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How to score highly in grammar when writing an essay in an exam

First and foremost, try to get a good range of grammatical techniques when writing the essay for example subordinating conjunctions or adjectival nouns. Demonstrating your knowledge of these techniques sh...

Answered by Benedict C. German tutor
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What is the best way to prepare for the speaking exam?

Start early and write down what you want to say. Check that it meets all the required learning outcomes and the markscheme. Next practise reading it out loud (you could read it to someone who is a native ...

Answered by Pauline M. German tutor
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How does the case taken affect the meaning of the same preposition, and how can I spot when I need to alter the case? h

Unfortunately, there are no hard and set rules that govern the meaning but there are certain patterns which would help in cases of unceratinty. There are a set of prepositions in German which can take bot...

Answered by Delyan Y. German tutor
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Why do we use the dative case?

The dative is used to show that a noun is an indirect object in the sentence. This means it is the person or thing receiving the action. For example: 'Der Mann gibt dem Hund einen Knochen'. So here, the m...

Answered by Molly R. German tutor
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When do we use haben and when sein with the perfect.

As a general rule, verbs that in the present have an akkusative object form the perfect with haben. The rest with sein. For example:

The table breaks = Der Tisch bricht. [ Subject Nominative: tisch...

Answered by Antonis T. German tutor
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