Word order quiz

Which of these is at the heart of every clause

• finite verb

• infinitive

• past participle

• subject

• direct object

Which of these is NOT true for a main clause

• It is the "adult" of the sentence

• It contains a finite verb

• The finite verb is the second idea

• It cannot stand alone in the sentence

Which of these is a baby most similar to?

• A subordinate clause

• A main clause

• A finite verb

• An idea

"jeden Tag" "spiele" "ich" "mein Bruder" are all examples of this. "Weil" and "und" are not.

Which of these CANNOT exist as a sentence?

• 3 main clauses

• a main clause alone

• 2 main clauses plus seven subordinate clauses

• 3 subordinate clauses

Tick all of the examples of a CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTION

• denn

• und

• weil

• deshalb

• oder

Which one of these is NOT a subordinating conjuction?

• je... desto...

• daher

• als

• seitdem

• falls

What do infinitive structures and relative clauses have in common?

• They both begin with a subordinating conjunction

• They cannot stand alone (i.e. without a main clause)

• They both contain an infinitive

• Neither of them contains a finite verb

• They both contain the word "zu"

Which is correct?

• Ich spiele gern Tennis aber er lieber Videospiele spielt.

• Ich spiele gern Tennis aber er spielt lieber Videospiele.

• Ich spiele gern Tennis aber spielt er lieber Videospiele.

Which word order is correct?

• Falls du kannst kommen, musst du mir Bescheid sagen.

• Falls du kommen kannst, musst du mir Bescheid sagen.

• Falls kannst du kommen, musst du mir Bescheid sagen.

• Falls du kommen kannst, du mir Bescheid sagen musst.