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C1 Advanced word order
Die Regel
C1 word order uses elegant fronting, clefting, and subject-auxiliary inversion to manipulate topic focus and prose rhythm.
Merk dir
- Front restrictive adverbs such as only by or in vain to trigger main clause inversion.
- Use it-clefts (It was X that...) to isolate and stress specific clause components.
- Place heavy nominalized clauses at the end of the sentence to preserve clear weight balance.
Häufige Falle, die du vermeiden solltest
Fronting an adverbial phrase does not force inversion unless the phrase is negative or restrictive.
Teste dich selbst
Analyze formal literary or analytical prose to identify fronted structures, then practise.
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