Main Clauses – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose the correct part of the sentence for each field, so that you build a sentence according to the pattern Subject-Verb-Object in each line.

If a field should remain blank, choose the dash (-).

Subject Finite Verb Indirect Object Direct Object infinite verb
.Who showed us the way? – ein Polizist
To whom did he show the way? – uns
What did he show us? – den Weg
the finite verb agrees with the subject – hat
the infinite verb is an infinitive or a past participle – gezeigtA police officer showed us the way.
.Who has to zip up the jackets? – sie
Whose jackets do they have to zip up? – den Kindern
What do they have to zip up? – die Jacke
the finite verb agrees with the subject – haben
the infinite verb is an infinitive or a past participle – zugemachtThey have to zip up the children’s jackets.
.Who brings the coffee? – die Kellnerin
To whom is she bringing the coffee? – dem Mann
What is she bringing to the man? – einen Kaffee
the finite verb agrees with the subject – bringt
the infinite verb is an infinitive or a past participle – no infinite verbThe waitress brings the man a coffee.
.Who will call you? – ich
anrufen takes the accusative = no indirect object
Who am I going to call? – dich
the finite verb agrees with the subject – werde
the infinite verb is an infinitive or a past participle – anrufenI’ll call you.
.Who trusts the teacher? – wir
Whom do we trust? – der Lehrerin
no direct object
the finite verb agrees with the subject – vertrauen
the infinite verb is an infinitive or a past participle – no infinite verb (vertrauen is not an infinitive here, but rather the inflected form for the pronoun wir)We trust the teacher.

Use the prompts to make sentences. The part of speech you should start your sentence with is given for you.

  1. gestiegen/sind/wir/auf den Aussichtsturm
    1st position: subject →  Who climbed the tower? – wir
    2nd position: finite verb – sind
    place – auf den Aussichtsturm
    finite verb – gestiegen    We climbed the viewing tower.
  2. gelernt/habt/ihr/ein neues Lied/in der Schule
    1st position: place →  Where did you learn a song? – in der Schule
    2nd position: finite verb – habt
    subject – ihr
    finite verb – gelernt    You learned a new song in school.
  3. gehe/morgen/ich/ins Museum
    1st position: time →  When am I going to the museum? – morgen
    2nd position: finite verb – gehe
    subject – ich    Tomorrow I’m going to the museum.
  4. schreiben/wird/er/euch/eine SMS
    1st position: indirect object →  To whom is he going to write an SMS? – euch
    2nd position: finite verb – wird
    subject – er
    direct object – eine SMS
    finite verb – schreiben    He’s going to write you a text.
  5. vorlesen/darf/sie/ihrem Opa/die Zeitung
    1st position: direct object →  What is she allowed to read aloud? – die Zeitung
    2nd position: finite verb – darf
    subject – sie
    indirect object – ihrem Opa
    finite verb – vorlesen    She’s allowed to read the newspaper to her grandpa.