Unit 3 of 5
Study guide for CLEP CLEP German Language — Unit 3: Grammar and Structure. Practice questions, key concepts, and exam tips.
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Lena und ich gehen jeden Tag ins Kino. Wir sehen uns einen Film an. Lena und ich _______ den Film immer zusammen an.
Answer: D — The correct answer is D) sehen wir, because the subject of the sentence is 'Lena und ich' (we), which is a plural subject and requires the plural form of the verb 'sehen' in the present tense. The verb must also be in the first person plural form to match the subject. A) seh is incorrect because it is not a complete verb form. B) sieht is incorrect because it is the third person singular form of the verb. C) sehen is incorrect because, although it is the plural form of the verb, it does not match the subject-verb agreement for 'Lena und ich' as the subject.
In German, which of the following articles is used for a masculine noun?
Answer: B — The correct answer is 'der' because it is the definite article used for masculine nouns in German. 'Die' is used for feminine nouns, 'das' is used for neuter nouns, and 'eine' is the indefinite article for feminine nouns.
While shopping, Anna buys a book and gives it to her friend. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the dative case to indicate the indirect object?
Answer: B — The correct answer is B because in German, the dative case is used to indicate the indirect object, and the correct word order is subject-verb-indirect object-direct object. Option B correctly uses the dative case 'dem Freund' to indicate the indirect object. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly use the dative case or word order.
In a sentence with a subordinate clause, where does the verb typically appear in German?
Answer: A — In German, the verb typically appears at the end of a subordinate clause, which is a key aspect of the language's clause structure. This is because German uses a system of verb final positioning in subordinate clauses to indicate the relationship between the main and subordinate clauses. The other options are incorrect because the verb does not typically appear at the beginning of the main clause (B), the beginning of the subordinate clause (C), or in the middle of the main clause (D).
In the sentence 'Ich denke, dass er morgen kommt.', what is the function of 'dass'?
Answer: A — The correct answer is A) Subjunktionspronomen, introducing a subordinate clause, because 'dass' is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the subordinate clause 'er morgen kommt'. The other options are incorrect because 'dass' is not a conjunctive adverb (B), a relative pronoun (C), or an interrogative pronoun (D) in this context.
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