B2–C1 · Object questions · 4 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

Start with these reusable frames

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

01What do we know about the fact that [X]?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 should we do if [X]?What should we do if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was sollten wir tun, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03What information would help us assess whether [X]?What information would help us assess whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Informationen würden uns helfen zu beurteilen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What would change if [X]?What would change if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was würde sich ändern, 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 do we know about the fact that [X]?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 should we do if [X]?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]?03What information would help us assess whether [X]?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]?04What would change if [X]?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]?
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.

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