German Sentence Structure

in Main Clauses

subject + verb + additions

Position of the verb – sentence type A:

Position 1 Position 2 Position 3

Statements: Klaus liebt Musik.

Klaus loves music.
W-Questions: Wer ist das?
Who is that?

Position of the verb – sentence type B:

Position 1 Position 2 Position 3

Y/N Questions: Bist du Katrin?

Are you Katrin?
Commands: Gib mir das Geld!
Give me the money!

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Which sentence type is this?
Hilf mir bitte! (Help me please!) → Type ?
Siehst du mich? (Do you see me?) → Type ?
Wann kommst du? (When do you come?) → Type ?
Er lernt jeden Tag Deutsch. (He studies German every day.) → Type ?
Lernst du Deutsch? (Do you study German?) → Type ?
Lerne Deutsch! (Study German!) → Type ?

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Solutions:

Which sentence type is this?

Hilf mir bitte! (Help me please!) → Type B
Siehst du mich? (Do you see me?) → Type B
Wann kommst du? (When do you come?) → Type A
Er lernt jeden Tag Deutsch. (He studies German every day.) → Type A
Lernst du Deutsch? (Do you study German?) → Type B
Lerne Deutsch! (Study German!) → Type B

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