Frame description
In this frame, a person, the Cognizer, makes a choice in favor of a particular entity or course of action (the Chosen).
Examples:
| 1. Ich beschloss, mein Leben völlig zu ändern. | 1. I decided to change my life completely. |
| 2. Man öffnet das Nachrichtenkonsumierprogramm seiner Wahl und liest. | 2. One opens the news consumption program of one's choice and reads. |
| 3. Die Entscheidung trafen die Politiker gemeinsam. | 3. The politicians made the decision together. |
The Chosen is one of several options included in a set of Possibilities, and is selected with some intended Purpose in mind, and an Explanation may be given, which serves as the basis for the choice. Because the Purpose and Explanation involve potential causation, you can find ways to express them in the Causation frame (e.g. "um...zu," "in order to," and "weil," "because").
Rarely, the general Topic (about which the decision is made) can be added, as in "Auf der Versammlung sollten wir über den Zukunftsplan beschließen." ("At the meeting, we should decide about the future plan.").