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By Lars M. Blöhdorn, Denise Hodgson-Möckel

Sie kommunizieren in Ihrem Beruf mit Geschäftspartnern aus anderen Ländern? Sie reisen viel und wollen ein paar Sätze parat haben, um mit Menschen auf Englisch in Kontakt zu treten? >Small speak auf Englisch< hilft Geschäftsleuten und Reisenden, Small speak auf Englisch über verschiedene Themen zu treiben und dabei Kommunikationsklippen gekonnt zu umschiffen. Lars Blöhdorn und Denise Hodgson-Möckel bieten Ihnen verständlich formulierte Hinweise, praxisorientierte Beispiele und nützliche Hintergrundinformationen - damit wird Small speak in Englisch zum Kinderspiel.

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Nein, _________________ backe ich heute Nachmittag. 32. Ist das Fahrrad da drüben kaputt? Nein, _________________ ist in Ordnung. 33. Kennen Sie diese Frauen? Ja, _________________ kenne ich sehr gut. 34. Wie findest du den Film? _________________ finde ich ganz schlecht. 35. Sind die Pferde freundlich? Ja, _________________ sind freundlich. 36. Ist Frau Lachner im Büro? Nein, _________________ ist im Urlaub. qxp 34 2/25/08 9:21 AM Page 34 Part I: The Basic Building Blocks of German Answer Key a Das Klavier ist brandneu.

Kaufen. 11. Was kostet _________________ Lampe? ) 12. ) läuft nicht sehr gut. 13. ) meiner Schwester. qxp 2/25/08 9:21 AM Page 29 Chapter 2: Sorting Out Word Gender and Case 14. ) einen Brief. 15. ) sind sehr freundlich. 16. ) finde ich sehr lustig. Putting Pronouns in Place What’s the big deal about pronouns like you, me, it, them, this, that, and more? First of all, these plentiful, useful, and essential critters are lurking in various corners of many sentences. Second, they’re great for replacing or referring to nouns elsewhere in a sentence.

Ja, die sind freundlich. (Are the horses friendly? ) Die Pferde is plural. In the second sentence, die is the subject, so it’s nominative. Die pinch hits for die Pferde, which is plural, so you use the plural nominative demonstrative pronoun die. K Ist Frau Lachner im Büro? Nein, die ist im Urlaub. (Is Frau Lachner in the office? ) Frau Lachner is feminine. In the second sentence, die is the subject, so it’s nominative, and it’s the placeholder for Frau Lachner, which is feminine singular. You use die, the feminine singular demonstrative pronoun in the nominative case.

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