Advanced Syntax: Fields, Insertion, Emphasis

Advanced Syntax: Fields, Insertion, Emphasis

Lesson 11 of 20

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Advanced Syntax: Fields, Insertion, Emphasis: study the new material first, then practise.

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Grammar in this chapter

Read each point. True/false items next will twist some of them on purpose.

  • Nachfeld for heavy infinitives and um-zu. Mittelfeld order: time, cause, manner, place — tendency, not law.
  • Einschübe mit Gedankenstrich oder Klammern. Linksversetzung zur Betonung.
  • Je-desto, nicht nur-sondern auch, sowohl-als auch without losing the finite verb.