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B2–C1 · TRN · 6 patterns

Transformations and reformulation

Rebuild the same meaning with a different grammatical or discourse frame.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Rebuild the same meaning with a different grammatical or discourse frame.

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 6 patterns in this study set.

01Because [X], [Y]. → [Z], which is why [A]Because the evidence is incomplete, we should wait. → The evidence is incomplete, **which is why** we should wait. · German parallel: Weil [X], [Y]. → [X], weshalb [Y].02People say that [X]. → [Y] is said to [Z]People say that the new process reduces errors. → The new process **is said to reduce** errors. · German parallel: Man geht davon aus, dass [X]. → Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass [X].03We only [X] after [Y]. → Only after [Z] did we [A]We only understood the risk after the second test. → **Only after** the second test **did we understand** the risk. · German parallel: Wir [taten X] erst nach [Y]. → Erst nach [Y] [Verb] wir [X].04Although [X], [Y]. → Despite [Z], [A]Although **the budget was tight**, we kept the pilot running. → **Despite the tight budget**, we kept the pilot running. · German parallel: Obwohl [Nebensatz], [Y]. → Trotz [Nomen], [Y].05I only realised [X] when [Y]. → It wasn't until [Z] that I realised [A]I only realised **how noisy the fan was** when I switched it off. → **It wasn't until I switched it off that I realised how noisy the fan was.** · German parallel: Ich erkannte [X] erst, als [Y]. → Erst als [Y], wurde mir [X] klar.06If it hadn't been for [X], [Y] would have happened. → Without [Z], [A] would have happenedIf it hadn't been for **the backup**, we would have lost the file. → **Without the backup, we would have lost the file.** · German parallel: Wenn [X] nicht gewesen wäre, hätte [Y] ... → Ohne [X] hätte [Y] ...

03 · Complete set

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The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01Because [X], [Y]. → [Z], which is why [A]XPRTRN001 · Because [X], [Y]. → [X], which is why [Y]. / Weil [X], [Y]. → [X], weshalb [Y].02People say that [X]. → [Y] is said to [Z]XPRTRN002 · People say that [X]. → [X] is said to [Y]. / Man geht davon aus, dass [X]. → Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass [X].03We only [X] after [Y]. → Only after [Z] did we [A]XPRTRN003 · We only [did X] after [Y]. → Only after [Y] did we [do X]. / Wir [taten X] erst nach [Y]. → Erst nach [Y] [Verb] wir [X].04Although [X], [Y]. → Despite [Z], [A]XPRTRN004 · Although [clause], [Y]. → Despite [noun or -ing], [Y]. / Obwohl [Nebensatz], [Y]. → Trotz [Nomen], [Y].05I only realised [X] when [Y]. → It wasn't until [Z] that I realised [A]XPRTRN005 · I only realised [X] when [Y]. → It wasn't until [Y] that I realised [X]. / Ich erkannte [X] erst, als [Y]. → Erst als [Y], wurde mir [X] klar.06If it hadn't been for [X], [Y] would have happened. → Without [Z], [A] would have happenedXPRTRN006 · If it hadn't been for [X], [Y] would have happened. → Without [X], [Y] would have happened. / Wenn [X] nicht gewesen wäre, hätte [Y] ... → Ohne [X] hätte [Y] ...

04 · Continue

C1 Control

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Systems thinkingTrace second-order effects, bottlenecks, local optimisation, and the drivers that keep a problem recurring.02Decision quality and trade-offsCompare options by explicit criteria, weigh the cost of delay, and preserve useful flexibility when certainty is impossible.03Causal diagnosisSeparate triggers from causes, compare mechanisms, and diagnose causal structure without treating sequence as proof.04Hypothesis testingTurn explanations into testable predictions, seek discriminating evidence, and revise claims when the data require it.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasBecause [X], [Y]. → [Z], which is why [A]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasPeople say that [X]. → [Y] is said to [Z]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.