formal; used in speech and writing.
数字の分析にかけては、彼の右に出る者はいない。 When it comes to analyzing figures, no one can match him.
〜よりほかない V-dict + よりほかない (=よりほかはない/ほかしかたがない)
States that no option remains but this one, often with reluctance. A formal equivalent of 〜しかない; common in writing and careful speech.
終電がないので、歩いて帰るよりほかない。 There's no last train, so I have no choice but to walk home.
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