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B2–C1 · Word order and verb position · 8 patterns

Word order and verb position

Control sentence structure across statements, questions and clauses.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Control sentence structure across statements, questions and clauses.

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 8 patterns in this study set.

01The team has already sent the revised draft to the partners [X]The team has already sent the revised draft to the partners in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Das Team hat den überarbeiteten Entwurf bereits an die Partner geschickt [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02Because the evidence was incomplete, we postponed the decision [X]Because the evidence was incomplete, we postponed the decision in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Weil die Belege unvollständig waren, verschoben wir die Entscheidung [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]03She said that the report had been checked twice [X]She said that the report had been checked twice in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Sie sagte, dass der Bericht zweimal geprüft worden sei [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]04We will discuss the proposal tomorrow in the meeting [X]We will discuss the proposal tomorrow in the meeting in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Wir werden den Vorschlag morgen in der Sitzung besprechen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]05Had we known the risk, we would have acted earlier [X]Had we known the risk, we would have acted earlier in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Hätten wir das Risiko gekannt, hätten wir früher gehandelt [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]06The question is why the process has become so slow [X]The question is why the process has become so slow in a situation where the team was reviewing the new policy. · German parallel: Die Frage ist, warum das Verfahren so langsam geworden ist [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]

03 · Complete set

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01The team has already sent the revised draft to the partners [X]GRMWOR001 · The team has already sent the revised draft to the partners [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Das Team hat den überarbeiteten Entwurf bereits an die Partner geschickt [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]02Because the evidence was incomplete, we postponed the decision [X]GRMWOR006 · Because the evidence was incomplete, we postponed the decision [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Weil die Belege unvollständig waren, verschoben wir die Entscheidung [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]03She said that the report had been checked twice [X]GRMWOR011 · She said that the report had been checked twice [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Sie sagte, dass der Bericht zweimal geprüft worden sei [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]04We will discuss the proposal tomorrow in the meeting [X]GRMWOR016 · We will discuss the proposal tomorrow in the meeting [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Wir werden den Vorschlag morgen in der Sitzung besprechen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]05Had we known the risk, we would have acted earlier [X]GRMWOR021 · Had we known the risk, we would have acted earlier [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Hätten wir das Risiko gekannt, hätten wir früher gehandelt [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]06The question is why the process has become so slow [X]GRMWOR026 · The question is why the process has become so slow [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Die Frage ist, warum das Verfahren so langsam geworden ist [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]07Before the meeting ends, the chair will summarise the decision [X]GRMWOR031 · Before the meeting ends, the chair will summarise the decision [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Bevor die Sitzung endet, wird die Leitung die Entscheidung zusammenfassen [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]08The team wants to know whether the plan can still work [X]GRMWOR036 · The team wants to know whether the plan can still work [the team was reviewing the new policy] / Das Team möchte wissen, ob der Plan noch funktionieren kann [das Team die neue Regelung prüfte]

04 · Continue

Grammar in use

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Cases and nominal agreementKeep roles and agreement clear inside the noun phrase.02Adjectives and comparisonDescribe, compare and qualify with accurate noun phrases.03Mood, modality and reported stanceExpress possibility, recommendation and reported judgement precisely.04Contrast grammarChoose between easily confused structures by meaning, not by rule name.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasThe team has already sent the revised draft to the partners [X]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasBecause the evidence was incomplete, we postponed the decision [X]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.