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  1. German-Gender of Nouns
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  2. German-Nominative
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  3. German-Numbers
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  4. German-Adjectives
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  5. German-Personal Pronouns & the Verb sein
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  6. German-Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
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  7. German-Plural Formation
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  8. German-Haben and the Accusative Case
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  9. German-Word Order
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  10. German-Definite Articles
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  11. German-Indefinite Articles
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  12. German-Negation
    5 Topics
  13. German-Modal Verbs
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  14. German-Separable Prefix Verbs
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  15. German-Coordinating Conjunctions
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  16. German-Konjunktiv I
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  17. German-Possessive Pronouns
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  18. German Question Words
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  19. German-Present Perfect of Regular Verbs
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  20. German-Present Perfect of Irregular Verbs
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  21. German-Present Perfect of Mixed Verbs
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  22. German-Dative Case
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  23. German-Two Way Prepositions
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  24. German-Dative Prepositions
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  25. German-Conditionals
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  26. German-Future Tense
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  27. German-Dative Verbs
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  28. German-Simple Past Tense
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  29. German-Imperative
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  30. German-Comparative
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  31. German-Temporal Prepositions
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  32. German-Present Perfect Separable Prefix Verbs
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  33. German-Irregular Verbs
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  34. German-Present Perfect Inseparable Prefix Verbs
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Lesson 12, Topic 4
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Writing Exercise 2-German Negation

Stephen Sovenyhazy March 25, 2024
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Kein

A. What are the correct endings for “kein” in the following sentences?


1. Es gibt hier kein__ Toilette.
    A) er
    B) em
    C) en
    D) e

2. Wir haben kein__ Hund.
    A) e
    B) en
    C) es
    D) er

3. Er wohnt in kein__ Haus, sondern in einer Wohnung.
    A) er
    B) —
    C) em
    D) s

4. Haben Sie kein__ Äpfel?
    A) en
    B) e
    C) er
    D) s

5. Katja braucht kein__ Freund.
    A) en
    B) em
    C) —
    D)  e

B. Uses of Kein


1. In which case would you not use “kein”?
    A) before a noun
    B) before a preposition
    C) before a direct object
    D) before an indirect object

2. Which sentence contains an incorrect use of “kein”?
    A) Wir haben im Moment keine Zeit.
    B) Ich habe keine Ahnung was los ist.
    C) Es ist kein Wunder, dass du müde bist!
    D) Erik spielt kein gern Tennis. 

3. Which sentence contains a correct use of “kein”?
    A) Gisela geht keins schwimmen.
    B) Ich trinke Tee kein.
    C) Sie isst keine Nudeln.
    D) Habt ihr keins Fahrrad?

4. In which case(s) would you not use “kein”?
    A) before verbs
    B) before proper nouns
    C) before adjectives
    D) before pronouns

5. Which sentence contains an incorrect use of “kein”?
    A) Er gibt keine frische Luft.
    B) Sie haben keine Idee.
    C) Rita und Frank essen keinen Kuchen.
    D) Ich trinke Cola kein.


Answer Key:

A. 1. D  2. B  3. C  4. B  5. A
B. 1. B  2. D  3. C  4. A,B,C,D  5. D