Workbook for Norsk, nordmenn og Norge 1

Beginning Norwegian

Louis E. Janus

Publication Year: 2010

Answers to written exercises and transcripts now included in e-book and in print

The Norsk, nordmenn og Norge series regards communication as the primary goal of language learning. This workbook provides meaningful structural practice in socially relevant and useful ways, combining entertaining activities with more traditional exercises. The new edition also provides answers and transcripts to accompany the workbook and oral exercises.

Published by: University of Wisconsin Press

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INTRODUCTION

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pp. ix-

This workbook accompanies Norsk, nordmenn og Norge. It gives students written and oral practice with the material presented in the textbook....

Skriftlige �velser

F0RSTE KAPITTEL

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pp. 3-4

ANNET KAPITTEL

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pp. 5-6

TREDJE KAPITTEL

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pp. 7-10

FJERDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 11-14

FEMTE KAPITTEL

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pp. 15-18

SJETTE KAPITTEL

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pp. 19-22

NOUN REVIEW

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pp. 23-26

Nouns name people, places, and things. In Norwegian, nouns (et substantiv) are divided into three grammatical groups, called genders (et kj�nn): masculine (hankj�nn), feminine...

SJUENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 27-

VERB REVIEW

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pp. 33-42

This review chapter deals with some basic aspects of verbs and the structure of sentences....

�TTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 43-48

PRONOUN REVIEW

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pp. 49-54

In this review chapter, we will take a look at pronouns (et pronomen). Pronouns (for example, 'he, she, they,' and 'them') can take the place of nouns or names....

NIENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 55-62

WORD ORDER REVIEW

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pp. 63-64

In an earlier review chapter (pp. 36-41), we saw that in normal declarative sentences, the subject (~) comes before the verb (V):...

TIENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 65-68

ELLEVTE KAPITTEL

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pp. 69-72

TOLVTE KAPITTEL

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pp. 73-78

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN REVIEW

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pp. 79-88

This review chapter will focus on several types of possessive constructions. Throughout this chapter, we will pay attention to the structure of phrases and sentences which use possessives. The first possessive construction you learned...

TRETITENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 89-94

FJORTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 95-100

FEMTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 101-106

SEKSTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 107-110

ADJECTIVE REVIEW

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pp. 111-122

Adjectives (et adjektiv) are words which modify nouns. They can describe, define, or tell us something more about the noun. Words like 'big,' 'juicy,' and 'delicious' are adjectives....

SYTTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 123-126

SPELLING CONVENTIONS

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pp. 127-132

In this chapter, we will look at several general conventions of Norwegian spelling, and see how they affect the forms of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs....

ATTENDE KAPITTEL

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pp. 133-136

IRREGULAR NOUN PLURALS

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pp. 137-142

You have seen a number of nouns which do not form their plurals according to the general pattern. (See the noun review chapter (pp.23-25) for an overview of the general...

NlTTENDE KAPlTTEL

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pp. 143-146

WEAK AND STRONG VERBS AND MODALS

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pp. 147-154

After a quick overview of other verbal forms in Norwegian, this review chapter will examine the formation of the imperfect (or past tense) and the past participle. A short...

TJUENDE KAPlTTEL

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pp. 155-158

DEMONSTRATIVES AND POSSESSIVES

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pp. 159-164

In this review chapter, after examining demonstrative pronouns, we will look at some phrases using possessives....

COMPLEX SENTENCES

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pp. 165-166

A complex sentence is one which is composed of two clauses: a dependent clause (en bisetning) and an independent clause (en hovedsetning). The two clauses are linked by a subordinating conjunction (en undel'ol'dnende konjunksjon), which always...

PASSIVES

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pp. 167-168

In active sentences, the subject is the actor, the one who "does" the action of the verb. In passive sentences, however, the subject receives the action of the verb; it is acted upon....