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C1Grammatik 13 min
Participle clauses (Am Bahnhof angekommen, rief er an.)
In formal and literary texts a subordinate clause can be shortened to a participle: instead of 'Nachdem er am Bahnhof angekommen war, rief er an.' you can write 'Am Bahnhof angekommen, rief er an.' This structure is common in C1 reading texts and raises the level of your writing.
INTRODUCTION
In formal and literary texts a subordinate clause can be shortened to a participle: instead of 'Nachdem er am Bahnhof angekommen war, rief er an.' you can write 'Am Bahnhof angekommen, rief er an.' This structure is common in C1 reading texts and raises the level of your writing.
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