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Conjunctions

Conjunctions. Linking up your clauses and expanding your ideas using correct word order!. Co-ordinating Conjunctions. und and aber but oder or sondern (not this) but (that) denn for/as/because These words join up clauses without any change to the word order.

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Conjunctions

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  1. Conjunctions Linking up your clauses and expanding your ideas using correct word order!

  2. Co-ordinating Conjunctions und and aber but oder or sondern (not this) but (that) denn for/as/because These words join up clauses without any change to the word order

  3. Co-ordinating continued • Ichtreffemich oft mitFreundenundwirfahrenzusammen in die Stadt. • Ichverstehemich gut mit Lisa abersieärgertmichauchmanchmal!

  4. Words to watch! Some words look like they may be conjunctions but are in fact adverbs. e.g. jedoch - however deshalb - therefore / that’s why leider - unfortunately also - so außerdem - apart from that/moreover These behave like any expression of time. • GesternAbend war Lisa sehrmüde, deshalbistsiefrüh ins Bettgegangen. • Jedoch hat sieeinbisschengelesen. • Leiderkannsieheutenichtausgehen, alsogeheichallein ins Kino.

  5. Sub-ordinating conjunctions For a full list, look in your grammar booklets, page 26 Common ones: weil, dass, wenn, obwohl, damit, wann, wo, wie, warum, welche, da, damit These conjunctions send the main verb in the clause to the end of the clause

  6. Sub-ordinating conjunctions cont.. e.g. Ich lese viel, so dassichmichnichtlangweile. Esärgertmich, wennwirunsstreiten. Obwohlwirunsstreiten, sindwirbesteFreunde! When you start the whole sentence with a sub-ordinating conjunction you get VERB, VERB pattern in the middle of the sentence. THIS IS IMPORTANT!

  7. Complete these sentences using sub-ordinating conjunctions Try and use the verbs we’re practising: sichfühlen- to feel sich verstehen – to get on with s.o. sichwohlfühlen – to feel happy sich streiten – to argue sichtreffen – to meetsich anstrengen – to make an effort sichärgern – to get annoyedsich langweilen – to get bored 1. IchmachemirSorgen, dass

  8. 2. Mein Freund denkt, dass… • Ichmacheimmer was meineFreundewollen, damit… • IchversucheimmereinenKompromisszufinden, so dass… • Wennichmichalleinefühle, … • Ichstrengemich an, in Kontaktzubleiben, damit… • ObwohlichvielmitFreundenunternehme,.. • Obwohlwiruns gut verstehen,…. • IchverbringegernZeitmitFreunden, weil… • IchschätzemeinenFreundschaften, weil…

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