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Cleft Sentences — Frasi Scisse·Cleft Sentences — Literary and Historical Texts
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Rule reminder

In literary Italian, clefts may use fu/era (passato remoto/imperfetto of essere), chi as connector, and archaic word order. Understanding these variations is essential for B2+ reading comprehension.

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Proverb-like sentence: 'È lavorando che si impara.' The gerund 'lavorando' as the focused element is an example of:

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