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WORD GRAMMAR
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Verb
- Conjugation in indicative
- Person and number
- Tenses
- Voice
- Mood
- Verb categories
- Valency
- Semantic categories of verbs
- Finite / non-finite verb forms
- Noun
- Adjective
- Adverb
- Article
- Pronoun
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Particle
- Interjection
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Verb
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SENTENCE GRAMMAR
- Clause types
- Complex clauses
- Constituents of a sentence
- Sentence structure
- Word order in a sentence
- Negation
Function of subordinate clauses
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The syntactic functions of the subordinate clauses include those of a subject, object, adverbial and attributive adjective to the clause on which they depend. According to these functions, subordinate clauses fall in the following categories: subject clauses, object clauses, adverbial clauses and attributive clauses.
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subject clause | Dass man die Prüfung besteht, ist nicht so schwierig. |
object clause | Ich weiß, dass Sandra Medizin studiert. |
adverbial clause | Georg ist froh, weil er im Lotto gewonnen hat. |
attributive clause | Das Buch, das du mir geliehen hast, ist sehr interessant. |
The Korrelat
The korrelat is a word contained in the main clause (or, generally, in the superordinate clause) and reveals the syntactic role of a subject or an object subordinate clause; with adverbial clauses, it clarifies their meaning or creates a semantic unit with the introductory conjunction of the subordinate clause. The korrelat can be obligatory, optional or not used at all.
Examples |
Korrelat
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function
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Es ist verboten, dass man an öffentlichen Orten raucht. |
es
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subject clause
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Ich freue mich darüber, dass du mich besucht hast. |
darüber
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object clause
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Das Wasser ist so kalt, dass ich nicht baden kann. |
so
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adverbial clause
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Ich warte solange da, bis du zurückkommst. |
solange
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