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Cleft Sentences — Frasi Scisse·Cleft Sentences — Literary and Historical Texts
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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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From Alessandro Manzoni's style (19th c.): 'Fu in quella notte che Renzo prese la sua decisione.' 'Fu' is the passato remoto of essere. What does this signal in a literary cleft?

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