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Topic test · B2

Nominalstil test

10questions
8minutes
60%pass mark
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Topic test

10 questions, easy to hard

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Weil es stark schneit, bleiben wir zu Hause. -> des starken Schneefalls bleiben wir zu Hause.

Because it’s snowing hard / Because of the heavy snowfall...

Weil (because) -> wegen / aufgrund (because of) is the conversion.

Obwohl er sehr müde war, arbeitete er weiter. -> seiner großen Müdigkeit arbeitete er weiter.

Although he was very tired / Despite his great tiredness...

Obwohl (although) -> trotz (despite) is the conversion.

Nachdem die Sonne untergegangen war... -> dem Sonnenuntergang...

After the sun had set / After sunset...

Nachdem (after) -> nach (after) is the conversion.

Weil die Preise schnell steigen... -> Aufgrund der Preise...

Because prices are rising fast / Because of the fast-rising prices...

Both the adverb (schnell) and the participle form of the verb (steigenden) go in front of the noun as an adjective phrase.

Wenn man Sport macht, schwitzt man. -> Sport schwitzt man.

When you do sport / While doing sport...

Wenn/Als (during, while) -> bei (beim) is the conversion.

Build the sentence: We went for a walk despite the bad weather.

Tap the pieces to build the sentence

The preposition trotz takes the Genitiv: des schlechten Wetters.

Which is the correct Nominalstil version of “Weil er krank ist”?

Weil -> Wegen. No verb or clause follows; a noun (seiner Krankheit) does.

Während ich studierte, arbeitete ich. -> meines Studiums arbeitete ich.

While I was studying / During my studies...

Während is both a conjunction (verb goes last) and a preposition (takes the Genitiv). Here it is used as a preposition.

The phrase “Wegen des starkes Regens” is grammatically correct.

False. In the Genitiv, masculine (der) nouns take des and the adjective takes the ending “-en”: Wegen des starken Regens.

Er lernt viel, um die Prüfung zu bestehen. -> Er lernt viel Bestehen der Prüfung.

He studies a lot in order to pass the exam / for the purpose of passing the exam...

um...zu (in order to) -> zu + Dativ (zum) is the conversion.
Quick rules

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  1. weil / da -> wegen / aufgrund

    Clauses that give a reason turn into these prepositions, which take the Genitiv.

    weil es regnet -> wegen des Regens

  2. obwohl -> trotz

    Clauses that express a contrast are shortened with trotz, which takes the Genitiv.

    obwohl er müde ist -> trotz seiner Müdigkeit

  3. wenn / als -> bei

    Clauses of time or condition meaning “when” take bei + Dativ.

    wenn es regnet -> bei Regen

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • wegen es regnet

    wegen des Regens

    Wegen is not a conjunction and does not start a subordinate clause. A noun (Genitiv) must follow it directly.

  • trotz er ist krank

    trotz seiner Krankheit

    Trotz does not take a clause (er ist krank). It takes a noun phrase (seiner Krankheit).