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〜はずだ
★ opens the expectation clause with its topic: 彼は道に迷わないはずです "he shouldn't get lost" — 彼は comes first.
Tested at JLPT N4 — 11 practice questions below.
Practice 〜はずだ →〜はずだ attaches to the plain form (着いているはずです) to express a confident deduction from known facts — departing this morning implies he has already arrived. つもり expresses someone's own intention, which can't be deduced about a third person's state. ところ marks the moment of an action ('about to / just now / in the middle of'), not a concluded state. ばかり would give 着いたばかり ('only just arrived'), contradicting もう ('already').
田中さんは今朝出発したから、もう着いている＿＿＿です。
Answer: はず · Try this question →
九時発だから ___ 。
Answer: 電車は · Try this question →
田中さんは九時に出たから、もう着いている＿＿＿です。
Answer: はず · Try this question →