B2–C1 · QOBJ · 40 patterns

Object questions

Ask what action, evidence or response is needed.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Ask what action, evidence or response is needed.

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

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A compact sample from the 40 patterns in this study set.

01What do we know about the fact that [the team needs another day to decide]?What do we know about the fact that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What do we know about the fact that [the revised plan has not been shared yet]?What do we know about the fact that the revised plan has not been shared yet? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [der überarbeitete Plan noch nicht geteilt wurde]?03What do we know about the fact that [we should compare the two options]?What do we know about the fact that we should compare the two options? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [wir die beiden Optionen vergleichen sollten]?04What do we know about the fact that [the client asked for more detail]?What do we know about the fact that the client asked for more detail? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [der Kunde um mehr Details gebeten hat]?05What do we know about the fact that [the pilot may continue next month]?What do we know about the fact that the pilot may continue next month? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [das Pilotprojekt im nächsten Monat weiterlaufen kann]?06What do we know about the fact that [the data need another check]?What do we know about the fact that the data need another check? · German parallel: Was wissen wir darüber, dass [die Daten noch einmal geprüft werden müssen]?

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01What do we know about the fact that [the team needs another day to decide]?QSTQOBJ001 · What do we know about the fact that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What do we know about the fact that [the revised plan has not been shared yet]?QSTQOBJ002 · What do we know about the fact that [the revised plan has not been shared yet]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [der überarbeitete Plan noch nicht geteilt wurde]?03What do we know about the fact that [we should compare the two options]?QSTQOBJ003 · What do we know about the fact that [we should compare the two options]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [wir die beiden Optionen vergleichen sollten]?04What do we know about the fact that [the client asked for more detail]?QSTQOBJ004 · What do we know about the fact that [the client asked for more detail]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [der Kunde um mehr Details gebeten hat]?05What do we know about the fact that [the pilot may continue next month]?QSTQOBJ005 · What do we know about the fact that [the pilot may continue next month]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [das Pilotprojekt im nächsten Monat weiterlaufen kann]?06What do we know about the fact that [the data need another check]?QSTQOBJ006 · What do we know about the fact that [the data need another check]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [die Daten noch einmal geprüft werden müssen]?07What do we know about the fact that [the meeting was moved]?QSTQOBJ007 · What do we know about the fact that [the meeting was moved]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [die Sitzung verschoben wurde]?08What do we know about the fact that [the colleagues prefer remote participation]?QSTQOBJ008 · What do we know about the fact that [the colleagues prefer remote participation]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [die Kolleginnen und Kollegen eine Teilnahme aus der Ferne bevorzugen]?09What do we know about the fact that [the final decision is still open]?QSTQOBJ009 · What do we know about the fact that [the final decision is still open]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [die endgültige Entscheidung noch offen ist]?10What do we know about the fact that [the proposal would need revision]?QSTQOBJ010 · What do we know about the fact that [the proposal would need revision]? / Was wissen wir darüber, dass [der Vorschlag überarbeitet werden müsste]?11What should we do if [the team needs another day to decide]?QSTQOBJ011 · What should we do if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?12What should we do if [the revised plan has not been shared yet]?QSTQOBJ012 · What should we do if [the revised plan has not been shared yet]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [der überarbeitete Plan noch nicht geteilt wurde]?13What should we do if [we should compare the two options]?QSTQOBJ013 · What should we do if [we should compare the two options]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [wir die beiden Optionen vergleichen sollten]?14What should we do if [the client asked for more detail]?QSTQOBJ014 · What should we do if [the client asked for more detail]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [der Kunde um mehr Details gebeten hat]?15What should we do if [the pilot may continue next month]?QSTQOBJ015 · What should we do if [the pilot may continue next month]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [das Pilotprojekt im nächsten Monat weiterlaufen kann]?16What should we do if [the data need another check]?QSTQOBJ016 · What should we do if [the data need another check]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [die Daten noch einmal geprüft werden müssen]?17What should we do if [the meeting was moved]?QSTQOBJ017 · What should we do if [the meeting was moved]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [die Sitzung verschoben wurde]?18What should we do if [the colleagues prefer remote participation]?QSTQOBJ018 · What should we do if [the colleagues prefer remote participation]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [die Kolleginnen und Kollegen eine Teilnahme aus der Ferne bevorzugen]?19What should we do if [the final decision is still open]?QSTQOBJ019 · What should we do if [the final decision is still open]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [die endgültige Entscheidung noch offen ist]?20What should we do if [the proposal would need revision]?QSTQOBJ020 · What should we do if [the proposal would need revision]? / Was sollten wir tun, wenn [der Vorschlag überarbeitet werden müsste]?21What information would help us assess whether [the team needs another day to decide]?QSTQOBJ021 · What information would help us assess whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?22What information would help us assess whether [the revised plan has not been shared yet]?QSTQOBJ022 · What information would help us assess whether [the revised plan has not been shared yet]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [der überarbeitete Plan noch nicht geteilt wurde]?23What information would help us assess whether [we should compare the two options]?QSTQOBJ023 · What information would help us assess whether [we should compare the two options]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [wir die beiden Optionen vergleichen sollten]?24What information would help us assess whether [the client asked for more detail]?QSTQOBJ024 · What information would help us assess whether [the client asked for more detail]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [der Kunde um mehr Details gebeten hat]?25What information would help us assess whether [the pilot may continue next month]?QSTQOBJ025 · What information would help us assess whether [the pilot may continue next month]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [das Pilotprojekt im nächsten Monat weiterlaufen kann]?26What information would help us assess whether [the data need another check]?QSTQOBJ026 · What information would help us assess whether [the data need another check]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [die Daten noch einmal geprüft werden müssen]?27What information would help us assess whether [the meeting was moved]?QSTQOBJ027 · What information would help us assess whether [the meeting was moved]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [die Sitzung verschoben wurde]?28What information would help us assess whether [the colleagues prefer remote participation]?QSTQOBJ028 · What information would help us assess whether [the colleagues prefer remote participation]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [die Kolleginnen und Kollegen eine Teilnahme aus der Ferne bevorzugen]?29What information would help us assess whether [the final decision is still open]?QSTQOBJ029 · What information would help us assess whether [the final decision is still open]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [die endgültige Entscheidung noch offen ist]?30What information would help us assess whether [the proposal would need revision]?QSTQOBJ030 · What information would help us assess whether [the proposal would need revision]? / Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [der Vorschlag überarbeitet werden müsste]?31What would change if [the team needs another day to decide]?QSTQOBJ031 · What would change if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?32What would change if [the revised plan has not been shared yet]?QSTQOBJ032 · What would change if [the revised plan has not been shared yet]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [der überarbeitete Plan noch nicht geteilt wurde]?33What would change if [we should compare the two options]?QSTQOBJ033 · What would change if [we should compare the two options]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [wir die beiden Optionen vergleichen sollten]?34What would change if [the client asked for more detail]?QSTQOBJ034 · What would change if [the client asked for more detail]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [der Kunde um mehr Details gebeten hat]?35What would change if [the pilot may continue next month]?QSTQOBJ035 · What would change if [the pilot may continue next month]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [das Pilotprojekt im nächsten Monat weiterlaufen kann]?36What would change if [the data need another check]?QSTQOBJ036 · What would change if [the data need another check]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [die Daten noch einmal geprüft werden müssen]?37What would change if [the meeting was moved]?QSTQOBJ037 · What would change if [the meeting was moved]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [die Sitzung verschoben wurde]?38What would change if [the colleagues prefer remote participation]?QSTQOBJ038 · What would change if [the colleagues prefer remote participation]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [die Kolleginnen und Kollegen eine Teilnahme aus der Ferne bevorzugen]?39What would change if [the final decision is still open]?QSTQOBJ039 · What would change if [the final decision is still open]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [die endgültige Entscheidung noch offen ist]?40What would change if [the proposal would need revision]?QSTQOBJ040 · What would change if [the proposal would need revision]? / Was würde sich ändern, wenn [der Vorschlag überarbeitet werden müsste]?

01Preposition questionsPractise preposition plus question word as one unit.02Tag and checking questionsInvite confirmation without sounding abrupt.03Indirect questionsKeep question order inside polite embedded clauses.04Negative questionsUse negation to question an assumption or prompt action.