In Einheit 5.20 we reviewed Relative Pronouns. Please review them again and then practice with Übung 1 below.

You can use the subordinating conjunction “obwohl” (although) or the adverb “trotzdem” (nonetheless) to express a contradiction. The conjunction “obwohl” is used to connect a dependent clause to a main clause (sending the verb in the dependent clause that starts with “obwohl” to the end):

Beispiel:

Ich laufe noch 3 Kilometer mehr, obwohl ich schon müde bin.

Svenja findet Johannes immer noch attraktiv, obwohl er mit ihr Schluss gemacht hat.

You can use the adverb “trotzdem” to connect the content of the second main clause to the first main clause (causing an inverted word order in the sentence starting with “trotzdem”):

Beispiel:

Ich bin schon müde. Trotzdem laufe ich noch 3 Kilometer mehr.

Johannes hat mit Svenja Schluss gemacht. Trotzdem findet Svenja ihn immer noch attraktiv.

Basically, a sentence that starts with “trotzdem” describes some kind of contradiction or situation that you wouldn’t expect based on what was stated in the first sentence.