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B2–C1 · Mood, modality and reported stance · 8 patterns

Mood, modality and reported stance

Express possibility, recommendation and reported judgement precisely.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Express possibility, recommendation and reported judgement precisely.

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 8 patterns in this study set.

01If the evidence were stronger, we could decide today [X]If the evidence were stronger, we could decide today in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Wenn die Belege überzeugender wären, könnten wir heute entscheiden [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02I wish the process were less complicated [X]I wish the process were less complicated in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Ich wünschte, das Verfahren wäre weniger kompliziert [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]03She said she would review the material later [X]She said she would review the material later in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Sie sagte, sie werde das Material später prüfen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]04The chair recommended that the team reconsider the timetable [X]The chair recommended that the team reconsider the timetable in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Die Leitung empfahl dem Team, den Zeitplan noch einmal zu prüfen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]05It is essential that every participant be informed [X]It is essential that every participant be informed in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Es ist entscheidend, dass alle Teilnehmenden informiert werden [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]06Had the team acted earlier, the delay might have been avoided [X]Had the team acted earlier, the delay might have been avoided in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Hätte das Team früher gehandelt, hätte die Verzögerung vielleicht vermieden werden können [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]

03 · Complete set

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01If the evidence were stronger, we could decide today [X]GRMKON001 · If the evidence were stronger, we could decide today [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Wenn die Belege überzeugender wären, könnten wir heute entscheiden [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02I wish the process were less complicated [X]GRMKON006 · I wish the process were less complicated [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Ich wünschte, das Verfahren wäre weniger kompliziert [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]03She said she would review the material later [X]GRMKON011 · She said she would review the material later [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Sie sagte, sie werde das Material später prüfen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]04The chair recommended that the team reconsider the timetable [X]GRMKON016 · The chair recommended that the team reconsider the timetable [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Die Leitung empfahl dem Team, den Zeitplan noch einmal zu prüfen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]05It is essential that every participant be informed [X]GRMKON021 · It is essential that every participant be informed [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Es ist entscheidend, dass alle Teilnehmenden informiert werden [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]06Had the team acted earlier, the delay might have been avoided [X]GRMKON026 · Had the team acted earlier, the delay might have been avoided [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Hätte das Team früher gehandelt, hätte die Verzögerung vielleicht vermieden werden können [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]07He seems to have misunderstood the instruction [X]GRMKON031 · He seems to have misunderstood the instruction [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Er scheint die Anweisung missverstanden zu haben [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]08The report is said to contain a useful recommendation [X]GRMKON036 · The report is said to contain a useful recommendation [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Der Bericht soll eine hilfreiche Empfehlung enthalten [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]

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Grammar in use

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Contrast grammarChoose between easily confused structures by meaning, not by rule name.02Russian-speaker transfer trapsCorrect recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.03Determiners and quantifiersMake reference, quantity and scope precise.04Verb complements and non-finite clausesChoose verb complements and condensed clauses accurately.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasIf the evidence were stronger, we could decide today [X]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasI wish the process were less complicated [X]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.