German GCSE
Inversion (Comma-Verb-Verb)
What Inversion (Comma-Verb-Verb) means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Inversion (Comma-Verb-Verb)
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Reference: AQA
When a sentence starts with a subordinate clause, the main clause that follows must start with its verb.
Topics that use Inversion (Comma-Verb-Verb)
- Grammar (Foundation): Conjunctions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Subordinating Conjunction
- Conjunction
- Coordinating Conjunction
- Main Clause (Hauptsatz)
- Subordinate Clause (Nebensatz)
- V2 Rule (Verb Second)
- Verb-End Rule
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