50 essential grammar topics for learning German

Basics of Grammar

1. Alphabet and Pronunciation
2. Parts of Speech Overview
3. Nouns: Types (Proper, Common, Abstract, Collective)
4. Pronouns: Types (Personal, Possessive, Reflexive, Relative, etc.)
5. Adjectives: Types and Degrees of Comparison
6. Verbs: Introduction and Types
7. Adverbs: Types and Placement
8. Prepositions: Types and Usage
9. Conjunctions: Coordinating, Subordinating, and Correlative
10. Interjections: Expressing Emotions

Sentence Structure

11. Basic Sentence Structure (Subject + Verb + Object)
12. Phrases: Types (Noun Phrase, Verb Phrase, etc.)
13. Clauses: Main and Subordinate Clauses
14. Types of Sentences (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory)

Tenses

15. Present Simple Tense
16. Present Continuous Tense
17. Present Perfect Tense
18. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
19. Past Simple Tense
20. Past Continuous Tense
21. Past Perfect Tense
22. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
23. Future Simple Tense
24. Future Continuous Tense
25. Future Perfect Tense
26. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Verb Usage

27. Modal Verbs (Can, Could, May, Might, Shall, Should, etc.)
28. Auxiliary Verbs (Be, Do, Have)
29. Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
30. Gerunds and Infinitives
31. Subject-Verb Agreement
32. Active and Passive Voice

Articles and Determiners

33. Articles (A, An, The)
34. Quantifiers and Determiners (Some, Any, Few, Many, Much, etc.)

Advanced Sentence Components

35. Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech)
36. Conditional Sentences (Zero, First, Second, Third, and Mixed Conditionals)
37. Question Formation (Wh-Questions, Yes/No Questions, Tag Questions)

Common Errors

38. Common Grammar Errors and How to Avoid Them
39. Punctuation Rules (Commas, Full Stops, Apostrophes, etc.)
40. Spelling Rules and Exceptions

Advanced Grammar

41. Relative Clauses and Relative Pronouns
42. Subjunctive Mood
43. Inversions (Negative Adverbs and Emphatic Expressions)
44. Ellipsis and Substitution
45. Cleft Sentences (It-cleft, Wh-cleft, etc.)

Writing Skills

46. Collocations (Words That Go Together)
47. Idiomatic Expressions and Phrasal Verbs
48. Parallelism (Consistency in Sentence Structure)
49. Writing Paragraphs and Essays Using Grammar
50. Grammar for Professional Emails and Letters

This list ensures you have a strong foundation before moving on to complex grammar topics. It also incorporates practical aspects like common errors and writing skills to make your learning more applicable.

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