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B2–C1 · Comparison questions · 4 patterns

Comparison questions

Compare options, outcomes and trade-offs.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Compare options, outcomes and trade-offs.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01Would it be better if [X]?Would it be better if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wäre es besser, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Which option is stronger if [X]?Which option is stronger if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Option ist besser, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How does the outcome compare if [X]?How does the outcome compare if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie fällt das Ergebnis im Vergleich aus, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Is the alternative safer if [X]?Is the alternative safer if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Ist die Alternative sicherer, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

Browse every pattern

The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01Would it be better if [X]?QSTQCMP001 · Would it be better if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wäre es besser, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Which option is stronger if [X]?QSTQCMP011 · Which option is stronger if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Option ist besser, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How does the outcome compare if [X]?QSTQCMP021 · How does the outcome compare if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie fällt das Ergebnis im Vergleich aus, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Is the alternative safer if [X]?QSTQCMP031 · Is the alternative safer if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Ist die Alternative sicherer, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

04 · Continue

Questions in use

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Hypothetical questionsExplore a possible world before committing to it.02Probability questionsAsk about likelihood without claiming certainty.03Polite request questionsAsk for help, information or action tactfully.04Workplace questionsCoordinate tasks, owners and deadlines at work.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasWould it be better if [X]?Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasWhich option is stronger if [X]?Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.