Conjunctions that change the word order. Today we are going to look at a range of conjunctions that place the verb at the end of a clause. You will already know some but at the end of this lesson you should be able to recognise and use them more confidently.  Be CONFIDENT with CONJUNCTIONS.

weil Hey guys! Remember me?? because I like to kick verbs to the end of a sentence. Here’s an example: Ich mag nicht Mathe, weil es langweilig ist.

weil Chemie gefällt mir nicht. Es ist langweilig. because When using the “WELI” you always kick the verb to the end!! Chemie gefällt mir nicht. Es ist langweilig. Chemie gefällt mir nicht, weil es langweilig ist. VERB comma

weil Try some sentences on your own. See separate sheet.

Conjunctions that change the word order. Do you know the story of the young boy? Once upon a time, a young boy ran home from school and told his dad “WOW DAD! Did you know that weil has friends? They copy WEIL!” “WOW!” replied the dad. “They copy everything weil does?” “Yep, dad! They like to kick the verb to the end too!!” WOW DAD! weil obgleich/obwohl wenn da als dass because although if/ when/ whenever since/ because when that

o...z I can’t stand people that phone or text game shows on tv! Hey dudes! My name’s Ozzy Osbourne. Oz for short! I can’t stand people that phone or text game shows on tv! Even more, I hate people that keep dogs indoors and let them sit on the sofa. Don’t spread it around but... I’m a bit of a SNOB!!

This conjunction kicks the verb to the end. o...z ohne… zu….= without This conjunction kicks the verb to the end. Here are some for you to try: 1. 2. 3. 4.

u...z Hey dudes! My name’s Uzzy Uzbourne. Uz for short!! I’m Oz’s biggest fan! I can’t stand people that phone or text game shows on tv! I also hate people that keep dogs indoors and let them sit on the sofa. I’m just like Oz. I’m a bit of a SNOB!!

u...z Where does the verb go?? um… zu….= in order to Ich spiele Fussball, um fit zu bleiben. VERB comma Where does the verb go?? Ich esse Obst, um gesund zu sein.

This conjunction kicks the verb to the end. u...z um… zu….= in order to This conjunction kicks the verb to the end. Here are some for you try: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Changing the word order! o-z and u-z ohne…zu = without um…zu = in order to

Do you remember the story of the young boy who found out about WEIL’s friends? weil, obgleich/obwohl, wenn, da, als, dass The same young boy came home from school on another day and ran up to his dad and said……… “WOW DAD I found out today that weil’s other friends, O-Z + U-Z, are SNOBS!”

S N O B SNOBS sobald solange so dass nachdem ohne dass bevor bis as soon as as long as so that as a result N nachdem after O ohne dass without B bevor bis before until seit/seitdem since (of time)

W O D A O-Z U-Z S N B weil because obgleich obwohl ob although whether, if wenn während wie if/when, whenever while (As a preposition it means during) how D da since, because A als als ob when as if dass damit that so that O-Z um…zu in order to U-Z ohne…zu without S sobald solange so dass as soon as as long as so that as a result N nachdem after ohne dass B bevor bis before until seit/seitdem since (of time)  