B2–C1 · Subject questions · 4 patterns

Subject questions

Ask who or what performs the key action.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Ask who or what performs the key action.

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.

01Who can confirm whether [X]?Who can confirm whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wer kann bestätigen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Who knows why [X]?Who knows why the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wer weiß, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Who should decide if [X]?Who should decide if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wer sollte entscheiden, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Who would be affected if [X]?Who would be affected if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wer wäre betroffen, 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.

01Who can confirm whether [X]?QSTQSUB001 · Who can confirm whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wer kann bestätigen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Who knows why [X]?QSTQSUB011 · Who knows why [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wer weiß, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Who should decide if [X]?QSTQSUB021 · Who should decide if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wer sollte entscheiden, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Who would be affected if [X]?QSTQSUB031 · Who would be affected if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wer wäre betroffen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Object questionsAsk what action, evidence or response is needed.02Preposition questionsPractise preposition plus question word as one unit.03Tag and checking questionsInvite confirmation without sounding abrupt.04Indirect questionsKeep question order inside polite embedded clauses.

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