Conjunctions that change the word order.

•Today we are going to look at a range of conjunctions that place the verb at the end of a clause.

•You will already know some but at the end of this lesson you should be able to recognise and use them more confidently.

Be CONFIDENT with CONJUNCTIONS.

Ich mag nicht Mathe, weil es langweilig ist.

Hey guys! Remember me??I like to kick verbs to the end of a sentence. Here’s an example:

because

When using the “WELI” you always kick the verb to the end!!

Chemie gefällt mir nicht. Es ist langweilig.

Chemie gefällt mir nicht, weil es langweilig ist.

VERBcomma

because

weilTry some sentences on your own.

See separate sheet.

Conjunctions that change the word order.

Do you know the story of the young boy?Once upon a time, a young boy ran home from school and told his dad “WOW DAD! Did you know that weil has friends? They copy WEIL!”“WOW!” replied the dad. “They copy everything weil does?”“Yep, dad! They like to kick the verb to the end too!!”

because

although

if/ when/ whenever

since/ because

when

that

WOW DAD!weilobgleich/obwohlwenndaalsdass

Hey dudes! My name’s Ozzy Osbourne. Oz for short!

I can’t stand people that phone or text game shows on tv!

Even more, I hate people that keep dogs indoors and let them sit on the sofa.

Don’t spread it around but... I’m a bit of a

SNOB!!

ohne… zu….= without

This conjunction kicks the verb to the end.

Here are some for you to try:

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I’m Oz’s biggest fan!I can’t stand people that phone or

text game shows on tv! I also hate people that keep dogs

indoors and let them sit on the sofa.

I’m just like Oz. I’m a bit of a

SNOB!!

Hey dudes! My name’s Uzzy Uzbourne. Uz for short!!

Ich spiele Fussball, um fit zu bleiben.

commaVERB

Ich esse Obst, um gesund zu sein.

Where does the verb go??

um… zu….= in order to

This conjunction kicks the verb to the end.

Here are some for you try:

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um… zu….= in order to

Changing the word order!

o-z and u-zohne…zu = without

um…zu = in order to

Do you remember the story of the young boy who found out about WEIL’s friends?

weil, obgleich/obwohl, wenn, da, als, dass

The same young boy came home from school on another day and ran up to his dad and said………

“WOW DAD I found out today that weil’s other friends, O-Z + U-Z, are SNOBS!”

S sobaldsolangeso dass

as soon asas long asso that as a result

N nachdem after

O ohne dass without

B bevorbis

beforeuntil

S seit/seitdem

since (of time)

W weil because

O obgleichobwohlob

although althoughwhether, if

W wennwährendwie

if/when, wheneverwhile (As a preposition it means during)how

D da since, because

A alsals ob

whenas if

D dassdamit

thatso that

O-Z um…zu in order to

U-Z ohne…zu without

S sobaldsolangeso dass

as soon asas long asso that as a result

N nachdem after

O ohne dass without

B bevorbis

beforeuntil

S seit/seitdem since (of time)