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Textreferenz (ersteres/letzteres, besagter)

Text reference devices: ersteres/letzteres, besagter, derjenige

Examples

Ersteres ist wichtiger als Letzteres.

Besagter Mitarbeiter wurde befördert.

Diejenigen, die teilnehmen wollen, melden sich bitte an.

Verweismittel in formellen Texten

CEFR C1 (C1.2) — Other

Mixing up Textreferenz (ersteres/letzteres, besagter) with similar structures at the same level.

Applying rules from your native language instead of German grammar patterns.

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