Breakdown of Zij sorteert de voorraad en stalt de koopwaar uit.
zij
she
en
and
de voorraad
the stock
sorteren
to sort
uitstallen
to display / to lay out (goods for show)
de koopwaar
the merchandise
Questions & Answers about Zij sorteert de voorraad en stalt de koopwaar uit.
Why is there no subject after en in this sentence?
This is an example of conjunction reduction (samentrekking). Because the subject zij is exactly the same for both actions (zij sorteert and zij stalt uit), it can be safely omitted in the second clause to avoid repetition.
How does the separable verb uitstallen work when the subject is omitted like this?
It behaves just like it would in a normal main clause. The conjugated part of the verb (stalt) takes the second position of the new clause right after en, and the separable prefix (uit) is kicked to the very end of the sentence.
If I changed the first half to the passive voice (The stock is sorted by her), could I still drop the subject in the second half?
No, you could not. A strict rule of conjunction reduction is that the omitted word must have the exact same grammatical role in both clauses. Here, zij is the active subject of both verbs. If the first half were passive, she wouldn't be the grammatical subject, so you would have to explicitly say en zij stalt de koopwaar uit.
What is the difference in meaning between de voorraad and de koopwaar?
De voorraad refers to the inventory or stock, which is often kept in the back or in storage. De koopwaar means merchandise or wares, which specifically refers to the goods being offered for sale and displayed to the public.
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