Year 11 - German
Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions
Lifestyle and wellbeing: Meine Welt
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a range of known grammar in the context of social and global inequalities. The future and conditional tenses are reactivated. 'Nach' and 'nachdem', 'vor' and 'bevor' are revisited. Word order 3 with conjunctions ob, sobald, solange, bis and damit are practised.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use word order 1 and 3 with two-verb structures when talking about the challenges of daily life for people with illnesses whose symptoms are often unseen.
Key Notes
- Some conjunctions trigger word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause.
- In two-verb structures with WO3, the finite verb, not past participle or infinitive, is sent to the end of the clause.
- Two-verb structures occur with modal verbs, the future tense with 'werden' and the perfect tense with 'haben' or 'sein'.
- Useful WO3 conjunctions include 'weil', 'dass', 'obwohl', 'solange', 'sobald' and 'falls'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- two-verb structure: finite verb appears with a second verb, as infinitive or past participle at the end of the clause or sentence
- word order 1 (WO1): subject - verb - object - the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch'
- word order 3 (WO3): after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Whenever two-verb structures are used, the second verb - the infinitive or the past participle - always goes to the end of the clause or sentence.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Some conjunctions trigger word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause. In two-verb structures with WO3, the finite verb, not past participle or infinitive, is sent to the end of the clause.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'conjunction'
word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Whenever two-verb structures are used, the second verb - the infinitive or the past participle - always goes to the end of the clause or sentence. Correction: The second verb goes to the end with normal word order and WO1 conjunctions like 'und', 'aber', 'oder' and 'sondern'. But with WO3 conjunctions, the main or finite verb is sent to the end of the clause.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Armut in Deutschland: 'bis' as preposition, 'bis' and 'wenn' as conjunctions Study Guide
- Biodiversität: definite and indefinite articles after prepositions, da-compounds Study Guide
- Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs Study Guide
- Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds Study Guide
- Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction Study Guide
- Energiekrise in Deutschland: future vs conditional, 2-verb rule Study Guide
- Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem Study Guide
- Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production Study Guide
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