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English Grammar for German

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Based on the textbook 'English Grammar for Students of German
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Question 1

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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"
Answer
  • A proper noun
  • A common noun
  • A compound noun
  • Descriptive
  • Predicate noun

Question 2

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What is a noun?
Answer
  • A word that names something
  • Indicates how certain words function in a sentence
  • Expresses an action
  • The mood of a verb

Question 3

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What is the meaning of the German word Groß?
Answer
  • Big
  • Wide
  • Great
  • Green

Question 4

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A noun that doesn't state the name of a specific person, place, thing, etc., is called ?
Answer
  • A common noun
  • Simple noun
  • Compound noun
  • Informal noun
  • Improper noun

Question 5

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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"
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  • Parts of speech
  • Idiom
  • Compound
  • Past participle
  • Conditional

Question 6

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What is is called when two words are the same or very similar in German and English?
Answer
  • Equates
  • Cognates
  • Conditionals
  • Pluperfect

Question 7

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The classification of words are placed into categories called what?
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  • Parts of speech
  • Articles
  • Collective nouns
  • Demonstrative adjectives

Question 8

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What is the male grammatical gender?
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  • Masculine
  • Manly
  • Feminine

Question 9

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What is the female grammatical gender?
Answer
  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Girly
  • Neuter

Question 10

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Nouns that don't indicate gender are [blank_start]neuter[blank_end]
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  • neuter

Question 11

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When a word refers to one person or thing, it is said to be [blank_start]singular[blank_end]
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  • singular

Question 12

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When a word refers to more than one person or thing, it is said to be [blank_start]plural[blank_end]
Answer
  • plural

Question 13

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

Question 14

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A singular noun cannot become plural by changing it's spelling
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Some nouns, refer to a group of persons or things, but the noun is considered singular. What is it called?
Answer
  • Compound noun
  • Group noun
  • Collective noun
  • Singular compound

Question 16

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What is an article?
Answer
  • A word placed before the noun
  • A word placed after the noun
  • A descriptive sentence
  • A way to make nouns plural

Question 17

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A definite article is ?
Answer
  • 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"

Question 18

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is masculine singular?
Answer
  • Die
  • Das
  • Der

Question 19

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is feminine singular?
Answer
  • Die
  • Das
  • Der

Question 20

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is neuter singular?
Answer
  • Die
  • Das
  • Der

Question 21

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Which Definite Article indicates that the noun is plural?
Answer
  • Die
  • Das
  • Der

Question 22

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An Indefinite Article is?
Answer
  • 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"

Question 23

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

Question 24

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There are two Indefinite Articles. "An" is used before a word beginning with ?
Answer
  • A vowel
  • A consonant

Question 25

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A [blank_start]vowel[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]phoneme[blank_end] 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.
Answer
  • vowel
  • phoneme

Question 26

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A [blank_start]consonant[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]I, O, U, A, E[blank_end] and sometimes [blank_start]Y[blank_end]
Answer
  • consonant
  • I, O, U, A, E
  • Y

Question 27

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Which article is used only with a singular noun?
Answer
  • Indefinite
  • Definite

Question 28

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

Question 29

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In German, of the two forms of Indefinite Article, "Eine" indicates the noun is ?
Answer
  • Masculine
  • Feminine

Question 30

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Case indicates what ?
Answer
  • 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

Question 31

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English pronouns have three cases. The [blank_start]Objective[blank_end] Case is used when a pronoun is a [blank_start]direct[blank_end], or [blank_start]indirect[blank_end], object or an object of a [blank_start]preposition[blank_end]
Answer
  • Objective
  • indirect
  • direct
  • preposition

Question 32

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English pronouns have three cases. The [blank_start]Possessive[blank_end] 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
Answer
  • Possessive

Question 33

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The complete set of case forms for any noun, indicated by ending of accompanying articles, is called ?
Answer
  • Extended adjectival construction
  • Declension
  • Verbal noun
  • Gerund
  • Relative cause

Question 34

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The [blank_start]nominative[blank_end] case is used for the subject of a sentence and for predicate nouns
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  • nominative

Question 35

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The [blank_start]accusative[blank_end] case is used for direct objects
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  • accusative

Question 36

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The [blank_start]dative[blank_end] case is used for indirect objects
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  • dative

Question 37

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English pronouns have three cases. The [blank_start]Nominative[blank_end] Case is used when a pronoun is a subject or a predicate [blank_start]nominative[blank_end].
Answer
  • nominative
  • Nominative

Question 38

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What is the German word for teacher ?
Answer
  • Bleistift
  • Lehrer
  • Zimmer
  • Zug
  • Wetter

Question 39

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What is a verb?
Answer
  • 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

Question 40

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Without a verb one cannot write a "complete sentence."
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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An [blank_start]intransitive[blank_end] verb is a verb that cannot take a direct object
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  • intransitive
  • transitive

Question 42

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[blank_start]Transitive[blank_end] verbs can take a direct object
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  • Transitive
  • Intransitive

Question 43

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The [blank_start]subject[blank_end] of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action of the verb
Answer
  • subject

Question 44

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What is the German word for alone?
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  • Allein
  • Arbeiten
  • Spät
  • Rat

Question 45

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Sentences contain other nouns or pronouns that are related to the action of the verb, this is called the ?
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  • Object
  • Conditional
  • Subject
  • Predicate noun

Question 46

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There are three types of objects. [blank_start]Direct[blank_end] 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.
Answer
  • Direct
  • Indirect
  • Object of a preposition
  • Definite article
  • Indefinite article

Question 47

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What is the German word for read ?
Answer
  • Lesen
  • Lehrer
  • Liebe
  • Leiden

Question 48

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There are three types of objects. [blank_start]Indirect[blank_end] 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."
Answer
  • Indirect

Question 49

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What is the German word for write ?
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  • Schere
  • Schreiben
  • Brief
  • Schutz

Question 50

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The noun or pronoun which follows a preposition is called the [blank_start]object of the preposition[blank_end]. 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.
Answer
  • object of the preposition

Question 51

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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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 52

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The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is called the [blank_start]object of the preposition[blank_end]
Answer
  • object of the preposition
  • subjunctive
  • modifier

Question 53

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A [blank_start]predicate noun[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]linking[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]nominative[blank_end] case.
Answer
  • predicate noun
  • predicate adjectives
  • indirect speech
  • past participle
  • noun
  • linking
  • adjoining
  • connective
  • prepositional phrase
  • nominative
  • accusative
  • genitive
  • dative
  • subjective
  • objective

Question 54

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When the term or phrase following a linking verb describes the subject, it is a [blank_start]predicate adjective[blank_end]. 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.
Answer
  • predicate adjective
  • predicate nominative
  • object of a prepositition
  • prepositional phrase

Question 55

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What does the German word "scheinen" mean?
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  • to become
  • to appear
  • illuminate
  • language

Question 56

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In German, the [blank_start]genitive[blank_end] case is used to indicate possession or close relations
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  • genitive

Question 57

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What is the correct way to make this German proper noun genitive (possessive) ?
Answer
  • Inges Mutter
  • Inges's Mutter
  • Ingus' Mutter

Question 58

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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" ?
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  • Kiwus's Dichtung
  • Kiwus' Dichtung
  • Kiwus Dichtung

Question 59

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

Question 60

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In German genitive common nouns, the possessor usually comes after the thing possessed.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 61

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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 ?
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  • der Ball das Kinde
  • der Ball des Kindes
  • der Ball des Kind

Question 62

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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."
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  • True
  • False

Question 63

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

Question 64

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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."
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 65

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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'
Answer
  • das Buch der Professors
  • das Buch des Professores
  • das Buch des Professors

Question 66

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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."
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 67

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

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

Question 74

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

Question 75

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What is the German word for old?
Answer
  • Achten
  • Achtung
  • Alt
  • Allgemein

Question 76

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With possessives, German structure parallels English structure using "of the." With German [blank_start]common nouns[blank_end], the possessor generally follows the thing possessed.
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  • common nouns
  • proper nouns
  • predicate nouns

Question 77

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A [blank_start]pronoun[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]antecedent[blank_end].
Answer
  • pronoun
  • antecedent

Question 78

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There are different types of pronouns, each with a different function and following different rules. [blank_start]Personal[blank_end] pronouns refer to different persons (me, you, her) and change form according to their function in a sentence. These consist of [blank_start]subject[blank_end] pronouns that are used as the subject of a verb, [blank_start]object[blank_end] pronouns which are pronouns that can be used as a direct, indirect object or object of a preposition. [blank_start]Reflexive[blank_end] pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence. [blank_start]Interrogative[blank_end] pronouns are used in questions. [blank_start]Possessive[blank_end] pronouns are used to show possession. [blank_start]Relative[blank_end] pronouns are use to introduce [blank_start]relative[blank_end] 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.
Answer
  • Personal
  • subject
  • object
  • Reflexive
  • Interrogative
  • Possessive
  • Relative
  • relative

Question 79

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The pronouns "we" and "they" are [blank_start]plural pronouns[blank_end]
Answer
  • plural pronouns
  • singular pronouns

Question 80

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The pronouns "i" and "she" are [blank_start]singular pronouns[blank_end]
Answer
  • singular pronouns
  • plural pronouns

Question 81

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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 [blank_start]case forms[blank_end].
Answer
  • case forms
  • declension
  • antecedent
  • conditional

Question 82

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In German there are two sets of pronouns for "you." The [blank_start]familiar form[blank_end] 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 - [blank_start]du[blank_end] is the singular form of you and [blank_start]ihr[blank_end] is the plural form of you
Answer
  • familiar form
  • formal form
  • du
  • ihr
  • ihr
  • du

Question 83

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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 [blank_start]du[blank_end]?" "Inge, bist [blank_start]du[blank_end] jetzt endlich fertig?"
Answer
  • du
  • du

Question 84

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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 [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] mit?" "Herr und Frau Braun, kommen [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] mit?"
Answer
  • Sie
  • Sie

Question 85

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 86

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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 [blank_start]er[blank_end], the feminine antecedent corresponds to [blank_start]sie[blank_end] and the neuter antecedent to [blank_start]es[blank_end].
Answer
  • er
  • herr
  • ernst
  • ermitteln
  • sie
  • des
  • sieg
  • seben
  • es
  • essen
  • es gibt
  • essig
  • esszimmer

Question 87

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

Question 88

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of it: "Wie war die Reise? [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] war sehn schön" (How was the trip? it was nice)
Answer
  • Sie

Question 89

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of it: "Wo ist das Buch? [blank_start]Es[blank_end] it auf dem Tisch" (where is the book? it is on the table)
Answer
  • Es

Question 90

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What is the German word for table?
Answer
  • Reise
  • Tisch
  • Trifft
  • Trichter
  • Titel

Question 91

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What is the German word for travel?
Answer
  • Reise
  • War
  • Liebe
  • Lüge
  • Rein
  • Reis

Question 92

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 93

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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: "Wir sehen [blank_start]dich[blank_end], Anna" (We see you, Anna) "Wir helfen [blank_start]dir[blank_end], Anna" (We are helping you, Anna)
Answer
  • dich
  • dir

Question 94

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Complete the definition: [blank_start]Dich[blank_end] is the accusative singular of the [blank_start]familiar[blank_end] form
Answer
  • Dich
  • Dir
  • familiar
  • formal

Question 95

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[blank_start]Dir[blank_end] is the dative singular of the [blank_start]familiar[blank_end] form
Answer
  • Dir
  • Dich
  • familiar
  • formal

Question 96

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The [blank_start]possessive[blank_end] 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
Answer
  • possessive

Question 97

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[blank_start]Euch[blank_end] is the accusative plural of the [blank_start]familiar form[blank_end]
Answer
  • Euch
  • Uns
  • familiar form
  • formal form

Question 98

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[blank_start]Euch[blank_end] is the dative plural of the [blank_start]familiar form[blank_end]
Answer
  • Euch
  • Edel
  • familiar form
  • formal form

Question 99

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Use the correct form of 'you' to complete the sentence: "Wir sehen [blank_start]euch[blank_end], Effi und Franz"
Answer
  • euch

Question 100

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Use the correct form of 'you' to complete the sentence: "Wir helfen [blank_start]euch[blank_end], Effi und Franz"
Answer
  • euch

Question 101

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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. [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] is the accusative singular and plural, and [blank_start]Ihnen[blank_end] is the dative singular and plural.
Answer
  • Sie
  • dich
  • dir
  • Ihnen
  • Ihnen
  • Sie
  • ich
  • euch
  • ihm
  • ihr
  • ihm
  • es

Question 102

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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 [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] morgen, Frau Erb" (We will see you tomorrow, Mrs. Erb) "Professor und Frau Mayer, wir rufen [blank_start]Sie[blank_end] bestimmt an" (Professor and Mrs. Mayer, we will certainly call you) "Wir helfen [blank_start]Ihnen[blank_end] gern, Dr. Fried"
Answer
  • Sie
  • Ihnen
  • ihr
  • dich
  • euch
  • Sie
  • Ihnen
  • euch
  • uns
  • dich
  • Ihnen
  • Sie
  • uns
  • Euch
  • ihn

Question 103

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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. [blank_start]Antecedent[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Gender[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Function[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Case[blank_end] 5. [blank_start]Selection[blank_end]
Answer
  • Antecedent
  • Selection
  • Selection
  • Antecedent
  • Case
  • Function
  • Function
  • Gender
  • Gender
  • Selection

Question 104

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'? "Verstehen Sie das Buch? Ja, ich verstehe [blank_start]es[blank_end]" (Do you understand the book? Yes, i understand it)
Answer
  • es
  • ihm
  • sie
  • Sie
  • ihn
  • Ihnen
  • ihnen

Question 105

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'? "Lesen Sie die Zeitung? Ja, ich lese [blank_start]sie[blank_end]" (Are you reading the newspaper? Yes, i am reading it)
Answer
  • sie
  • er
  • ihm
  • Ihnen
  • ihn
  • Sie

Question 106

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In this example what is the correct form of 'it'? "Hast du den Film gesehen? Ja, ich habe [blank_start]ihn[blank_end] gesehen"
Answer
  • ihn
  • ihm
  • sie
  • Ihnen
  • euch
  • ihr
  • es

Question 107

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The selection of personal pronouns depends on the gender of the German noun it replaces. When you replace neuter nouns [blank_start]"es" and "ihm"[blank_end] are used. In this example what is the correct form of 'it'? "Wer hilft dem Kind? Wir helfen [blank_start]ihm[blank_end]" (Who helps the child? We are helping her (him))
Answer
  • "es" and "ihm"
  • "er" and "sie"
  • "sie" and "ihr"
  • "ihn" and "ihm"
  • ihm
  • ihnen
  • ihn
  • es
  • sie
  • ihr

Question 108

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 109

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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 [blank_start]da-compound[blank_end] which takes it's place.
Answer
  • da-compound
  • predicate adjective
  • predicate nominative
  • conditional
  • past participle

Question 110

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The [blank_start]da-compound[blank_end] construction takes the place of a preposition + a pronoun. It's done by adding the prefix "[blank_start]da[blank_end]-" to the preposition, or "[blank_start]dar[blank_end]-" if the preposition begins with a vowel.
Answer
  • da-compound
  • conditional
  • subjunctive
  • imperative
  • indicative mood
  • da
  • ja
  • ein
  • ge
  • ar
  • dar
  • et
  • est
  • ing
  • sch
  • te
  • en

Question 111

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What is the German word for course?
Answer
  • Kurs
  • Kuchen
  • Kucken
  • Kosten
  • Kollege
  • Kolben

Question 112

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The principle parts of English verbs are the [blank_start]infinitive[blank_end], the [blank_start]past[blank_end] tense and the past [blank_start]participle[blank_end]. Knowing these components allows you to construct all other tenses of a verb.
Answer
  • infinitive
  • past
  • participle

Question 113

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[blank_start]Regular verbs[blank_end] form their past tense and past participle predictably by adding -ed, -d, or -t to to base of the infinitive.
Answer
  • Regular verbs
  • Irregular verbs
  • Weak verbs
  • Strong verbs

Question 114

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[blank_start]Irregular verbs[blank_end] have unpredictable principal parts.
Answer
  • Irregular verbs
  • Regular verbs

Question 115

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In German, [blank_start]weak verbs[blank_end] function similarly to English regular verbs by forming principal parts predictably - using the stem, the part from which we derive the verb's meaning.
Answer
  • weak verbs
  • strong verbs

Question 116

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 117

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 118

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 119

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How do we form the past participle of the infinitive 'machen'? By adding the prefix [blank_start]'ge-'[blank_end] and the suffix [blank_start]'-t'[blank_end] we get [blank_start]gemacht[blank_end].
Answer
  • ge-
  • -t
  • gemacht

Question 120

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How do we form the past tense of the infinitive 'machen'? By adding suffix '[blank_start]-te[blank_end]' we get [blank_start]machte[blank_end]
Answer
  • -te
  • machte

Question 121

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The correct German translation of "I played" is "[blank_start]ich spielte[blank_end]."
Answer
  • ich spielte
  • du spieltest
  • er spielte
  • Sie spielten
  • wir spielten
  • sie spielten

Question 122

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

Question 123

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The verb 'gefunden' can be identified as the [blank_start]past participle[blank_end] of a [blank_start]strong verb[blank_end] by the presence of [blank_start]-en[blank_end] in the word.
Answer
  • past participle
  • past tense
  • present tense
  • future tense
  • strong verb
  • weak verb
  • -en
  • -n
  • -et
  • -d

Question 124

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

Question 125

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The [blank_start]infinitive[blank_end] is the form of the verb found in the dictionary as the main entry
Answer
  • infinitive

Question 126

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In German, the infinitive ends with the letters [blank_start]-n[blank_end] or [blank_start]-en[blank_end]
Answer
  • -n
  • -en
  • -st
  • -hm
  • -te
  • -en
  • -t
  • -d
  • -eg
  • -che

Question 127

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A [blank_start]verb conjugation[blank_end] is a list of the 6 possible forms of the verb for a particular tense
Answer
  • verb conjugation
  • subjunctive
  • conditional
  • declension
  • modifier

Question 128

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What is the German word for bird?
Answer
  • Volk
  • Vogel
  • Vulkan
  • Verlassen
  • Vater

Question 129

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What is the German word for plate?
Answer
  • Teller
  • Telefon
  • Telefonnummer
  • Turm
  • Turnier

Question 130

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What is the German word for Glass?
Answer
  • Glas
  • Glauben
  • Getriebe
  • Goldbarren
  • Glatt

Question 131

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In German, the 2nd personal singular for "Molly, you sing well" is "Molly, [blank_start]du[blank_end] [blank_start]singst[blank_end] gut."
Answer
  • du
  • er
  • es
  • sie
  • ihr
  • wir
  • singst
  • singen
  • singt
  • singe

Question 132

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What is the correct suffix for the wir form (1st person plural) of singen?
Answer
  • sing(en)
  • sing(st)
  • sing(e)
  • sing(t)

Question 133

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A German verb is composed of two parts. The [blank_start]stem[blank_end], obtained by dropping the final '[blank_start]-en[blank_end]' from the infinitive (sometimes the final '-n') and the [blank_start]personal endings[blank_end], which change for each person. For example Brauchen (infinitive) → Brauch (stem) → Ich Brauch(e) Hilfe or Ich Brauch(en) auch Hilfe
Answer
  • stem
  • declension
  • direct speech
  • subjunctive
  • preposition
  • -en
  • -n
  • -d
  • -et
  • -t
  • personal endings
  • conditional
  • conjugation
  • personal pronoun
  • infinitive phrase
  • prefix

Question 134

Question
The [blank_start]tense[blank_end] of a verb indicates the time when the action expressed by the verb takes places: present, past and in the future.
Answer
  • tense
  • noun
  • conditional
  • subjunctive
  • auxillary

Question 135

Question
The correct suffix for the wir form (1st person plural) of Brauchen is '[blank_start]-en[blank_end]' giving us '[blank_start]Brauchen[blank_end]'.
Answer
  • -en
  • Brauchen

Question 136

Question
The correct suffix for the ihr form (2nd person plural) of Arbeiten is '[blank_start]-et[blank_end]' giving us '[blank_start]Arbeitet[blank_end]'.
Answer
  • -et
  • Arbeitet

Question 137

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 138

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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'.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 139

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What is the German word for 'to mean'? (e.g. to signify, imply and connote)
Answer
  • Betonen
  • Bedeuten
  • Bunt
  • Blau
  • Brokkoli

Question 140

Question
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 [blank_start]present[blank_end] 2. Mary is studying in the library is an example of [blank_start]present continuous[blank_end] 3. Mary does study in the library is an example of [blank_start]present emphatic[blank_end]
Answer
  • present continuous
  • present emphatic
  • present

Question 141

Question
Like English, German has three forms of the verb to indicate the present tense
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 142

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 143

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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 [blank_start]simple past[blank_end] 2. "I was working" is an example of the [blank_start]past continuous[blank_end] 3. "I did work" is an example of the [blank_start]past emphatic[blank_end] The perfect tenses are compound tenses made up of an [blank_start]auxiliary[blank_end] verb and the past [blank_start]participle[blank_end]. 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 [blank_start]present perfect[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]past perfect[blank_end] or [blank_start]pluperfect[blank_end] 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 [blank_start]future perfect[blank_end]
Answer
  • simple past
  • past continuous
  • past emphatic
  • auxiliary
  • participle
  • present perfect
  • past perfect
  • pluperfect
  • future perfect

Question 144

Question
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?
Answer
  • Imperfekt
  • Perfekt
  • Conditional
  • Declension
  • Past emphatic
  • Past continuous

Question 145

Question
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?
Answer
  • Perfekt
  • Imperfekt
  • Past Continuous
  • Past Emphatic
  • Conditional
  • Declension

Question 146

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The simple past is a [blank_start]simple tense[blank_end]
Answer
  • simple tense
  • compound tense
  • perfect tense

Question 147

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In German, the Perfekt Tense is a [blank_start]compound tense[blank_end]
Answer
  • compound tense
  • simple tense
  • future tense

Question 148

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 149

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 150

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 151

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An auxiliary verb or '[blank_start]helping verb[blank_end]' helps another verb, called a '[blank_start]main verb[blank_end]' 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 [blank_start]is[blank_end] reading a book (present) 2. Liz [blank_start]was[blank_end] reading a book (past) 3. Liz [blank_start]will[blank_end] read a book (future) Complete the sentence using an auxiliary verb to for a question: 1. [blank_start]Does[blank_end] Bob have a dog? Complete the sentence using an auxiliary verb to indicate the passive voice: 1. The book [blank_start]is[blank_end] read by many people.
Answer
  • helping verb
  • main verb
  • is
  • was
  • will
  • Does
  • is

Question 152

Question
What are the three main auxiliary verbs in German?
Answer
  • Würden
  • Gehen
  • Sprechen
  • Werden
  • Sein
  • Haben
  • Ihnen
  • Euch
  • Gern

Question 153

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 154

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 155

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

Question 156

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There are two type of participles: the Present Participle and the Past Participle.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 157

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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 [blank_start]modal verbs[blank_end].
Answer
  • modal verbs
  • past participles
  • participatory verbs
  • gerunds
  • object of a preposition
  • main verbs
  • conjugations

Question 158

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

Question 159

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

Question 160

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

Question 161

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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"
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 162

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What is the German word for 'to phone'?
Answer
  • Telefonat
  • Telefonieren
  • Telefonnummer
  • Mobiltelefon
  • Haustelefon

Question 163

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In German, [blank_start]modal auxiliaries[blank_end] are usually used with the infinitive of another verb - the most common ones are wollen, sollen, müssen and können.
Answer
  • modal auxiliaries
  • auxiliary verb
  • present participles
  • adverb

Question 164

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What is the English equivalent of the German word sollen?
Answer
  • supposed to be/should
  • obligated to/must
  • to be able/can
  • to be permitted to/may

Question 165

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

Question 166

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

Question 167

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Present participles serve various functions. Along with auxiliary verbs they form [blank_start]compound[blank_end] tenses. They can also function as [blank_start]attributive[blank_end] adjectives.
Answer
  • compound
  • attributive

Question 168

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The sentence "she is singing" is an example of a present participle being used to form [blank_start]compound tenses[blank_end]
Answer
  • compound tenses
  • future tenses
  • attributive adjectives
  • descriptive adjectives

Question 169

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The sentences below are examples of present participles being used to form [blank_start]attributive adjectives[blank_end]: "This is an amazing discovery" and "Elise read an interesting book."
Answer
  • attributive adjectives
  • present participle
  • descriptive adjectives
  • compound tenses
  • predicate adjectives

Question 170

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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 [blank_start]present participle[blank_end] beginning a [blank_start]participial[blank_end] phrase
Answer
  • present participle
  • participial

Question 171

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Participles are used in combination with auxiliary verbs to create certain tenses.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 172

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Participles are used in combination with [blank_start]auxiliary verbs[blank_end] to create certain tenses.
Answer
  • auxiliary verbs

Question 173

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Participles may be used as [blank_start]adjectives[blank_end] to describe something.
Answer
  • adjectives

Question 174

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In German, the present participle is formed by adding [blank_start]-d[blank_end] to the infinitive.
Answer
  • -d
  • -ed
  • -et
  • -t
  • -ch

Question 175

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In the sentences below the [blank_start]present[blank_end] participle, similar to English, is used as an [blank_start]attributive[blank_end] adjective. "die singenden Kinder" "ein spielendes Mädchen"
Answer
  • present
  • past
  • future
  • attributive
  • predicate
  • noun

Question 176

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An English verb ending in -ing is not always a present participle; it can be a [blank_start]verbal[blank_end] noun, or [blank_start]gerund[blank_end]. 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 [blank_start]'what'[blank_end]. 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."
Answer
  • gerund
  • verbal
  • 'what'

Question 177

Question
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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 178

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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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 179

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The verb form you would use following 'i have' is the [blank_start]past participle[blank_end] E.g. 'i have talked', 'i have reached' and 'i have taught'.
Answer
  • past participle

Question 180

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In German, past participles are formed differently depending on whether a verb is weak or strong. For both, however, the [blank_start]ge-[blank_end] prefix is commonly used. For weak verbs the [blank_start]-t[blank_end] suffix is added. Sometimes [blank_start]-ieren[blank_end]. For strong verbs, past participles often change the vowel in the stem and sometimes consonants. Commonly the ending is [blank_start]-en[blank_end] and sometimes [blank_start]-n[blank_end].
Answer
  • ge-
  • -t
  • -ieren
  • -en
  • -n

Question 181

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The form of the verb that you use following "i have" is the [blank_start]past participle[blank_end]
Answer
  • past participle

Question 182

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The present participle is easy to identify because it ens in [blank_start]-ing[blank_end].
Answer
  • -ing

Question 183

Question
In English, the present participle is easy to identify because it ens in [blank_start]-ing[blank_end]. In German, the present participle is formed by adding '[blank_start]-d[blank_end]' to the infinitive.
Answer
  • -ing
  • -d

Question 184

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In English, a present participle is easy to recognise because it ends in '[blank_start]-ing[blank_end]'
Answer
  • -ing

Question 185

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A [blank_start]participle[blank_end] has two functions: To be used in combination with auxiliary verbs to create certain tenses and as an adjectives or modifier.
Answer
  • participle

Question 186

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In sentence the "Elise read an interesting book" the attributive adjectives is doing what?
Answer
  • describing the noun
  • forming a compound sentence
  • expressing the attitude of the speaker
  • indicating the gender of the noun

Question 187

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In German, weak and strong verbs form their past participle by adding the prefix [blank_start]ge-[blank_end]
Answer
  • ge-

Question 188

Question
Like English, German has three perfect tenses. All formed by the auxiliary verb [blank_start]haben[blank_end] (to have) or [blank_start]sein[blank_end] (to be) + the [blank_start]past participle.[blank_end]
Answer
  • haben
  • sein
  • past participle.

Question 189

Question
In English, there are three perfect tenses formed with the auxiliary verb 'to have' + the past participle of the main verb. These are:
Answer
  • Perfect
  • Pluperfect
  • Future Perfect
  • Compound Perfect
  • Simple Perfect
  • Past Perfect
  • Present Subjunctive

Question 190

Question
The Pluperfect perfect tense use 'have' in the present tense + the past participle of the main verb
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 191

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

Question 192

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

Question 193

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

Question 194

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

Question 195

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

Question 196

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

Question 197

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

Question 198

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

Question 199

Question
What is the German word for 'had'?
Answer
  • Hätten
  • Hitze
  • Hilfe
  • Huhn
  • Hund
  • Hassen

Question 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
Answer
  • True
  • False
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