B2–C1 · Tag and checking questions · 4 patterns

Tag and checking questions

Invite confirmation without sounding abrupt.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Invite confirmation without sounding abrupt.

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.

01Isn't it the case that [X]?Isn't it the case that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Stimmt es nicht, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02It is clear that [X], isn't it?It is clear that the team needs another day to decide, isn't it? · German parallel: Es ist klar, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], oder?03Would you agree that [X]?Would you agree that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Würden Sie zustimmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04You would agree that [X], wouldn't you?You would agree that the team needs another day to decide, wouldn't you? · German parallel: Sie würden doch zustimmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], oder?

03 · Complete set

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01Isn't it the case that [X]?QSTQTAG001 · Isn't it the case that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Stimmt es nicht, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02It is clear that [X], isn't it?QSTQTAG011 · It is clear that [the team needs another day to decide], isn't it? / Es ist klar, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], oder?03Would you agree that [X]?QSTQTAG021 · Would you agree that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Würden Sie zustimmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04You would agree that [X], wouldn't you?QSTQTAG031 · You would agree that [the team needs another day to decide], wouldn't you? / Sie würden doch zustimmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], oder?
01Indirect questionsKeep question order inside polite embedded clauses.02Negative questionsUse negation to question an assumption or prompt action.03Alternative questionsCompare two routes before making a choice.04Confirmation questionsCheck a fact carefully before relying on it.

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