Reported Speech in Literary and Academic Texts — Advanced Reported Speech — Discorso Indiretto B2 (B2)

Advanced Reported Speech — Discorso Indiretto B2·Reported Speech in Literary and Academic Texts

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Rule reminder

In literary and academic Italian, the congiuntivo is systematically used in reported speech subordinate clauses, even when the colloquial register might allow the indicative. The passato remoto is common in narration of historical events.

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Dante scrisse che l'amor _____ a nullo amato amar perdona. (Inferno V)