Kompetenzerweiterung II (Monday Group), Homework for April 24th

 For homework, please: 

-don't forget to meet up with your partner this week. 

-read about inversion in Unit 19 and complete all of the accompanying exercises. Learn the vocabulary for Unit 20 and complete its accompanying exercises. 

Inversion is important for sophisticated English usage and is tricky for German speakers as one has generally trained oneself to not let rules of German syntax (featuring the verb in the second position, otherwise known as "V2 position" in linguistics) interfere with English output. Page 154 of your Destination book features adverbials that trigger inversion in English. You should learn them by heart, read the examples in that table out loud and, ideally, write out your own examples. Just like the gerund or infinitive rules from last semester, learning the rules of inversion in English will make your English truly sophisticated.

These videos are useful resources in explaining inversion further: 

Inversion BBC class  Inversion: BBC English Class - YouTube
English Masterclass inversion, negative or limiting adverbs BBC English Masterclass: Inversion 1: After Negative or Limiting Adverbs - YouTube
English Masterclass inversion, reduced conditionals BBC English Masterclass: Inversion 2: Reduced conditionals and more - YouTube

Here are some accompanying exercises from BBC English:
BBC Learning English - Course: Towards Advanced / Unit 25 / Session 1 / Activity 1

Additional online quizzes for inversion:
Inversion Exercise 1 (perfect-english-grammar.com)
Advanced Grammar | Inversion Multiple Choice Exercise | esl-lounge Student
INVERSION online exercise - verb before subject | Learn English Today (learn-english-today.com)
Test English - Prepare for your English exam (test-english.com)
'Inversion' - English Quiz & Worksheet - UsingEnglish.com