Dutch Sentence Structure – Part 3: Subclauses & Indirect Speech

Dutch Sentence Structure – Part 3: Subclauses & Indirect Speech

An NT2 workbook for A0–A2 learners

Why does the verb suddenly jump to the end of the sentence in Dutch? This workbook tackles the rule that trips up almost every Dutch learner, straight to the point.

This 17-page workbook first teaches you: how to build subclauses with the five most useful conjunctions (omdat, als, toen, tenzij, zodat), why all verbs move to the end, and a simple trick to get the word order right every time. 

Then it covers indirect speech: how to retell what someone said or asked using dat, of, and question words, including the subject and verb changes most learners forget to make.

Includes 9 varied exercises: 

• combining sentences
• error-spotting
• retelling statements and questions
• translation
• correcting real student mistakes 

Plus a complete answer key.

Created by me: Renée van Zandvoort, founder of Dutch and You, based on patterns I see daily, teaching adult NT2 students.

Part 3 of a 4-part series.