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Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases·Exercise 45 — Register and Style: Choosing the Right Periphrasis
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Rule reminder

Register determines which periphrasis is appropriate. 'Solere + inf' and 'essere solito + inf' are formal/literary. 'Venire + pp' is preferred in journalistic/bureaucratic writing over 'essere + pp'. 'Mettersi a' is more colloquial; 'iniziare a' can be more neutral/formal than 'cominciare a'.

Exercise 45 — Register and Style: Choosing the Right Periphrasis1 / 10

COLLOQUIAL: 'She kept interrupting me the whole time.' Best option?

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→ Exercise 41 — Error Identification in Verbal Periphrases→ Exercise 42 — Near-Synonymous Periphrases by Context→ Exercise 43 — Translating English Progressive/Aspectual Forms→ Exercise 44 — Complex Sentences with Nested Periphrases
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