Relativpronomen: Word order 3
12 questions. Put the jumbled words into the correct German word order. After each question you see why the answer is right or wrong; at the end you see which topics to review.
Question 1 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
The neighbours whose cat sleeps at our place are on holiday.
- die Nachbarn,
- deren
- Katze
- bei uns schläft,
- sind
- im Urlaub
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Die Nachbarn, deren Katze bei uns schläft, sind im Urlaub.
Plural owner: deren.
Question 2 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
My friend whose sister lives in Berlin is coming today.
- mein Freund,
- dessen
- Schwester
- in Berlin lebt,
- kommt
- heute
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Mein Freund, dessen Schwester in Berlin lebt, kommt heute.
Masculine owner: dessen.
Question 3 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
The writer whose novel I'm reading is famous.
- die Autorin,
- deren
- Roman
- ich lese,
- ist
- berühmt
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Die Autorin, deren Roman ich lese, ist berühmt.
Feminine owner: deren.
Question 4 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
The family whose house is big has five members.
- die Familie,
- deren
- Haus
- groß ist,
- hat
- fünf Mitglieder
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Die Familie, deren Haus groß ist, hat fünf Mitglieder.
Feminine owner: deren.
Question 5 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
I'm visiting my neighbour whose garden is very beautiful.
- ich
- besuche
- meinen Nachbarn,
- dessen
- Garten
- sehr schön ist
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Ich besuche meinen Nachbarn, dessen Garten sehr schön ist.
Masculine owner: dessen.
Question 6 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
I've told you everything I know.
- ich
- habe
- dir
- alles
- erzählt,
- was ich weiß
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Ich habe dir alles erzählt, was ich weiß.
After alles: was.
Question 7 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
That's the most beautiful thing I've seen.
- das
- ist
- das Schönste,
- was
- ich
- gesehen habe
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Das ist das Schönste, was ich gesehen habe.
After a superlative: was.
Question 8 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
The village where we had our holiday was very quiet.
- das Dorf,
- wo
- wir
- Urlaub
- gemacht haben,
- war
- sehr ruhig
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Das Dorf, wo wir Urlaub gemacht haben, war sehr ruhig.
For a place: wo.
Question 9 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
He was late, which annoyed me.
- er
- kam
- zu spät,
- was
- mich
- ärgerte
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Er kam zu spät, was mich ärgerte.
Referring to the whole clause: was.
Question 10 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
There's nothing you can do.
- es
- gibt
- nichts,
- was
- du
- tun kannst
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Es gibt nichts, was du tun kannst.
After nichts: was.
Question 11 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
The café where we met has closed.
- das Café,
- wo
- wir
- uns
- kennengelernt haben,
- ist
- geschlossen
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Das Café, wo wir uns kennengelernt haben, ist geschlossen.
For a place: wo.
Question 12 · Word order
Put the words in the correct order.
Much of what he says isn't true.
- Vieles,
- was
- er
- erzählt,
- ist
- nicht wahr
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Vieles, was er erzählt, ist nicht wahr.
After vieles: was.
Result
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