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WORD GRAMMAR
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Verb
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Verb
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SENTENCE GRAMMAR
- Clause types
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- Constituents of a sentence
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- Negation
Adversative clauses
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Meaning
Adversative clauses are subordinate clauses that express opposition or contrast.
Form and Function
Adversative clauses are subordinate adverbial clauses that are introduced by a conjunction and contain a finite verb form.
| conjunctions |
| während |
| wohingegen |
während / wohingegen
| stating a contrast | Korrelat: uncommon |
| Examples | ||
| Während seine Frau von morgens bis abends schuftet, verschwendet er seine Zeit im Spielkasino. | ||
| Ihr Zwillingsbruder ist korpulent, wohingegen sie sehr zierlich ist. | ||
