GRAMMAR REVIEW FOR STUDENTS OF GERMAN Answer the

GRAMMAR REVIEW FOR STUDENTS OF GERMAN
Answer the following question in English, giving examples in English and/or German as indicated.
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NOUNS
(das Substantiv; die Substantive/ = das Hauptwort)
a)
What is a noun?
b)
How do nouns in German differ from nouns in English ?
c)
How is the function of a noun indicated grammatically in German?
ARTICLES (der Artikel)
a)
What is an article?
b)
How do articles in German differ from Articles in English?
c)
What is a definite article? (der bestimmte Artikel).
d)
Name the definite article(s) in English and in German.
e)
What is an indefinite article? (der unbestimmte Artikel)
f)
Name the indefinite article(s) in English and in German.
3.
SUBJECTS (das Subjekt, die Subjekte)
a)
What is a subject ?
b)
How is a word marked grammatically as a subject in German?
4.
PRONOUNS
(das Pronomen, die Pronomen oder die Pronomina)
a)
What is a pronoun?
5.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
(das Personalpronomen als Subjekt)
a)
What is a subject pronoun?
b)
Name three subject pronouns in English and the three corresponding subject
pronouns in German:
6.
VERBS
(das Verb, die Verben)
a)
What is a verb?
b)
What is an infinitive? (der Infinitiv, die Infinitive)
c)
How does an infinitive translate into English?
d)
Give two examples of infinitives in German. How is the infinitive "marked"
in these two examples?
e)
What does it mean to conjugate a verb? (ein Verb konjugieren)
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9.
VERB TENSE
(das Tempus = die Zeitform)
a)
What is a verb "tense"?
b)
How many verb tenses do you know in German and what are their names.
c)
Pick your favorite German verb and give an example of it in each tense that you know?
ADJECTIVES
(Das Adjektiv, die Adjektive)
a)
What is an adjective ?
b)
Give an example of 3 adjectives that you know in German and their English meanings.
c)
How do adjectives differ in German from adjectives in English?
ADVERBS (das Adverb, die Adverbien)
a)
What is an adverb?
b)
10.
Name two adverbs that you know in German.
DIRECT OBJECTS (ein direktes Objekt, direkte Objekte)
a)
What is a direct object ?
b)
Write a sentence in English using a direct object.
c)
How is a direct object marked grammatically in German.
11.
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
a)
What is a direct object pronoun?
b)
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14.
Re-write the sentence you wrote in question 10b using a direct object pronoun.
INDIRECT OBJECTS (ein indirektes Objekt, indirekte Objekte)
a)
What is an indirect object ?
b)
Write a sentence in English using an indirect object.
c)
How is an indirect object marked grammatically in German.
INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
a)
What is an indirect object pronoun?
b)
Re-write the sentence you wrote in question 12b using an indirect object pronoun.
PREPOSITIONS
(die Präposition, die Präpositionen)
a)
What is a preposition?
b)
Name three different prepositions that you know in German.
c)
What is important to know about prepositions in German.