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Consecutive Clauses — Proposizioni Consecutive·Consecutive Clauses in Literary Excerpts
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Rule reminder

In literary Italian, consecutive clauses can be stylistically varied: the classic 'così...che', inversions ('tale era il silenzio che...'), nominal consecutives ('un silenzio tale da...'), and archaic forms ('sì fatto che...'). Literary consecutives often convey emotional or sensory intensity.

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Dalla prosa di Calvino: 'Era un cielo così limpido che vi si specchiavano anche le stelle di giorno, invisibili all'occhio umano.' La proposizione consecutiva esprime:

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→ Consecutive Clauses in Formal and Academic Writing→ Consecutive vs Causal — Tanto Che vs Perché→ Negative Consecutive — Non Abbastanza / Troppo...Per→ Multiple Subordinate Clauses Including Consecutive
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