C1

Emphatic Word Order

Emfatisk Ordstilling

About this concept

Fronting elements for emphasis or contrast within the V2 framework. Topic-comment structures and cleft sentences with 'det er...der/som'.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C1.

Examples

Den bog har jeg læst.That book I have read.
Det er ham, der har gjort det.It's him who did it.
Sjovt var det ikke.Fun it was not.
Det er i morgen, vi rejser.It's tomorrow that we're leaving.

Prerequisite

Basic Word OrderA1

Concepts that build on this

Rhetorical StructuresC2

More C1 concepts

Present ParticipleNutids TillægsformPast Participle as AdjectiveDatids Tillægsform som AdjektivFormal Written StyleFormelt SkriftsprogNominalizationNominaliseringAdvanced Prepositional UsageAvancerede Præpositionsudtryk

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