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English Grammar for German

Question 1 of 200

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A noun that is the name of a specific person, place, thing, etc is called ?

e.g. "Her name is Mary"

Select one of the following:

  • A proper noun

  • A common noun

  • A compound noun

  • Descriptive

  • Predicate noun

Explanation

Question 2 of 200

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What is a noun?

Select one of the following:

  • A word that names something

  • Indicates how certain words function in a sentence

  • Expresses an action

  • The mood of a verb

Explanation

Question 3 of 200

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What is the meaning of the German word Groß?

Select one of the following:

  • Big

  • Wide

  • Great

  • Green

Explanation

Question 4 of 200

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A noun that doesn't state the name of a specific person, place, thing, etc., is called ?

Select one of the following:

  • A common noun

  • Simple noun

  • Compound noun

  • Informal noun

  • Improper noun

Explanation

Question 5 of 200

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An expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meaning of the individual words is called a what?

e.g. "Schlange Stehen"

Select one of the following:

  • Parts of speech

  • Idiom

  • Compound

  • Past participle

  • Conditional

Explanation

Question 6 of 200

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What is is called when two words are the same or very similar in German and English?

Select one of the following:

  • Equates

  • Cognates

  • Conditionals

  • Pluperfect

Explanation

Question 7 of 200

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The classification of words are placed into categories called what?

Select one of the following:

  • Parts of speech

  • Articles

  • Collective nouns

  • Demonstrative adjectives

Explanation

Question 8 of 200

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What is the male grammatical gender?

Select one of the following:

  • Masculine

  • Manly

  • Feminine

Explanation

Question 9 of 200

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What is the female grammatical gender?

Select one of the following:

  • Masculine

  • Feminine

  • Girly

  • Neuter

Explanation

Question 10 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Nouns that don't indicate gender are

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Question 11 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

When a word refers to one person or thing, it is said to be

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Question 12 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

When a word refers to more than one person or thing, it is said to be

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Question 13 of 200

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To make a noun plural we can add -s or -es

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 200

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A singular noun cannot become plural by changing it's spelling

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 200

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Some nouns, refer to a group of persons or things, but the noun is considered singular. What is it called?

Select one of the following:

  • Compound noun

  • Group noun

  • Collective noun

  • Singular compound

Explanation

Question 16 of 200

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What is an article?

Select one of the following:

  • A word placed before the noun

  • A word placed after the noun

  • A descriptive sentence

  • A way to make nouns plural

Explanation

Question 17 of 200

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A definite article is ?

Select one of the following:

  • Placed before a noun when speaking about a particular person, place, animal, thing or idea. Commonly using "the"

  • Placed before a noun when speaking about an unspecified particular person, place, animal, thing or idea. Commonly using "a" or "an"

Explanation

Question 18 of 200

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is masculine singular?

Select one of the following:

  • Die

  • Das

  • Der

Explanation

Question 19 of 200

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is feminine singular?

Select one of the following:

  • Die

  • Das

  • Der

Explanation

Question 20 of 200

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is neuter singular?

Select one of the following:

  • Die

  • Das

  • Der

Explanation

Question 21 of 200

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is plural?

Select one of the following:

  • Die

  • Das

  • Der

Explanation

Question 22 of 200

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An Indefinite Article is?

Select one of the following:

  • Placed before a noun when speaking about an unspecified particular person, place, animal, thing or idea. Commonly using "a" or "an"

  • Placed before a noun when speaking about a particular person, place, animal, thing or idea. Commonly using "the"

Explanation

Question 23 of 200

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There are two Indefinite Articles. "A" is used before a word beginning with ?

Select one of the following:

  • A vowel

  • A consonant

Explanation

Question 24 of 200

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There are two Indefinite Articles. "An" is used before a word beginning with ?

Select one of the following:

  • A vowel

  • A consonant

Explanation

Question 25 of 200

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A is a letter of the alphabet that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity. Vowels are a major category of phonemes in English speech. A is the smallest sound unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinct meaning, such as the s of sing and the r of ring.

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Question 26 of 200

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A is a speech sound that's not a vowel. The sound is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the airstream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, it's any letter of the alphabet except and sometimes

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Question 27 of 200

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Which article is used only with a singular noun?

Select one of the following:

  • Indefinite

  • Definite

Explanation

Question 28 of 200

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In German, of the two forms of Indefinite Article, "Ein" indicates the noun is ?

Select one of the following:

  • Masculine

  • Feminine

Explanation

Question 29 of 200

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In German, of the two forms of Indefinite Article, "Eine" indicates the noun is ?

Select one of the following:

  • Masculine

  • Feminine

Explanation

Question 30 of 200

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Case indicates what ?

Select one of the following:

  • How a word functions within a sentence

  • The possible forms of the verb for a particular tense

  • Express an action that occurred in the past

  • A word used in the place of other nouns

Explanation

Question 31 of 200

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English pronouns have three cases. The Case is used when a pronoun is a , or , object or an object of a

Explanation

Question 32 of 200

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English pronouns have three cases. The Case is used when a pronoun shows ownership. This noun can function as a subject, predicate noun, direct or indirect object, or object of a preposition

Explanation

Question 33 of 200

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The complete set of case forms for any noun, indicated by ending of accompanying articles, is called ?

Select one of the following:

  • Extended adjectival construction

  • Declension

  • Verbal noun

  • Gerund

  • Relative cause

Explanation

Question 34 of 200

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The case is used for the subject of a sentence and for predicate nouns

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Question 35 of 200

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The case is used for direct objects

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Question 36 of 200

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The case is used for indirect objects

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Question 37 of 200

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English pronouns have three cases. The Case is used when a pronoun is a subject or a predicate .

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Question 38 of 200

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What is the German word for teacher ?

Select one of the following:

  • Bleistift

  • Lehrer

  • Zimmer

  • Zug

  • Wetter

Explanation

Question 39 of 200

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What is a verb?

Select one of the following:

  • A word that names something?

  • A word that expresses "the action" of the sentence

  • A word that modifies nouns

  • Something that expresses something you wish for or a hypothetical situation

Explanation

Question 40 of 200

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Without a verb one cannot write a "complete sentence."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 41 of 200

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An verb is a verb that cannot take a direct object

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    intransitive
    transitive

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Question 42 of 200

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( Transitive, Intransitive ) verbs can take a direct object

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Question 43 of 200

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The of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action of the verb

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Question 44 of 200

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What is the German word for alone?

Select one of the following:

  • Allein

  • Arbeiten

  • Spät

  • Rat

Explanation

Question 45 of 200

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Sentences contain other nouns or pronouns that are related to the action of the verb, this is called the ?

Select one of the following:

  • Object

  • Conditional

  • Subject

  • Predicate noun

Explanation

Question 46 of 200

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There are three types of objects. objects are nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the verb or show the results of that action. It answers the question what? or whom? asked after the verb.

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    Direct
    Indirect
    Object of a preposition
    Definite article
    Indefinite article

Explanation

Question 47 of 200

1

What is the German word for read ?

Select one of the following:

  • Lesen

  • Lehrer

  • Liebe

  • Leiden

Explanation

Question 48 of 200

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There are three types of objects. objects are nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the verb or show the results of that action indirectly. It answers the question "to whom," "to what," "for whom" and for "for what."

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Question 49 of 200

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What is the German word for write ?

Select one of the following:

  • Schere

  • Schreiben

  • Brief

  • Schutz

Explanation

Question 50 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The noun or pronoun which follows a preposition is called the . It answer the question 'what?' or 'whom?' asked after the preposition.

In English grammar, a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Prepositions are words like in and out, above and below, and to and from, and they're words we use all the time.

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Question 51 of 200

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In English grammar, a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 52 of 200

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The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is called the ( object of the preposition, subjunctive, modifier )

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Question 53 of 200

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A is a noun in a sentence that refers to the same thing as the subject of the sentence. It's connected to, and completes, a verb and renames or identifies the verb. It renames the subject of the sentence.

It's a noun that comes after a linking verb - acts like an equals sign. In German they're in the case.

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    predicate noun
    predicate adjectives
    indirect speech
    past participle
    noun
    linking
    adjoining
    connective
    prepositional phrase
    nominative
    accusative
    genitive
    dative
    subjective
    objective

Explanation

Question 54 of 200

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When the term or phrase following a linking verb describes the subject, it is a . Usually comes after a linking verb rather than before a noun and convey 'new' and not 'given' information. Also known as a 'subject complement'.

It contrasts with an attributive adjective, which typically sits immediately before the noun it modifies. They most often occur as complement to the verb be, but be allows such a wide range of complements that its value as a diagnostic is quite limited.

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    predicate adjective
    predicate nominative
    object of a prepositition
    prepositional phrase

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Question 55 of 200

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What does the German word "scheinen" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • to become

  • to appear

  • illuminate

  • language

Explanation

Question 56 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

In German, the case is used to indicate possession or close relations

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Question 57 of 200

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What is the correct way to make this German proper noun genitive (possessive) ?

Select one of the following:

  • Inges Mutter

  • Inges's Mutter

  • Ingus' Mutter

Explanation

Question 58 of 200

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What is the correct way to make this German proper noun genitive (possessive) if the noun ends in "-s" or "-z" ?

Select one of the following:

  • Kiwus's Dichtung

  • Kiwus' Dichtung

  • Kiwus Dichtung

Explanation

Question 59 of 200

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In German genitive proper nouns, the possessor doesn't come before the thing possessed.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 60 of 200

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In German genitive common nouns, the possessor usually comes after the thing possessed.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 61 of 200

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What is the correct way to make this German common noun genitive (possessive) if the sentence is composed of masculine and neuter singular nouns of one syllable ?

Select one of the following:

  • der Ball das Kinde

  • der Ball des Kindes

  • der Ball des Kind

Explanation

Question 62 of 200

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For masculine and neuter nouns, we can tell they're in the genitive case by the article which changes to "des/eines."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 63 of 200

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Most masculine and neuter singular nouns of one syllable add "-es" and the accompanying article likewise end in "-s."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 64 of 200

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For feminine and plural nouns, we can tell they're in the genitive case by the article which changes to "des/eines."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 65 of 200

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What is the correct way to make this German common noun genitive (possessive) if the sentence is composed of masculine and neuter singular nouns of more than one syllable ?
'The professor's book'

Select one of the following:

  • das Buch der Professors

  • das Buch des Professores

  • das Buch des Professors

Explanation

Question 66 of 200

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Masculine and neuter singular nouns of more than one syllable don't add "-s" and the accompanying article end in "-s."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 67 of 200

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Masculine and neuter singular nouns of one syllable add "es" and the accompanying article ends in "-s."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 68 of 200

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In English, a singular common or proper noun adds an apostrophe and "-s" to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 69 of 200

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In English, a plural possessor ending with "-s" adds an apostrophe to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 70 of 200

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In English, a plural possessor not ending with "-s" adds an apostrophe and and "-s" to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 71 of 200

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In English, a plural possessor not ending with "-s" adds an apostrophe to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 72 of 200

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In English, a plural possessor ending with "-s" adds an apostrophe and an "-s" to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 73 of 200

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In English, a singular common or proper noun adds an "-s" to indicate possession.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 74 of 200

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For feminine singular and plural, to indicate possession "-er" is added to the preceding article or adjective

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 75 of 200

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What is the German word for old?

Select one of the following:

  • Achten

  • Achtung

  • Alt

  • Allgemein

Explanation

Question 76 of 200

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With possessives, German structure parallels English structure using "of the." With German , the possessor generally follows the thing possessed.

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    common nouns
    proper nouns
    predicate nouns

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Question 77 of 200

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A is a word used in place of one or more nouns. Standing as a person, place, thing or idea. Generally it's used to refer to someones (or something) that has already been mentioned, for example "Karen likes to sing. She practises every day." The word that is replaced it is called the .

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Question 78 of 200

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There are different types of pronouns, each with a different function and following different rules.

pronouns refer to different persons (me, you, her) and change form according to their function in a sentence. These consist of pronouns that are used as the subject of a verb, pronouns which are pronouns that can be used as a direct, indirect object or object of a preposition.

pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence.

pronouns are used in questions.

pronouns are used to show possession.

pronouns are use to introduce subordinate clauses - To make a relative clause, we take a sentence, turn it into a subordinate clause, and attach that clause to a noun. Subordinate means that the clause cannot stand alone, it needs to be connected to an independent clause to make sense. A relative clause is a dependent clause that acts as an adjective.

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Question 79 of 200

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The pronouns "we" and "they" are

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    plural pronouns
    singular pronouns

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Question 80 of 200

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The pronouns "i" and "she" are

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    singular pronouns
    plural pronouns

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Question 81 of 200

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In English and German, a personal pronoun has different forms to show its function in a sentence; these forms are called .

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    case forms
    declension
    antecedent
    conditional

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Question 82 of 200

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In German there are two sets of pronouns for "you." The ( familiar form, formal form ) is used with members of one's own family, friends, children and pets - people you call by a first name. There is a singular and plural form - ( du, ihr ) is the singular form of you and ( ihr, du ) is the plural form of you

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Question 83 of 200

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In these sentences you are addressing one person whom you call by their first name. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns:
"Hans, was macht ?"
"Inge, bist jetzt endlich fertig?"

Explanation

Question 84 of 200

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

In these sentences you are addressing one or more persons whom you don't know very well. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns:
"Herr Braun, kommen mit?"
"Herr und Frau Braun, kommen mit?"

Explanation

Question 85 of 200

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In English, whenever you refer to one thing or idea, you use the pronoun "it."

In German, the pronoun you use depends on the gender of the noun it replaces, the antecedent.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 86 of 200

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In German, to choose the correct form of it you must identify the antecedent and it's gender. A masculine antecedent corresponds to , the feminine antecedent corresponds to and the neuter antecedent to .

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    er
    herr
    ernst
    ermitteln
    sie
    des
    sieg
    seben
    es
    essen
    es gibt
    essig
    esszimmer

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Question 87 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of it: "Wo ist der Bleistift? liegt auf dem Tisch" (where is the pencil? it is lying on the table).

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Question 88 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of it: "Wie war die Reise? war sehn schön" (How was the trip? it was nice)

Explanation

Question 89 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of it: "Wo ist das Buch? it auf dem Tisch" (where is the book? it is on the table)

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Question 90 of 200

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What is the German word for table?

Select one of the following:

  • Reise

  • Tisch

  • Trifft

  • Trichter

  • Titel

Explanation

Question 91 of 200

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What is the German word for travel?

Select one of the following:

  • Reise

  • War

  • Liebe

  • Lüge

  • Rein

  • Reis

Explanation

Question 92 of 200

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Instead of a single objective case for personal pronouns, in German, two cases are used for pronouns that are direct, indirect or objects of a preposition: the dative and accusative case.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 93 of 200

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

In these sentences you are addressing one person whom you call by their first name. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns:
"Wir sehen , Anna" (We see you, Anna)
"Wir helfen , Anna" (We are helping you, Anna)

Explanation

Question 94 of 200

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Complete the definition:

is the accusative singular of the form

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    Dich
    Dir
    familiar
    formal

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Question 95 of 200

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is the dative singular of the form

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    Dir
    Dich
    familiar
    formal

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Question 96 of 200

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The noun is used to show that one noun possesses or owns another noun, or that the two nouns have a similar, close relationship to each other. In English, we do this by adding apostrophes or using the word "of" in which the noun possess comes before the noun possessor

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Question 97 of 200

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is the accusative plural of the

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    Euch
    Uns
    familiar form
    formal form

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Question 98 of 200

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is the dative plural of the

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    Euch
    Edel
    familiar form
    formal form

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Question 99 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Use the correct form of 'you' to complete the sentence:
"Wir sehen , Effi und Franz"

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Question 100 of 200

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Use the correct form of 'you' to complete the sentence:
"Wir helfen , Effi und Franz"

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Question 101 of 200

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The formal form of 'you' (Sie) has accusative and dative form - the same form is used when addressing one or more persons, whom you don't know very well.

( Sie, dich, dir, Ihnen, ihm, es ) is the accusative singular and plural, and ( Ihnen, Sie, ich, euch, ihm, ihr ) is the dative singular and plural.

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Question 102 of 200

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In these sentences you are addressing one or more people whom you don't know very well. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of 'you':
"Wir sehen ( Sie, Ihnen, ihr, dich, euch ) morgen, Frau Erb" (We will see you tomorrow, Mrs. Erb)
"Professor und Frau Mayer, wir rufen ( Sie, Ihnen, euch, uns, dich ) bestimmt an" (Professor and Mrs. Mayer, we will certainly call you)
"Wir helfen ( Ihnen, Sie, uns, Euch, ihn ) gern, Dr. Fried"

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Question 103 of 200

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The German equivalent of 'it' used as an object (direct and indirect) has six forms: masculine, feminine and neuter, each with an accusative and dative form. One will have to determine the gender of the noun that it replaces and the function of it in the sentence - to do this the steps are as follows:
1. ( Antecedent, Selection )
2. ( Gender, Selection )
3. ( Function, Gender )
4. ( Case, Function )
5. ( Selection, Antecedent )

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Question 104 of 200

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'?
"Verstehen Sie das Buch? Ja, ich verstehe " (Do you understand the book? Yes, i understand it)

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    es
    ihm
    sie
    Sie
    ihn
    Ihnen
    ihnen

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Question 105 of 200

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'?
"Lesen Sie die Zeitung? Ja, ich lese " (Are you reading the newspaper? Yes, i am reading it)

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    sie
    er
    ihm
    Ihnen
    ihn
    Sie

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Question 106 of 200

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'?
"Hast du den Film gesehen? Ja, ich habe gesehen"

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    ihn
    ihm
    sie
    Ihnen
    euch
    ihr
    es

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Question 107 of 200

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The selection of personal pronouns depends on the gender of the German noun it replaces. When you replace neuter nouns are used.

In this example what is the correct form of 'it'?
"Wer hilft dem Kind? Wir helfen " (Who helps the child? We are helping her (him))

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    "es" and "ihm"
    "er" and "sie"
    "sie" and "ihr"
    "ihn" and "ihm"
    ihm
    ihnen
    ihn
    es
    sie
    ihr

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Question 108 of 200

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In German, when the pronoun object of a preposition refers to a person, one can follow the step for choosing personal pronouns: Antecedent, gender, case and selection.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 109 of 200

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In German, when the pronoun object of a preposition refers to a thing or an idea, one can't follow the same steps for choosing personal pronouns or objects of a preposition describing a 'person'. The process is different.

For preposition + 'it', or preposition + 'them' one has to employ the ( da-compound, predicate adjective, predicate nominative, conditional, past participle ) which takes it's place.

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Question 110 of 200

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The construction takes the place of a preposition + a pronoun. It's done by adding the prefix "-" to the preposition, or "-" if the preposition begins with a vowel.

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    da-compound
    conditional
    subjunctive
    imperative
    indicative mood
    da
    ja
    ein
    ge
    ar
    dar
    et
    est
    ing
    sch
    te
    en

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Question 111 of 200

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What is the German word for course?

Select one of the following:

  • Kurs

  • Kuchen

  • Kucken

  • Kosten

  • Kollege

  • Kolben

Explanation

Question 112 of 200

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The principle parts of English verbs are the , the tense and the past . Knowing these components allows you to construct all other tenses of a verb.

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Question 113 of 200

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( Regular verbs, Irregular verbs, Weak verbs, Strong verbs ) form their past tense and past participle predictably by adding -ed, -d, or -t to to base of the infinitive.

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Question 114 of 200

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( Irregular verbs, Regular verbs ) have unpredictable principal parts.

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Question 115 of 200

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In German, ( weak verbs, strong verbs ) function similarly to English regular verbs by forming principal parts predictably - using the stem, the part from which we derive the verb's meaning.

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Question 116 of 200

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For German weak verbs, the past tense is formed by adding a '-t-' (or if the stem ends in -d or -t, by adding a -et-) to the stem of the infinitive and then adding the ending for the different person.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 117 of 200

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For German strong verbs, the past participle is formed by adding the prefix 'ge-' and the suffix '-t' or '-et' to the stem of the verb.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 118 of 200

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For German weak verbs, the past participle is formed by adding the prefix 'ge-' and the suffix '-t' or '-et' to the stem of the verb.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 119 of 200

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How do we form the past participle of the infinitive 'machen'?

By adding the prefix and the suffix we get .

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Question 120 of 200

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How do we form the past tense of the infinitive 'machen'?

By adding suffix '' we get

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Question 121 of 200

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The correct German translation of "I played" is "( ich spielte, du spieltest, er spielte, Sie spielten, wir spielten, sie spielten )."

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Question 122 of 200

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Strong verbs, similar to English irregular verbs, have unpredictable principal parts. The past participle of strong verbs generally end in '( -en, -t, -et, -ed )' or rarely in '( -n, -ge, -te, -d )'

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Question 123 of 200

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The verb 'gefunden' can be identified as the of a by the presence of in the word.

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    past participle
    past tense
    present tense
    future tense
    strong verb
    weak verb
    -en
    -n
    -et
    -d

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Question 124 of 200

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Strong verbs are predictable because the vowel of the infinitive stem may change in the past tense and past participle

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  • True
  • False

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Question 125 of 200

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The is the form of the verb found in the dictionary as the main entry

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Question 126 of 200

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In German, the infinitive ends with the letters ( -n, -en, -st, -hm, -te ) or ( -en, -t, -d, -eg, -che )

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Question 127 of 200

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A is a list of the 6 possible forms of the verb for a particular tense

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    verb conjugation
    subjunctive
    conditional
    declension
    modifier

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Question 128 of 200

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What is the German word for bird?

Select one of the following:

  • Volk

  • Vogel

  • Vulkan

  • Verlassen

  • Vater

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Question 129 of 200

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What is the German word for plate?

Select one of the following:

  • Teller

  • Telefon

  • Telefonnummer

  • Turm

  • Turnier

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Question 130 of 200

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What is the German word for Glass?

Select one of the following:

  • Glas

  • Glauben

  • Getriebe

  • Goldbarren

  • Glatt

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Question 131 of 200

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In German, the 2nd personal singular for "Molly, you sing well" is "Molly, ( du, er, es, sie, ihr, wir ) ( singst, singen, singt, singe ) gut."

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Question 132 of 200

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What is the correct suffix for the wir form (1st person plural) of singen?

Select one of the following:

  • sing(en)

  • sing(st)

  • sing(e)

  • sing(t)

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Question 133 of 200

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A German verb is composed of two parts. The , obtained by dropping the final '' from the infinitive (sometimes the final '-n') and the , which change for each person.

For example Brauchen (infinitive) → Brauch (stem) → Ich Brauch(e) Hilfe or Ich Brauch(en) auch Hilfe

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    stem
    declension
    direct speech
    subjunctive
    preposition
    -en
    -n
    -d
    -et
    -t
    personal endings
    conditional
    conjugation
    personal pronoun
    infinitive phrase
    prefix

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Question 134 of 200

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The ( tense, noun, conditional, subjunctive, auxillary ) of a verb indicates the time when the action expressed by the verb takes places: present, past and in the future.

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Question 135 of 200

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The correct suffix for the wir form (1st person plural) of Brauchen is '' giving us ''.

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Question 136 of 200

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The correct suffix for the ihr form (2nd person plural) of Arbeiten is '' giving us ''.

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Question 137 of 200

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The verb arbeiten (to work) belongs to a category of verbs that add a "connecting" e in the 2nd person singular and plural, and the 3rd person singular (du/ihr, er/sie/es) in the present tense: er arbeitet.

Verbs whose stem ends in d or t do this.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 138 of 200

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Antworten and bedeuten are examples of German verbs that need a connecting 'e' because their stem ends in 'd' or 't'.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 139 of 200

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What is the German word for 'to mean'? (e.g. to signify, imply and connote)

Select one of the following:

  • Betonen

  • Bedeuten

  • Bunt

  • Blau

  • Brokkoli

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Question 140 of 200

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There are three forms of the verb in the present tense - they all have slightly different meanings.
1. Mary studies in the library is an example of
2. Mary is studying in the library is an example of
3. Mary does study in the library is an example of

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Question 141 of 200

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Like English, German has three forms of the verb to indicate the present tense

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  • True
  • False

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Question 142 of 200

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In German, there is only one verb form to indicate the present tense - it corresponds to the three types of English present tense verbs e.g. 'Studiert'. In German, the present tense is indicated by the ending of the verb.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 143 of 200

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In English, the past tense is used to express an action that occurred in the past. There are several forms of the verb indicating that an action took place in the past - consisting of the one word simple tenses and compound tenses made up of more than one word.

1. "I worked" is an example of the
2. "I was working" is an example of the
3. "I did work" is an example of the

The perfect tenses are compound tenses made up of an verb and the past . There are three perfect tenses formed with the auxiliary verb 'to have' and the past participle of the main verb. The perfect form is the verb tense used to indicate a completed, or "perfected," action or condition. Verbs can appear in any one of three perfect tenses: present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.

1. 'to have' in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb in "i have eaten" or "they have washed the car" are examples of the
2. 'to have' in the simple past (past definite) tense + the past participle of the main verb in "i had eaten before six" or "they had washed the car before the storm" are examples of the or perfect tense.
3. 'to have' in the future tense + the past participle of the main verb in "i shall have eaten" or "they will have washed the car by Monday" are examples of the

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Question 144 of 200

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In German, there are two tenses for expressing an action in the past, the simple past and the perfect past. The simple past is also known by what other term?

Select one of the following:

  • Imperfekt

  • Perfekt

  • Conditional

  • Declension

  • Past emphatic

  • Past continuous

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Question 145 of 200

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In German, there are two tenses for expressing an action in the past, the simple past and the perfect past. The Perfect tense is also known by what other term?

Select one of the following:

  • Perfekt

  • Imperfekt

  • Past Continuous

  • Past Emphatic

  • Conditional

  • Declension

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Question 146 of 200

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The simple past is a ( simple tense, compound tense, perfect tense )

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Question 147 of 200

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In German, the Perfekt Tense is a ( compound tense, simple tense, future tense )

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Question 148 of 200

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Any regular German verb uses the basic -te ending to form the simple past, similar to the -ed past ending in English.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 149 of 200

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Any regular German verb uses the basic -ed ending to form the simple past, similar to the -ed past ending in English.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 150 of 200

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Regular verbs form their past participle by adding -ed, -d or -t to the infinitive form of the verb.
The irregular verbs form their past participle by changing their stem vowel.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 151 of 200

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An auxiliary verb or '' helps another verb, called a '' form on of its tenses.
In English, there are many auxiliary verbs notably 'to have', 'to be' and 'to do'.

Complete the sentences to indicate the tense of the sentence:
1. Liz reading a book (present)
2. Liz reading a book (past)
3. Liz read a book (future)

Complete the sentence using an auxiliary verb to for a question:
1. Bob have a dog?

Complete the sentence using an auxiliary verb to indicate the passive voice:
1. The book read by many people.

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Question 152 of 200

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What are the three main auxiliary verbs in German?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Würden

  • Gehen

  • Sprechen

  • Werden

  • Sein

  • Haben

  • Ihnen

  • Euch

  • Gern

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Question 153 of 200

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A participle has two functions. It is a form of the verb that is used in combination with an auxiliary verb to create certain tenses.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 154 of 200

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A participle has two functions. It's the transmission of another person's statement or message by direct quotation, usually set in quotation marks.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 155 of 200

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A participle has two functions. It may be used as an adjective or modifier to describe something.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 156 of 200

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There are two type of participles: the Present Participle and the Past Participle.

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  • True
  • False

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Question 157 of 200

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The verbs 'can', 'may', 'should' and 'must' show the attitude of the speaker towards what he or she is saying, while the main verb indicates action. This is what we call .

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    modal verbs
    past participles
    participatory verbs
    gerunds
    object of a preposition
    main verbs
    conjugations

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Question 158 of 200

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In the sentence below, 'can' is a modal auxiliary:
"Chris can read this book"

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 159 of 200

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In the sentence below, 'may' is a modal auxiliary:
"Chris may read this book"

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 160 of 200

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In the sentence below, 'are' is a modal auxiliary:
"We are working today"

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 161 of 200

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With most sentence with a modal auxiliary the action expressed by the main verb is not actually occurring but being discussed.
E.g. "Chris should read this book"

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 162 of 200

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What is the German word for 'to phone'?

Select one of the following:

  • Telefonat

  • Telefonieren

  • Telefonnummer

  • Mobiltelefon

  • Haustelefon

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Question 163 of 200

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In German, are usually used with the infinitive of another verb - the most common ones are wollen, sollen, müssen and können.

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    modal auxiliaries
    auxiliary verb
    present participles
    adverb

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Question 164 of 200

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What is the English equivalent of the German word sollen?

Select one of the following:

  • supposed to be/should

  • obligated to/must

  • to be able/can

  • to be permitted to/may

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Question 165 of 200

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Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence:
"Inge will mitkommen"

Select one of the following:

  • Inge

  • will

  • mitkommen

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Question 166 of 200

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Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence:
"Der Zug sollte pünktlich ankommen"

Select one of the following:

  • Der Zug

  • sollte

  • pünktlich

  • ankommen

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Question 167 of 200

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Present participles serve various functions. Along with auxiliary verbs they form tenses. They can also function as adjectives.

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Question 168 of 200

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The sentence "she is singing" is an example of a present participle being used to form

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    compound tenses
    future tenses
    attributive adjectives
    descriptive adjectives

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Question 169 of 200

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The sentences below are examples of present participles being used to form :
"This is an amazing discovery" and "Elise read an interesting book."

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    attributive adjectives
    present participle
    descriptive adjectives
    compound tenses
    predicate adjectives

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Question 170 of 200

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The phrases "turning the corner, Tony ran into a tree" and "look at the cat climbing the tree" are examples of the beginning a phrase

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Question 171 of 200

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Participles are used in combination with auxiliary verbs to create certain tenses.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 172 of 200

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Participles are used in combination with to create certain tenses.

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Question 173 of 200

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Participles may be used as to describe something.

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Question 174 of 200

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In German, the present participle is formed by adding to the infinitive.

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    -d
    -ed
    -et
    -t
    -ch

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Question 175 of 200

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In the sentences below the participle, similar to English, is used as an adjective.
"die singenden Kinder"
"ein spielendes Mädchen"

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    present
    past
    future
    attributive
    predicate
    noun

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Question 176 of 200

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An English verb ending in -ing is not always a present participle; it can be a noun, or . This is the form of a verb which functions as a noun in a sentence and can be an object or a subject of the sentence.

A word ending in -ing is a gerund if you can form a question by replacing that word with the interrogative . The gerund will answer this question.
E.g. "reading can be fun" → "what can be fun? Reading."
E.g. "we often thought about moving away" → "what have we thought about? Moving."

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Question 177 of 200

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To identify if a word ending in -ing is a gerund is by forming a question by replacing that word with the interrogative what. The gerund will answer this question.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 178 of 200

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In German, you can recognise verbal nouns (gerunds) easily because all nouns are capitalised. They are usually expressed by a neuter noun made from the infinitive of the verb.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 179 of 200

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The verb form you would use following 'i have' is the
E.g. 'i have talked', 'i have reached' and 'i have taught'.

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Question 180 of 200

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In German, past participles are formed differently depending on whether a verb is weak or strong. For both, however, the prefix is commonly used.

For weak verbs the suffix is added. Sometimes .

For strong verbs, past participles often change the vowel in the stem and sometimes consonants. Commonly the ending is and sometimes .

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Question 181 of 200

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The form of the verb that you use following "i have" is the

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Question 182 of 200

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The present participle is easy to identify because it ens in .

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Question 183 of 200

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In English, the present participle is easy to identify because it ens in .

In German, the present participle is formed by adding '' to the infinitive.

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Question 184 of 200

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In English, a present participle is easy to recognise because it ends in ''

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Question 185 of 200

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A has two functions: To be used in combination with auxiliary verbs to create certain tenses and as an adjectives or modifier.

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Question 186 of 200

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In sentence the "Elise read an interesting book" the attributive adjectives is doing what?

Select one of the following:

  • describing the noun

  • forming a compound sentence

  • expressing the attitude of the speaker

  • indicating the gender of the noun

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Question 187 of 200

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In German, weak and strong verbs form their past participle by adding the prefix

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Question 188 of 200

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Like English, German has three perfect tenses. All formed by the auxiliary verb (to have) or (to be) + the

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Question 189 of 200

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In English, there are three perfect tenses formed with the auxiliary verb 'to have' + the past participle of the main verb. These are:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Perfect

  • Pluperfect

  • Future Perfect

  • Compound Perfect

  • Simple Perfect

  • Past Perfect

  • Present Subjunctive

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Question 190 of 200

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The Pluperfect perfect tense use 'have' in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 191 of 200

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The Pluperfect perfect tense use 'have' in the simple past tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 192 of 200

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The Pluperfect perfect tense use 'have' in the future tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 193 of 200

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The 'Perfect' perfect tense use 'have' in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 194 of 200

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The 'Perfect' perfect tense use 'have' in the simple past tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 195 of 200

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The 'Perfect' perfect tense use 'have' in the future tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 196 of 200

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The Future Perfect perfect tense use 'have' in the future tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 197 of 200

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The Future Perfect perfect tense use 'have' in the simple past tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 198 of 200

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The Future Perfect perfect tense use 'have' in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 199 of 200

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What is the German word for 'had'?

Select one of the following:

  • Hätten

  • Hitze

  • Hilfe

  • Huhn

  • Hund

  • Hassen

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Question 200 of 200

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In German, the Perfect Tense (Perfekt) use Haben and Sein in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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