Grammar Rules Flashcards
Where is an adverbial usually positioned in a clause with respect to a dative noun object and an accusative noun object?
Adverbials in the central section are usually positioned after a dative noun object and before an accusative noun object.
When a clause has more than one adverbial, what is the order in which they are usually placed?
Multiple adverbials tend to be placed in the order: attitude — time — reason — place — manner.
What is Plusquamperfekt?
Plusquamperfekt is also known as the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense describes events or situations that precede another point in the past that has been established through the present perfect or the simple past.
It is constructed just like the present perfect tense, except that the auxiliary “haben” or “sein” is in its simple past form: “hatte” or “war.”
In a subordinate clause, where is the verb part located?
It is located at the end of the clause.
When is the word ‘sondern’ used? (in contrast with the word ‘aber’)
‘Sondern must be used if you are contradicting a preceding negative statement.
If a main clause ends with a ‘prepositional adverb’ (darauf, davor, daruber), then what is the next clause preceded by?
The next clause is preceded by a ‘dass’ (-clause).
What are subordinate clauses which ‘qualify a noun’, rather like adjectives, called?
They are called ‘relative clauses’ and are introduced by relative pronouns corresponding to English ‘who’, ‘which’, and ‘that’ – in conjugated forms of der/die/das (case, number, and gender).
What is the main use of Subjunctive I in German?
The main use of Subjunctive I in German is to indicate reported speech, most typically employed in formal writing or journalism. Avoids direct endorsement of the statement’s truth.
This usage is limited to formal written language. In everyday speech, the indicative or subjunctive II is used.
What is the main use of Subjunctive II German?
The main use of Subjunctive II in German (spoken and written) is to indicate unreal or hypothetical conditions, typically in conditional sentences with “wenn”.
Used for hypothetical situations, unreal conditions, polite requests, or wishes.
