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Write original <strong>sentence</strong>s with also, doch, gar, kaum, mal, wie, and zwar.<br />

1. also <br />

2. doch <br />

3. gar <br />

4. mal <br />

5. kaum <br />

6. wie <br />

7. zwar <br />

Pat phrases<br />

There are numerous short phrases that are pat responses to someone else’s remarks. The following<br />

list contains some of the most frequently used ones:<br />

Ausgezeichnet!<br />

Das ist nicht zu glauben.<br />

Das kommt darauf an.<br />

Donnerwetter!<br />

Du spinnst!<br />

Erstaunlich!<br />

Großartig!<br />

Keine Ahnung.<br />

Keine Ursache.<br />

Leider nicht.<br />

Natürlich.<br />

Offenbar.<br />

Offensichtlich.<br />

Scheinbar.<br />

Selbstverständlich.<br />

Super!<br />

Tatsächlich?<br />

Toll!<br />

Überhaupt nicht.<br />

Unglaublich.<br />

Unmöglich.<br />

Wunderbar!<br />

Excellent!<br />

That’s unbelievable.<br />

That depends.<br />

For Heaven’s sake!<br />

You’re crazy! You’re nuts!<br />

Astounding!<br />

Great!<br />

I have no idea.<br />

Don’t mention it.<br />

Unfortunately, not.<br />

Naturally.<br />

Obviously. Clearly.<br />

Obviously.<br />

Apparently. So it seems.<br />

Of course.<br />

Super!<br />

Really?<br />

Terrific!<br />

Not at all.<br />

Incredible.<br />

Impossible.<br />

Wonderful!<br />

It is possible to use more than one of these expressions as a response to a particular remark.<br />

Let’s look at a few example <strong>sentence</strong>s that illustrate which responses are appropriate for the meaning<br />

of each <strong>sentence</strong>:<br />

102 Practice Makes Perfect German Sentence Builder

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