B2–C1 · Decision questions · 4 patterns

Decision questions

Frame the next decision and its threshold clearly.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Frame the next decision and its threshold clearly.

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.

01What decision would be appropriate if [X]?What decision would be appropriate if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Entscheidung wäre angemessen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Which option should we choose if [X]?Which option should we choose if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Option sollten wir wählen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How should we proceed if [X]?How should we proceed if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie sollten wir vorgehen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What would make it reasonable to act if [X]?What would make it reasonable to act if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was würde es sinnvoll machen, zu handeln, 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.

01What decision would be appropriate if [X]?QSTQDEC001 · What decision would be appropriate if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Entscheidung wäre angemessen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Which option should we choose if [X]?QSTQDEC011 · Which option should we choose if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Option sollten wir wählen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03How should we proceed if [X]?QSTQDEC021 · How should we proceed if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie sollten wir vorgehen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What would make it reasonable to act if [X]?QSTQDEC031 · What would make it reasonable to act if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was würde es sinnvoll machen, zu handeln, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Negotiation questionsOpen room for concessions, pauses and workable compromise.02Reported questionsReport what was asked without losing the question's meaning.03Discourse-management questionsUse questions to steer a conversation with care.04Question forms and auxiliariesControl tense, auxiliary verbs and question formation.

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