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〜に引き換え
「に引き換え」 slots right after 前作が好評だったの, pivoting to the harsh verdict on the new work.
Tested at JLPT N1 — 10 practice questions below.
Practice 〜に引き換え →〜に引き換え attaches to a noun or の-nominalized clause and sets up an explicit contrast with the situation in the main clause. 都市部で人口が増えるのに引き換え pits urban growth directly against rural decline — exactly the sentence's structure. The other options imply defiance, unconditional circumstances, or irresistible causation, none of which describes a parallel factual contrast.
兄が社交的なの＿＿＿、弟は人前でほとんど話さない。
Answer: に引き換え · Try this question →
___ 。
Answer: 姉は計画的なの · Try this question →
昨年が暖冬だったの＿＿＿、今年は厳しい寒さだ。
Answer: に引き換え · Try this question →