| Preface |
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| Points for the user |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (5) |
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9 | (5) |
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14 | (13) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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17-18 Measurement phrases |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (7) |
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1 Personal pronouns: general |
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27 | (1) |
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2-4 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns |
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27 | (2) |
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5,10 Third person pronouns: general |
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29 | (1) |
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6 Third person pronoun or prepositional adverb? |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (6) |
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1-2 Definite article: general |
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34 | (1) |
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3-4 Definite article or possessive? |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (4) |
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5 Other determiners and pronouns |
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40 | (10) |
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1-2, 5-6, 13 Demonstratives |
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46 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (3) |
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13 The uses of der/die/das |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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18 German equivalents for English `some' and `any' |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (9) |
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1-3 The use of the strong and weak declensions |
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50 | (2) |
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4-6 Declension of adjectives |
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52 | (2) |
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7 Adjectives and the noun phrase |
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54 | (1) |
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8-12 Adjectives used as nouns |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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14 Adjectives with prepositions |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (4) |
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59 | (1) |
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3-4 Adverbs of place and direction |
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60 | (1) |
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5 The use of adjectives as adverbs |
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60 | (1) |
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6-7 Adverbs of manner, viewpoint and attitude |
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61 | (2) |
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8 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs |
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63 | (2) |
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1-2 Comparative and superlative |
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63 | (1) |
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3 Proportion expressed with je desto |
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64 | (1) |
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4 Forms of the superlative |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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2 Forms and phrases with -mal or Mal |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (4) |
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1-4 Uses of the modal particles |
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66 | (4) |
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70 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (7) |
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1-3,7,9 Weak and strong verbs |
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4-5 Weak, strong and irregular verbs |
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73 | (3) |
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6, 8 The past and the pluperfect |
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76 | (1) |
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10-11 haben or sein in the perfect? |
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77 | (1) |
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12 The future and the passive |
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78 | (1) |
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13 The infinitive and the participles |
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79 | (12) |
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1-11, 13 The infinitive with zu |
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84 | (1) |
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11-13 The infinitive without zu |
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84 | (1) |
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14 Uses of the infinitive |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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18-19 The extended participial phrase |
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87 | (2) |
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20 Uses of the present and past participles |
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89 | (1) |
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21-22 German equivalents of English constructions with the `ing'-form |
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89 | (2) |
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14 The uses of the tenses |
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91 | (9) |
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91 | (2) |
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5-6 The past and the perfect |
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93 | (1) |
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7-10 The future and the future perfect |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (1) |
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12-14 German equivalents for the English progressive tenses |
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97 | (1) |
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15-17 Use of the tenses: general |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (9) |
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100 | (2) |
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7-9 The werden-passive and the sein-passive |
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102 | (2) |
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10 Von or durch with the passive |
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104 | (1) |
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11-15 Alternative passive constructions |
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105 | (2) |
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16-17 The passive: general |
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107 | (2) |
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16 Mood: the imperative and subjunctive |
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109 | (1) |
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3 The imperative and the werden-passive |
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109 | (1) |
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4 The imperative and Konjunktiv I |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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6-11 Conditional sentences |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (3) |
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18-21 Other uses of the subjunctive |
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117 | (2) |
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22-23 The subjunctive mood: general |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (9) |
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1 Tenses and mood forms of modal verbs |
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120 | (1) |
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2-3 Modal verbs in subordinate clauses |
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120 | (1) |
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4 The omission of the infinitive after the modal verbs |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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6 Konnen, kennen or wissen? |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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9-16 The modal auxiliaries: general |
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123 | (6) |
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129 | (14) |
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1-3 Valency, complements and sentence patterns |
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129 | (4) |
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4-6 The impersonal subject es |
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133 | (7) |
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7-9, 16 The accusative object |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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12-18 Prepositional objects |
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137 | (5) |
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19 The valency of verbs: general |
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142 | (1) |
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19 Conjunctions and subordination |
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143 | (4) |
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1 Coordinating conjunctions |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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6-7 Conjunctions: general |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (9) |
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147 | (1) |
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2 Time phrases with prepositions |
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147 | (1) |
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3-8 Prepositions and cases |
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148 | (3) |
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9-12 Prepositions with similar usage |
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151 | (2) |
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13 German equivalents for English `to' |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (16) |
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1-5 Clause structure and the position of the verb |
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156 | (4) |
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6-10 Initial position in main clauses |
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160 | (3) |
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11 The order of other elements in the sentence |
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163 | (1) |
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12 The place of the pronouns |
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163 | (1) |
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13-14 The order of objects |
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164 | (1) |
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15 The order of elements inside and outside the verbal bracket |
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165 | (1) |
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16-18 The order of adverbials |
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165 | (2) |
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19-20 The position of nicht |
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167 | (1) |
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21 The position of prepositional objects |
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168 | (1) |
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22 Word order in multiple subordinate clauses |
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168 | (1) |
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23 The placing of elements after the final portions of the verb |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (3) |
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172 | (7) |
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172 | (1) |
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2-3 The formation of adjectives |
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172 | (1) |
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4-8 The formation of verbs |
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173 | (2) |
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9 Word formation: general |
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175 | (4) |
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23 Spelling and punctuation |
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179 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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3 The use of capitals, β and commas |
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180 | (3) |
| Answers to the exercises |
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183 | (51) |
| Glossary of grammatical terms |
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234 | (9) |
| Acknowledgements |
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