Questions tagged [grammar-style]
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I see no subject in that sentence
I saw that sentence in IX magazine, an IT magazine :
Auf das erste Subnetz kann demnach mit "module-subnetz" zugegriffen werden.
Where "module-subnetz" is the name of an IT component (The article is about a software called Terraform).
That I try…
Vulpo
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When to prefer Dativus Judicantis over modal preposition "für"+Akkusativ?
When would one prefer
Der Text war ihm zu schwer.
over
Der Text war für ihn zu schwer. / zu schwer für ihn.
I have seen both used in grammar books, but I could not find anything specific about when to prefer one over the other. I struggle to put…
EagleFliesBanana
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Adjektiv Deklination
In the sentence
Jede Verwertung in anderen als den gesetzlich zugelassenen Fällen...
why is it gesetzlich and not gesetzlichen?
Trevor Mwangi
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Mixing Präteritum and Perfekt in a sentence
Basically my question is this: Is it acceptable style to mix Präteritum and Perfekt in a written sentence? For instance:
Obwohl er die Theorie verstanden hat, hatte er keine Ahnung von den
praktischen Aspekten eines Vorstellungsgespräches.
I am…
Steve
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Futur II Passive Subjunctive, "werden"
This is not a real world example of something someone will say, but we (two native speakers) were discussing whether the following sentence is grammatically correct:
"Würden in zehn Jahren mehr Menschen Handwerker geworden worden sein, werden viele…
Blutkoete
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