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〜はずだ
The expectation is about the banks, so the topic 銀行は fills the first slot before 休みのはずだ.
Tested at JLPT N3 — 8 practice questions below.
Practice 〜はずだ →Plain form + はずだ asserts what the speaker confidently expects based on facts or reasoning — here the timetable fact 九時発. ものだ states a general rule or a nostalgic habit, not a prediction about this specific train. ところだ marks an action at a precise stage ("just about to"), which would require witnessing the moment rather than reasoning from the schedule. わけだ draws an explanatory conclusion ("that's why / no wonder") rather than predicting what comes next.
電車は九時発だから、もうすぐ来る＿＿＿。
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九時発だから、 ___ 。
Answer: もうすぐ · Try this question →
彼は地図を持っているから、迷わない＿＿＿。
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