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Psychische Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects

I can use direct and indirect object pronouns and form sentences combining them with nouns in the context of health.

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Year 10
Edexcel

Psychische Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects

I can use direct and indirect object pronouns and form sentences combining them with nouns in the context of health.

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Key learning points

  1. A direct object pronoun replaces a noun that is the object of the verb and is in the accusative case.
  2. An indirect object pronoun replaces the noun that the verb action is done ‘to’ or ‘for’ and is in the dative.
  3. In sentences with two objects that are nouns, the indirect object noun comes before the direct object noun.
  4. In sentences with two objects where there is one noun and one pronoun, the pronoun always comes first.
  5. The long [i] in ‘ihr’, ‘ihm’, ‘Ihnen’ sounds like ‘wir’, and the [eu] in ‘euch’ sounds like ‘Deutschland’.

Keywords

  • Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the noun that the verb action is done ‘to’ or ‘for’, e.g., ‘to me’, ‘for them’

  • Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions

  • Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or preposition

Common misconception

When a sentence contains both a direct object and an indirect object, the indirect object always comes first.

When a sentence contains both a direct object noun and an indirect object noun, the indirect object always comes first. When a pronoun is used to replace either noun, the pronoun comes first.


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The position of indirect and direct objects in sentences with two nouns or with one noun and one pronoun is Higher-only grammar. Foundation classes should be familiar with singular direct and indirect object pronouns.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'again'?
manchmal
pro
toll
Correct answer: wieder
wöchentlich
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:bringen,to bring, bringing

to bring, bringing

Correct Answer:kaufen,to buy, buying

to buy, buying

Correct Answer:lieben,to love, loving

to love, loving

Correct Answer:sprechen,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:stellen,to place, set, put

to place, set, put

Correct Answer:zeigen,to show, showing

to show, showing

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Austausch (m),exchange

exchange

Correct Answer:Kunst (f),art

art

Correct Answer:Teilnehmer (m),participant

participant

Correct Answer:Tasche (f),bag

bag

Correct Answer:Wasser (nt),water

water

Correct Answer:Arzt (m),doctor

doctor

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I noticed that everything was normal.'
1 - ich
2 - habe
3 - bemerkt
4 - dass
5 - alles
6 - normal
7 - war
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Das Gaming kann gefährlich sein.'
Correct Answer: Gaming can be dangerous.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I want to bring along the food.'
Correct Answer: Ich will das Essen mitbringen.

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Match the direct and indirect object pronouns.
Correct Answer:mich,mir

mir

Correct Answer:dich,dir

dir

Correct Answer:ihn,ihm

ihm

Correct Answer:sie,ihr

ihr

Correct Answer:einen,einem

einem

Correct Answer:Sie,Ihnen

Ihnen

Q2.
'Das Kind? Ich habe mit __________ gesprochen.'. Choose the correct missing word.
ihn
ihr
Correct answer: ihm
Ihnen
euch
Q3.
Order the words to form a sentence.
1 - ich
2 - gebe
3 - meiner
4 - Mutter
5 - eine
6 - Tasche
Q4.
Order the words to form a sentence.
1 - ich
2 - werde
3 - es
4 - meinem
5 - Bruder
6 - zeigen
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She explains the book to her.'
Correct Answer: Sie erklärt ihr das Buch.

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