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B2 · Gevorderd Zinnen verbinden Vragen 10

De regel

B1 verbindt zinnen met however, therefore en despite. B2 markeert de RELATIE tussen hele tekststukken: That said voor een concessie, In any case om het voorgaande af te doen, As far as X is concerned voor een onderwerpswissel, In other words om te herformuleren.

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That said / Having said that · In any case · As far as … is concerned · Incidentally · In other words · Namely · In particular · On the contrary

Voorbeelden

  1. The price is high. That said, nothing cheaper would last.

    De prijs is hoog. Dat gezegd hebbende, niets goedkopers zou het houden.

  2. In any case, the deadline has already passed.

    Hoe dan ook is de deadline al verstreken.

  3. As far as the heating is concerned, nothing has changed.

    Wat de verwarming betreft is er niets veranderd.

  4. In other words, we are back where we started.

    Met andere woorden: we zijn terug bij af.

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • Fout: In the contrary, the figures went up.

    Goed: On the contrary, the figures went up.

    De uitdrukking is on the contrary.

  • Fout: As far as concerned the heating, nothing changed.

    Goed: As far as the heating is concerned, nothing changed.

    Het onderwerp staat binnen de constructie.

  • Fout: However, that the price is high, it will last.

    Goed: The price is high. However, it will last.

    however is geen voegwoord; het verbindt zinnen, geen bijzinnen.

Oefenvragen

Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.

  1. 1Kies de juiste zin.

    1. That said, the service has improved since March.
    2. Said that, the service has improved since March.
    3. That is said, the service has improved since March.
    4. That saying, the service has improved since March.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A That said, the service has improved since March.

    That said is de vaste concessie.

  2. 2Kies de juiste zin.

    1. In the contrary, nobody complained at all.
    2. On the contrary, nobody complained at all.
    3. By the contrary, nobody complained.
    4. To the contrary of, nobody complained.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B On the contrary, nobody complained at all.

    On the contrary spreekt het voorgaande tegen.

  3. 3Kies de juiste zin.

    1. Incidentally, the licence expires next month.
    2. Incidental, the licence expires next month.
    3. By incidental, the licence expires next month.
    4. Incidence, the licence expires next month.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A Incidentally, the licence expires next month.

    Incidentally markeert een terzijde.

  4. 4Vul het gat in.

    _____ , the decision cannot be appealed after the tenth.

    1. At any case
    2. In any case
    3. In any cases
    4. On any case
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B In any case , the decision cannot be appealed after the tenth.

    In any case doet het voorgaande af.

  5. 5Vul het gat in.

    _____ , we have two options and one deadline.

    1. For sum up
    2. To summing up
    3. To sum up
    4. In sum up
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C To sum up , we have two options and one deadline.

    To sum up sluit een tekstdeel af.

  6. 6Vul het gat in.

    Two members objected, _____ the treasurer and the chair.

    1. namely of
    2. name
    3. named
    4. namely
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D Two members objected, namely the treasurer and the chair.

    namely specificeert wie.

  7. 7Vul het gat in.

    _____ , the second option costs less over five years.

    1. At fact
    2. On fact
    3. In the fact
    4. In fact
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D In fact , the second option costs less over five years.

    In fact corrigeert of versterkt.

  8. 8Vul het gat in.

    _____ the noise, we have had no complaints at all.

    1. Apart from
    2. Beside from
    3. Apart to
    4. Apart of
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A Apart from the noise, we have had no complaints at all.

    Apart from markeert de enige uitzondering.

  9. 9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. The delay aside, the work was good.
    2. Despite of the delay, the work was good.
    3. Despite the delay, the work was good.
    4. In spite of the delay, the work was good.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B Despite of the delay, the work was good.

    despite krijgt geen of.

  10. 10Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. The price is high, but it will last.
    2. Although the price is high, it will last.
    3. The price is high. However, it will last.
    4. However the price is high, it will last.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D However the price is high, it will last.

    however kan twee bijzinnen niet direct verbinden.

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