Thanks a lot. I think I've got all that so I'd better clean up the comments. ^^v I wasn't aware that that use of ように can sometimes omit the 'に'.
Amatuka
本当に申し訳ないのですが、私はあなたの傘をなくしたらしいのです。 This sentence sounds awkward. I would say "なくしたようです" instead of "なくしたらしいのです."
Nick
Some people would say "なくしたらしい(のです)。".
Miki
Could someone tell me what's the difference between "Demo, Keredomo" and "Ga"?
Kasomi
as far as i know, ga is more like a "yet" type of but. demo means something closer to "however". And keredemo is closer to "nevertheless".
nellyaudrey
oh, i should add that ga typically contrasts between two differing sentences. Like that one above, 毎日一生懸命に英語を勉強したが、あまり身につかなかった。 I studied English very hard every day, but I did not learn a lot.
a demo sentence would be この本はすてきでも買えないだからすぎる高いですよ. a keredemo sentece implies that you've done something despite something else. It would be この本は高いけれでも買いました.
Feel free to correct any of my mistakes but these are the rules as i learned them.
nellyaudrey
remember, this GA is not the logic particle GA. THIS ONE comes after a VERB, the logic particle GA comes ONLY after a NAME.