B2–C1 · PRP · 40 patterns

Prepositions and governed complements

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01She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the team was reviewing the new policy]She insisted on discussing the issue openly in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the partners needed a clear decision]She insisted on discussing the issue openly in a situation where the partners needed a clear decision. · German parallel: Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]03She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the pilot was entering its final phase]She insisted on discussing the issue openly in a situation where the pilot was entering its final phase. · German parallel: Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]04She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the available evidence was still incomplete]She insisted on discussing the issue openly in a situation where the available evidence was still incomplete. · German parallel: Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]05She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the timetable had changed at short notice]She insisted on discussing the issue openly in a situation where the timetable had changed at short notice. · German parallel: Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]06The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the team was reviewing the new policy]The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]

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01She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP001 · She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP002 · She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the partners needed a clear decision] / Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]03She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP003 · She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]04She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP004 · She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]05She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP005 · She insisted on discussing the issue openly [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Sie bestand darauf, die Frage offen zu besprechen [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]06The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP006 · The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]07The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP007 · The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the partners needed a clear decision] / Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]08The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP008 · The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]09The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP009 · The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]10The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP010 · The outcome depends on how carefully we prepare [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Das Ergebnis hängt davon ab, wie sorgfältig wir uns vorbereiten [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]11We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP011 · We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Es gelang uns, eine Einigung zu erzielen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]12We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP012 · We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the partners needed a clear decision] / Es gelang uns, eine Einigung zu erzielen [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]13We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP013 · We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Es gelang uns, eine Einigung zu erzielen [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]14We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP014 · We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Es gelang uns, eine Einigung zu erzielen [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]15We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP015 · We succeeded in reaching an agreement [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Es gelang uns, eine Einigung zu erzielen [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]16They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP016 · They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Sie wandten sich dagegen, die Bedingungen kurzfristig zu ändern [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]17They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP017 · They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the partners needed a clear decision] / Sie wandten sich dagegen, die Bedingungen kurzfristig zu ändern [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]18They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP018 · They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Sie wandten sich dagegen, die Bedingungen kurzfristig zu ändern [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]19They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP019 · They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Sie wandten sich dagegen, die Bedingungen kurzfristig zu ändern [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]20They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP020 · They objected to changing the terms at short notice [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Sie wandten sich dagegen, die Bedingungen kurzfristig zu ändern [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]21The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP021 · The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Der Vorschlag unterscheidet sich in einem Punkt von der früheren Fassung [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]22The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP022 · The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the partners needed a clear decision] / Der Vorschlag unterscheidet sich in einem Punkt von der früheren Fassung [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]23The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP023 · The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Der Vorschlag unterscheidet sich in einem Punkt von der früheren Fassung [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]24The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP024 · The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Der Vorschlag unterscheidet sich in einem Punkt von der früheren Fassung [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]25The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP025 · The proposal differs from the earlier version in one respect [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Der Vorschlag unterscheidet sich in einem Punkt von der früheren Fassung [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]26He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP026 · He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Er ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Daten korrekt sind [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]27He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP027 · He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the partners needed a clear decision] / Er ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Daten korrekt sind [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]28He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP028 · He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Er ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Daten korrekt sind [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]29He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP029 · He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Er ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Daten korrekt sind [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]30He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP030 · He is responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Er ist dafür verantwortlich, dass die Daten korrekt sind [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]31We need to focus on what can be improved [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP031 · We need to focus on what can be improved [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Wir müssen uns auf das konzentrieren, was verbessert werden kann [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]32We need to focus on what can be improved [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP032 · We need to focus on what can be improved [the partners needed a clear decision] / Wir müssen uns auf das konzentrieren, was verbessert werden kann [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]33We need to focus on what can be improved [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP033 · We need to focus on what can be improved [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Wir müssen uns auf das konzentrieren, was verbessert werden kann [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]34We need to focus on what can be improved [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP034 · We need to focus on what can be improved [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Wir müssen uns auf das konzentrieren, was verbessert werden kann [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]35We need to focus on what can be improved [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP035 · We need to focus on what can be improved [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Wir müssen uns auf das konzentrieren, was verbessert werden kann [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]36The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the team was reviewing the new policy]GRMPRP036 · The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Die Entscheidung führte zu einem transparenteren Verfahren [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]37The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the partners needed a clear decision]GRMPRP037 · The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the partners needed a clear decision] / Die Entscheidung führte zu einem transparenteren Verfahren [die Partner eine klare Entscheidung brauchten]38The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the pilot was entering its final phase]GRMPRP038 · The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the pilot was entering its final phase] / Die Entscheidung führte zu einem transparenteren Verfahren [das Pilotprojekt in seine letzte Phase ging]39The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the available evidence was still incomplete]GRMPRP039 · The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the available evidence was still incomplete] / Die Entscheidung führte zu einem transparenteren Verfahren [die verfügbaren Belege noch unvollständig waren]40The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the timetable had changed at short notice]GRMPRP040 · The decision resulted in a more transparent process [the timetable had changed at short notice] / Die Entscheidung führte zu einem transparenteren Verfahren [der Zeitplan kurzfristig geändert worden war]

01Word order and verb positionControl sentence structure across statements, questions and clauses.02Cases and nominal agreementKeep roles and agreement clear inside the noun phrase.03Adjectives and comparisonDescribe, compare and qualify with accurate noun phrases.04Mood, modality and reported stanceExpress possibility, recommendation and reported judgement precisely.