The exercise itself is in German; the explanation pages it links to are in Turkish.
es-Funktionen: Pronomen, Platzhalter, Korrelat (the functions of es)
Sometimes es stands for a noun, sometimes it only fills the Vorfeld, sometimes it announces a subordinate clause, and sometimes it is part of the verb. When another element comes first, which es drops out and which one stays? Practise in five steps. The sentences are in German, the explanations in English.
Recognise: match the fixed expression with es to its English meaning. This es is part of the verb; it does not drop out even when another element comes first.
Matched: 0 / 10Exercise: the functions of es (C1)
This exercise trains you to tell apart the four functions of es: the pronoun es, the Platzhalter es that fills the Vorfeld (including the subjectless passive), the Korrelat es that announces a subordinate clause, and the fixed es that is part of the verb (es gibt, es geht um, es handelt sich um). Every step returns to the same question: when another element comes first, does es drop out or stay?
Forgetting es where it is needed, or putting it where it does not belong, is an easy mistake to make because many languages have no equivalent. Once the Vorfeld test, verb agreement and the announcing da(r)- words are second nature, you will both analyse and build sentences in news reports, official reports and academic texts correctly.
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What is in the "es-Funktionen: Pronomen, Platzhalter, Korrelat" exercise?
The "es-Funktionen: Pronomen, Platzhalter, Korrelat" exercise is at level C1 and has 5 steps with 50 questions in total: 10 matching items, 30 multiple-choice questions and 10 gap-fill items.
The steps in order: Match · Function · Vorfeld-Test · Richtig/Falsch · Write.
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Where can I study "es-Funktionen: Pronomen, Platzhalter, Korrelat"?
The explanation for this exercise is on the page The Functions of es in German (C1) (in Turkish). Read the rule there, then reinforce it with the 50 questions on this page.