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Structures

Exercise for the 2nd written Test

_______________ (write) thrillers is not an easy job.


By the time you ____________________ (finish) you don’t know
_____________ (???) it is going to be a success or not.

______________ (be) an author is _____________ (certain) not what everyone


wants. But I _______ (???). You never know if your book _______________
(reach) its readers.

This is the second book I ________ (write) this year and I hope that it
______________________ (sell) in all major bookstores this summer.

It _______________ (publish) by one of the biggest publishers in the country


and _____________ (mention) in the last edition of the Times. My publisher
seems to be a nice guy, ___________ (???) in the end you never know
___________ (???) you are dealing ____________ (???).

The number of copies has risen ______________ (immense). I am


______________ (absolute) happy. And ______________ (ask) the opinion of
my publisher, he seems to think so too.
I have to say, every book that I ________________________ (write) was worth
______________ (write) it. So ________________ (not expect) me to stop
______________ (do) what I do best. And before I forget,
___________________ (you/be) so kind and buy my book? I know that can’t
make you __________________ (???) the book, but _______________ (???) I
can try. Hopefully it’ll be a success, time __________________ (tell).
Structures
Exercise for the 2nd written Test
Kommentar [s1]: Participle of
Writing (write) thrillers is not an easy job. „to write“, works as an adjective.
Kommentar [s2]: You need the
By the time you have finished (finish) you don’t know whether/if (???) it is present perfect here because you are
talking about a result.

going to be a success or not. Kommentar [s3]: It does not


have to be a success!

Kommentar [s4]: A participle


Being (be) an author is certainly (certain) not what everyone wants. But I do here expressing that the writer
himself is an author

(???). You never know if your book is going to reach (reach) its readers. Kommentar [s5]: certainly is
here modifying „not“
Kommentar [s6]: „I do“ says
that he wants to be an author!
This is the second book I wrote (write) this year and I hope that it will be sold Kommentar [s7]: He is still
waiting for what will happen after
he will have published the book
(sell) in all major bookstores this summer.
Kommentar [s8]: Simple Past –
clear indication of time in the past
„this year“
Kommentar [s9]: Future –
It is published (publish) by one of the biggest publishers in the country and was indication of future time „this
summer“ & context “I hope”
mentioned (mention) in the last edition of the Times. Kommentar [s10]: Passive –
indicated by „by one of…“
My publisher seems to be a nice guy, but (???) in the end you never know who Kommentar [s11]: Passive in
the simple past – indicated by „last
(???) you are dealing with (???). edition“
Kommentar [s12]: relative
clause – person

Kommentar [s13]: Adverb of


immense - use indicated by the verb
The number of copies has risen immensely (immense). I am absolutely risen.
Kommentar [s14]: Absolutely
(absolute) happy. And asking (ask) the opinion of my publisher, he seems to is modifying happy!
Kommentar [s15]: Participle
think so too. Construction. Zu übersetzen mit:
Wenn man meinen Verleger fragt,
I have to say, every book that I have written (write) was worth writing (write) it. scheint er auch so zu denken!
Kommentar [s16]: Present
So don’t expect (not expect) me to stop doing (do) what I do best. And before I Perfect: Result – The book still
exists!

forget, would you be (you/be) so kind and buy my book? I know that can’t make Kommentar [s17]: Stop & -ing
G: Aufhören etwas zu tun.

you like/buy (???) the book, but at least (???) I can try. Kommentar [s18]: Asking
someone politely if he or she wants
to do sth.
Hopefully it’ll be a success, time will tell (tell). Kommentar [s19]: To make
someone do something.
G: Jemand dazu zu bringen etwas zu
tun.
Kommentar [s20]: at least G.
Zumindest kann ich es versuchen.
Kommentar [s21]: Idiom, aber
auch der Kontext fordert „future“ –
G: Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden

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