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Participio Presente — Present Participle·Replacing Relative Clauses — Review
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Rule reminder

Use relative clauses in informal/spoken Italian. Use present participles in formal/written Italian when replacing 'che + present tense verb' with the same subject as the noun.

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In everyday Italian: 'I negozi ___ dopo le 20:00 sono rari.' (che chiudono)

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→ Replacing Relative Clauses — Identifying the Equivalent→ Replacing Relative Clauses — Reverse: Participle to Clause→ Replacing Relative Clauses — In Formal Writing→ Replacing Relative Clauses — Agreement in Context
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