Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem
I can use prepositions ‘vor’ and ‘nach’ and conjunctions ‘bevor’ and ‘nachdem’ in the context of shared living arrangements in modern Germany.
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Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem
I can use prepositions ‘vor’ and ‘nach’ and conjunctions ‘bevor’ and ‘nachdem’ in the context of shared living arrangements in modern Germany.
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Key learning points
- 'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions used with nouns to express 'before' and 'after'. They take the dative case.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions meaning 'before' and 'after' and link two clauses.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are followed by word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause.
- In two-verb structures, the finite verb, not the past participle or infinitive verb, is sent to the end of the clause.
- When describing a photo, use the acronym PALM. It stands for People, Action, Location, Mood. Add your own opinions too.
Keywords
Preposition - word used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Word order 3 (WO3) - after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
PALM - acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood
Common misconception
Vor' and 'bevor' and 'nach' and 'nachdem' are interchangeable because they mean 'before' and 'after'.
'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions and are followed by a noun, 'bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions which link clauses and trigger word order 3.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these sentences correctly uses 'nachdem' and the correct word order?
Q2.Match each word to its correct English meaning.
Q3.Complete the following sentence by adding the correct form of 'werden' in the conditional tense: 'Er die Tat nicht wiederholen.'
Q4.Put these words in the correct order to form a grammatically accurate clause.
Q5.Which of the following sentences correctly use a 2-verb structure?
Q6.Match the German and English.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word for 'in front of': ' der Kasse stand ein Erwachsener.'
Q2.Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word for 'before': ' ich putze, gucke ich eine Komödie.'
Q3.Put the words below into the correct order, starting with 'nachdem', to make the following sentence: 'After she left the till, she was tired.'
Q4.Match each letter in PALM to a possible example.
