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A2 · Word order

Subordinate clauses: omdat, als, dat

The verb goes to the end; the main clause starts with the verb.

  1. I think she is right.
  2. Because my sister is ill, I am staying at home.
  3. If it rains tomorrow, we won't go on a walk.
  4. He says he has already paid.
  5. I don't know whether he comes tonight.
  6. I was tired because I had worked a lot.
  7. When I was a child, we lived in Amsterdam.
  8. Do you know whether the shop is open?
  9. She doesn't eat meat because she is a vegetarian.
  10. I hope you can come to the party.
  11. While we were eating, the phone rang.
  12. I read the letter because my brother sent it.