Nuts & Bolts of German: Personal pronouns: "sie" versus "Sie"

Berlin	Speyer	Mϋnchen
Anna kommt aus Frankfurt, aber sie wohnt jetzt in Berlin. Sie liebt Berlin.	Martin und Alexander kommen aus Bremen, aber sie wohnen jetzt in Speyer. Sie lieben Speyer.	Wohnen Sie jetzt in München, Frau Neuer? Wohnen Sie jetzt in München, Herr und Frau Neuer? Sie wohnen jetzt in München, Herr Neuer, nicht wahr?

Study the sentences under the photos. The personal pronoun "sie" or its capitalized form "Sie" turns up in each sentence. The English equivalents are "she", "they" and the formal "you". How do you differentiate between them in the present tense? Complete the rules, then press [Check] to see if you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.

If the "Sie" is capitalized and not at the beginning of a sentence, it means "".
If the verb-ending is "-t", "sie" or "Sie" (when it is at the beginning of a sentence) means "".
If the "sie" is not capitalized and if the verb-ending is "-en", "sie" means "".
If a sentence starts with "Sie" and the verb-ending is "-en", "Sie" could be "" or the formal "you". Its exact meaning has to be derived from the context.

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