Parts of a Sentence A sentence is constructed using different "building blocks" – the parts or elements of a sentence. Some are:
– the predicate (with a conjugated verb form and sometimes non-conjugated verb forms like an infinitive or a participle): |
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An object (a completion, supplemental information) in the accusative (accusative object) can be required by verbs, e.g.: |
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An object (a completion, supplemental information) in the dative (dative object) can be required by verbs, e.g.: |
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An object (a completion, supplemental information) with a preposition (prepositional object) can be required by verbs (that require a specific preposition), e.g.: |
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An attribute can be added to every sentence element or phrase (except the predicate), e.g.: |
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An attribute is part of a sentence element and states a characteristic of the word it refers to. Attributes that take the genitive (e.g.: der Ball des Kindes ) are replaced with von + dative with some nouns, e.g.: |
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This becomes necessary when the consonants s, x or z appear at the end of a noun, in particular when the noun is a proper name (without an article), e.g.: |
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