Dutch B1 (intermediate) grammar overview

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B1.1.2: Zinsbouw: hoofdzin en vraagzin (Sentence structure: main clause and question clause)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: Taking formal and informal phone calls (Taking formal and informal phone calls)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.2.2: Samengestelde zin: Hoofdzin + Bijzin (Compound sentence: Hoofdzin + Bijzin)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: E-mails en brieven schrijven (Writing e-mails and letters)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.3.2: Basis woordvolgorde: Onderwerp en werkwoord (Basic word order: Onderwerp en werkwoord)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: Emoties uiten op het werk (Expressing emotions at work)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.4.2: Verbindingswoorden: Daardoor, toch en ondanks (Linking words: Daardoor, toch and ondanks)

Type: Adverbs
Chapter: Pakketten verzenden en retourneren (Sending and returning packages)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.5.2: Het gebruik van "wel" (The use of "wel")

Type: Adverbs
Chapter: Een projectvoorstel sturen (Send a project proposal)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.6.2: Scheidbare werkwoorden (Separable verbs)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: Music and podcasts (Music and podcasts)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.7.2: Zitten / Staan / Lopen + te + infinitief (Zitten / Staan / Lopen + to + infinitive)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Data plans and internet (Data plans and internet)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.8.2: Werkwoorden met een vaste prepositie (Verbs with a fixed preposition)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: News and media (News and media)
Module 1 (B1): Communicatie (Communication)

B1.9.2: Beleefdheid en wensen met zou (willen, kunnen, mogen) (Politeness and wishes with zou (willen, kunnen, mogen))

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Family events and celebrations (Family events and celebrations)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.10.2: Beleefdheid en wensen: Zou + willen + graag/weleens (Politeness and wishes: Would + like + graag/weleens)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Daten (Dating)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.11.2: Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd met zijn (Present perfect with zijn)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Going to the cinema (Going to the cinema)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.12.2: Modale werkwoorden - kunnen, moeten, mogen, willen, zullen (Modal verbs - kunnen, moeten, mogen, willen, zullen)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Going to the theatre (Going to the theatre)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.13.2: Waarschijnlijkheden en zekerheden uitdrukken - waarschijnlijk, misschien, zeker, vast (Expressing probabilities and certainties - waarschijnlijk, misschien, zeker, vast)

Type: Adverbs
Chapter: The art gallery (The art gallery)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.14.1: Meervoudsvormen van zelfstandige naamwoorden (Plural forms of nouns)

Type: Nouns
Chapter: Organizing a long distance travel (Organizing a long distance travel)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.15.2: Gebruik van bijvoeglijke naamwoorden (Use of adjectives)

Type: Adjectives
Chapter: Leisure time and passions (Leisure time and passions)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.16.1: Vergelijkingen en nuancering met meer/minder/even (Comparisons and nuances with meer/minder/even)

Type: Adjectives
Chapter: Masterchef: advanced cooking (Masterchef: advanced cooking)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.17.2: Onbepaalde telwoorden: verscheidene, meerdere, enige) (Indefinite numerals: verscheidene, meerdere, enige))

Type: Adjectives
Chapter: Fine dining (Fine dining)
Module 2 (B1): Social life (Social life)

B1.18.2: Voornaamwoorden in het Nederlands (Pronouns in Dutch)

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Anatomie (Anatomy)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.19.2: Wederkerende voornaamwoorden: enkelvoudige- en zelf-vorm (Reflexive pronouns: simple and self-form)

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Health insurance (Health insurance)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.20.2: Het bijwoord: er (The adverb: er)

Type: Adverbs
Chapter: At the pharmacy (At the pharmacy)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.21.2: Betrekkelijk voornaamwoord (waar + voorzetsel, wie) (Relative pronoun (waar + preposition, who))

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Making a diet (Making a diet)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.22.2: Onbepaald voornaamwoord: Alle - Al - Allen - Allemaal (Indefinite pronoun: All - All - Everyone - All (or Everyone))

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Going to the emergencies (Going to the emergencies)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.23.2: Aanwijzende voornaamwoorden: hetzelfde / dezelfde (Demonstrative pronouns: the same)

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Giving birth (Giving birth)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.24.2: Tegenstellende signaalwoorden: echter, daarentegen, desondanks, wel, toch, juist, eens (Contrasting signal words: however, on the other hand, nevertheless, indeed, still, precisely, once)

Type: Conjunction
Chapter: Beauty appointment (Beauty appointment)
Module 3 (B1): Body and health (Body and health)

B1.25.2: Voltooid verleden tijd: gestudeerd hebben / toegelaten zijn tot (Past perfect: to have studied / to be admitted to)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: What school to choose? (What school to choose?)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.26.2: Voltooid Voorwaardelijke Tijd: zouden zijn gegaan / zouden hebben gefocust op (Perfect Conditional: zouden zijn gegaan / zouden hebben gefocust op)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Passing an exam (Passing an exam)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.27.2: Gebruik van de voltooid verleden tijd met de onvoltooid verleden tijd (Use of the past perfect with the past simple)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Write your resume (Write your resume)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.28.2: De voltooid verleden tijd in voorwaardelijke zinnen (als + had) (The past perfect in conditional sentences (if + had))

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Job posting and interview (Job posting and interview)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.29.2: Verschil: zou + infinitief vs zou + voltooid deelwoord (Difference: zou + infinitive vs zou + past participle)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Your work contract (Your work contract)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.30.2: Voltooid verleden toekomende tijd: zou(den) verlof aangevraagd hebben / zou(den) op reis geweest zijn (Past perfect future tense: would have applied for leave / would have been travelling)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Time off and holidays (Time off and holidays)
Module 4 (B1): Education and career (Education and career)

B1.31.2: Voltooid tegenwoordige toekomende tijd: zal getekend hebben / zal verhuisd zijn naar (Perfect future tense: will have signed / will have moved to)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Houseviewing and moving (Houseviewing and moving)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.32.2: had + kunnen / moeten / willen (had + kunnen / moeten / willen)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Home decoration (Home decoration)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.33.1: Voltooid voorwaardelijke tijd: zou(den) gebruikt hebben / zou(den) gegaan zijn (Perfect conditional tense: would have used / would have gone)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Housekeeping services (Housekeeping services)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.34.2: Gebiedende wijs (uitbreiding) (Imperative (extension))

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Burglary (Burglary)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.35.2: Modale werkwoorden: moeten/ kunnen/ mogen + + passief (Modal verbs: moeten/kunnen/mogen + passive)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Contracting care at home (Contracting care at home)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.36.2: Onderschikkende voegwoorden: hoewel, ondanks dat, terwijl, wanneer, ... (Subordinating conjunctions: hoewel, ondanks dat, terwijl, wanneer, ...)

Type: Conjunction
Chapter: Daily finances and taxes (Daily finances and taxes)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.37.2: Passieve tijden: presens, imperfectum, perfectum, plusquamperfectum (Passive tenses: presens, imperfectum, perfectum, plusquamperfectum)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Civil state (Civil state)
Module 5 (B1): Household management (Household management)

B1.38.2: Vergelijkingen: even ... als, hoe ... hoe (Comparisons: even ... als, hoe ... hoe)

Type: Conjunction
Chapter: Leadership in team (Leadership in team)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.39.2: Gebruik van men (Use of men)

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: Job titles and company structure (Job titles and company structure)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.40.2: Nominaliseringen: beslissen, beslissing (Nominalisations: beslissen, beslissing)

Type: Nouns
Chapter: Commuting (Commuting)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.41.2: Beide, beiden & allebei (Beide, beiden & allebei)

Type: Pronouns
Chapter: At the laboratory (At the laboratory)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.42.2: Dubbele infinitief (Double infinitive)

Type: Verbs
Chapter: Permissions and subsidies (Permissions and subsidies)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.43.2: Verbonden en gereduceerde spraak: 'r / ie / 'm / 't (Connected and reduced speech: 'r / ie / 'm / 't)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: Negotiations and sales (Negotiations and sales)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.44.2: Indirecte rede: verleden tijd (Indirect speech: past tense)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: Sustainability and environment (Sustainability and environment)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)

B1.45.2: Structureren van zinnen: enerzijds ... anderzijds, niet alleen ... maar ook (Structureren van zinnen: enerzijds ... anderzijds, niet alleen ... maar ook)

Type: Sentences / word combination
Chapter: At the conference (At the conference)
Module 6 (B1): Business (Business)