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Nachhaltige Mode: relative pronouns, question words in relative clauses

I can use relative pronouns and question words in relative clauses in the context of online shopping and sustainable fashion.

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Year 10
Edexcel

Nachhaltige Mode: relative pronouns, question words in relative clauses

I can use relative pronouns and question words in relative clauses in the context of online shopping and sustainable fashion.

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Key learning points

  1. Relative clauses add information about the noun in a main clause, without starting another sentence.
  2. German uses definite articles as the relative pronouns, preceded by a comma and followed by word order 3.
  3. In two-verb clauses, the finite (conjugated) verb goes to the end of the sentence.
  4. Question words, such as 'wo', 'warum' and 'wann' can also be used as pronouns in relative clauses.
  5. Use 'was' to mean 'that' or 'which' when referring to a whole clause, rather than to a specific noun.

Keywords

  • Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause

  • Relative pronoun - a pronoun that introduces a relative clause, e.g., 'who', 'that', 'which'

  • Definite article - the words ‘der’, ‘die’, ‘das’, meaning ‘the’

  • Word order 3 (WO3) - the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause

Common misconception

Question words can replace definite articles as relative pronouns in relative clauses.

Question words, such as 'wo', can be used as pronouns in relative clauses, but they should not be used to translate 'who' or 'which' when adding information about the noun in the main clause.


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The use of question words as pronouns in relative clauses is Higher-only grammar, but all students should be familiar with relative pronouns and clauses.
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6 Questions

Q1.
'Berlin ist __________ größte Stadt Deutschlands.'. Choose the correct missing word.
der
Correct answer: die
das
ein
eine
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Bevölkerung (f),population

population

Correct Answer:Jahrhundert (nt),century

century

Correct Answer:Schwierigkeit (f),difficulty

difficulty

Correct Answer:Stoff (m),material, substance, fabric

material, substance, fabric

Correct Answer:Wirklichkeit (f),reality

reality

Correct Answer:Zahn (m),tooth

tooth

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:gehören,to belong, belonging

to belong, belonging

Correct Answer:liefern,to deliver, delivering

to deliver, delivering

Correct Answer:sammeln,to collect, collecting

to collect, collecting

Correct Answer:schließen,to close, closing

to close, closing

Correct Answer:überraschen,to surprise, surprising

to surprise, surprising

Correct Answer:zahlen,to pay, paying

to pay, paying

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I study biology but she studies geography.'
1 - ich
2 - lerne
3 - Biologie
4 - aber
5 - sie
6 - lernt
7 - Erdkunde
Q5.
Write in English: 'Die Krise war ermüdend.'
Correct Answer: The crisis was tiring.
Q6.
Write in German: 'Welcome to our school.'
Correct Answer: Willkommen in unserer Schule.

5 Questions

Q1.
'Die Jacke, __________ ich kaufe, ist teuer.'. Choose the correct relative pronoun.
der
Correct answer: die
das
Q2.
'The man who lives here.'. Choose the correct translation of 'who'.
das
Correct answer: der
was
wer
wo
Q3.
Order the words to say 'the post which I read'.
1 - der
2 - Post
3 - ,
4 - den
5 - ich
6 - gelesen
7 - habe
Q4.
'The clothing is sustainable, which I find important.'. Translate the second clause into German.
Correct Answer: was ich wichtig finde, was ich wichtig finde., , was ich wichtig finde., , was ich wichtig finde, ... was ich wichtig finde.
Q5.
Write in German: 'the park where I play'.
Correct Answer: der Park, wo ich spiele

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