essential

german grammar

Complex Sentences

(chapter 10)

Conjunctions

Exercise 1 - Which conjunction of time fits best?

Exercise 2 - Fill in the blank with a suitable conjunction of time. Remember to capitalize the conjunction at the start of a sentence. Choose from wenn, als, sobald, nachdem, seit, bis, sooft, während, solange

Exercise 3 - Conjunctions of reason. Choose one of the following conjunctions to fill in the blank. Don't forget to capitalize the conjunction at the start of a sentence. da, damit, falls, obwohl, so dass, weil, wenn

Exercise 4 - Choose a suitable conjunction of manner from the ones below to fill in the blank. Conjunctions at the start of the sentence need to be capitalized. als, als ob, indem, soweit, während, wie

Exercise 5 - If you feel confident then you are ready to do this quiz on subordinate conjunctions. Insert the most suitable conjunction into the gap.

Exercise 6 - Conjunction or adverb? Find an adequate connector to link the clauses.

Exercise 7 - With this quiz you can test your knowledge on subordinate conjunctions. Pick the one that fits best.

Exercise 8 - Do you want to practise a bit more? Which conjunctions do you need to connect the clauses?

Exercise 9 - Can you score 100% in this quiz on coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Special characters to copy - ä, ö, ü, ß

 

Infinitives

Exercise 1 - Change the sentences into infinitive clauses. End the sentence with a full stop.

Special characters to copy - ä, ö, ü, ß

 

Relative Pronouns

In this section you will find exercises on relative pronouns and different cases, relative pronouns with prepositions and exercises on when to use was as a relative pronoun or wo(r) + preposition. Try Exercises 1 and 2 for the basics on relative pronouns or jump to Exercise 3 or further for more difficult ones.

Exercise 1 - Provide the relative pronouns in nominative, accusative or dative case as required by the sentence.  

Exercise 2 - Provide the relative pronoun in the case required.

Exercise 3 - Nominative, accusative, dative or genitive? Provide the relative pronoun in the case required.

Exercise 4 - Link the sentences using a relative pronoun in the genitive case. Write complete sentences including punctuation.

Exercise 5 - Relative pronouns with prepositions. Match the clauses to form complex sentences. 

Exercise 6 - Relative pronouns with prepositions. Fill the gap with a suitable preposition and the relative pronoun in the case required.

Exercise 7 - Can you get the case right? Fill in the gap with a relative pronoun in the correct case.

Exercise 8 - Do you need the relative pronoun was or wo(r)+ preposition? Fill in the blanks with an adequate form.

Exercise 9 - Test your knowledge on relative pronouns.

Exercise 10 - This quiz will test your knowledge on relative pronouns, verbs with prepositions and cases.

Special characters to copy - ä, ö, ü, ß