B2–C1 · 80 patterns

C1 emphasis and inversion patterns in English and German

Move the important part of a message into focus and inspect how word order changes across advanced English and German structures.

01 · Use it when you need to

Communication goals

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emphasise one part of a sentence
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use inversion without losing the main relation
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compare English and German word order

02 · Study sets

Study the topic from these validated sets

01Focus, inversion and emphasisBring the key part of a message into focus. · FCS 02Word order and verb positionControl sentence structure across statements, questions and clauses. · WOR

03 · Pattern examples

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This is an editorial sample. The linked study sets contain the complete topic collection.

01Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement [the team was reviewing the new policy]Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · DE: Selten haben wir eine so deutliche Verbesserung gesehen in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Team die neue Regelung prüfte.02Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement [the partners needed a clear decision]Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · DE: Selten haben wir eine so deutliche Verbesserung gesehen in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten.03Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement [the pilot was entering its final phase]Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · DE: Selten haben wir eine so deutliche Verbesserung gesehen in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging.04Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement [the available evidence was still incomplete]Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · DE: Selten haben wir eine so deutliche Verbesserung gesehen in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren.05Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement [the timetable had changed at short notice]Rarely have we seen such a clear improvement in a situation where the timetable had changed at short notice. · DE: Selten haben wir eine so deutliche Verbesserung gesehen in einem Zusammenhang, in dem der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war.06Only after the review did the problem become visible [the team was reviewing the new policy]Only after the review did the problem become visible in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · DE: Erst nach der Prüfung wurde das Problem sichtbar in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Team die neue Regelung prüfte.07Only after the review did the problem become visible [the partners needed a clear decision]Only after the review did the problem become visible in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · DE: Erst nach der Prüfung wurde das Problem sichtbar in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten.08Only after the review did the problem become visible [the pilot was entering its final phase]Only after the review did the problem become visible in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · DE: Erst nach der Prüfung wurde das Problem sichtbar in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging.09Only after the review did the problem become visible [the available evidence was still incomplete]Only after the review did the problem become visible in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · DE: Erst nach der Prüfung wurde das Problem sichtbar in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren.10Only after the review did the problem become visible [the timetable had changed at short notice]Only after the review did the problem become visible in a situation where the timetable had changed at short notice. · DE: Erst nach der Prüfung wurde das Problem sichtbar in einem Zusammenhang, in dem der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war.11What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable [the team was reviewing the new policy]What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · DE: Was der Vorschlag braucht, ist ein realistischer Zeitplan in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Team die neue Regelung prüfte.12What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable [the partners needed a clear decision]What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · DE: Was der Vorschlag braucht, ist ein realistischer Zeitplan in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten.13What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable [the pilot was entering its final phase]What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · DE: Was der Vorschlag braucht, ist ein realistischer Zeitplan in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging.14What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable [the available evidence was still incomplete]What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · DE: Was der Vorschlag braucht, ist ein realistischer Zeitplan in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren.15What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable [the timetable had changed at short notice]What the proposal needs is a realistic timetable in a situation where the timetable had changed at short notice. · DE: Was der Vorschlag braucht, ist ein realistischer Zeitplan in einem Zusammenhang, in dem der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war.16It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision [the team was reviewing the new policy]It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · DE: Es war der Mangel an Belegen, der die Entscheidung veränderte in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Team die neue Regelung prüfte.17It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision [the partners needed a clear decision]It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · DE: Es war der Mangel an Belegen, der die Entscheidung veränderte in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten.18It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision [the pilot was entering its final phase]It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · DE: Es war der Mangel an Belegen, der die Entscheidung veränderte in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging.19It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision [the available evidence was still incomplete]It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · DE: Es war der Mangel an Belegen, der die Entscheidung veränderte in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren.20It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision [the timetable had changed at short notice]It was the lack of evidence that changed the decision in a situation where the timetable had changed at short notice. · DE: Es war der Mangel an Belegen, der die Entscheidung veränderte in einem Zusammenhang, in dem der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war.21Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it [the team was reviewing the new policy]Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · DE: Das Team erkannte nicht nur das Risiko, sondern verringerte es auch in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Team die neue Regelung prüfte.22Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it [the partners needed a clear decision]Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · DE: Das Team erkannte nicht nur das Risiko, sondern verringerte es auch in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten.23Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it [the pilot was entering its final phase]Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · DE: Das Team erkannte nicht nur das Risiko, sondern verringerte es auch in einem Zusammenhang, in dem das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging.24Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it [the available evidence was still incomplete]Not only did the team identify the risk, but it also reduced it in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · DE: Das Team erkannte nicht nur das Risiko, sondern verringerte es auch in einem Zusammenhang, in dem die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren.

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01Advanced connectors and complex sentencesConnect ideas through concession, cause, contrast, sequence, and dependency while keeping the logic of a longer sentence visible.02German word order and casesInspect German verb position, cases, governed complements, and agreement in reusable patterns with English parallels beside them.03Comparison and evaluationCompare options using explicit criteria, degrees, contrasts, and qualified judgements rather than simple better/worse statements.