{"id":60919,"date":"2026-05-28T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60919"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:50:06","slug":"italian-essay-fronting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-essay-fronting\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Essay Fronting: Quanto Alla Questione (C1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <strong>Italian essay fronting<\/strong> is the formal-writing move that puts the topic at the front of the sentence and then comments on it: <em>Quanto alla questione X, va detto che\u2026<\/em>, <em>Per quel che riguarda la bibliografia, mancano due titoli<\/em>, <em>Di questo parleremo nel prossimo capitolo<\/em>. Unlike its spoken cousin (<em>un caff\u00e8 lo prenderei<\/em>), italian essay fronting carries no echo pronoun in the comment; the fronted phrase is followed by a comma, sometimes a colon, and the clause that follows is grammatically complete on its own. This is the register of theses, articles, reports, formal letters, and academic prose, where flagging the topic upfront helps the reader navigate a long paragraph. The toolkit is small and stable: <em>quanto a<\/em>, <em>per quanto riguarda<\/em>, <em>per quel che riguarda<\/em>, <em>circa<\/em>, <em>riguardo a<\/em>, <em>in merito a<\/em>, <em>relativamente a<\/em>, <em>per quanto concerne<\/em>, plus the &#8220;<em>Di X parleremo\u2026<\/em>&#8221; frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of this guide you will know which opener belongs to which register, how to avoid the bureaucratic monotony of starting every paragraph with <em>per quanto riguarda<\/em>, why the comment after italian essay fronting takes no attached pronoun, and how the same fronting move helps you signal what you will discuss next. The C1 difference with the B1 spoken pattern is the absence of the echo pronoun: get that right and your written Italian gains an instant degree of formality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-essayfront\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-essayfront gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What italian essay fronting is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#openers\">The seven openers, sorted by register<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#no-echo\">No echo pronoun: the C1 rule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#di-frame\">The <em>Di X parleremo<\/em> frame<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comma-colon\">Comma or colon? Punctuation rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vs-spoken\">Essay fronting vs spoken fronting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#paragraph\">Building a paragraph with italian essay fronting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian essay fronting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three traps to avoid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialogue: drafting a thesis chapter in Volterra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What italian essay fronting is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open any chapter of a thesis defended at the Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, any article in a journal of historical studies, any report drafted by a public administration in Volterra, and you will find italian essay fronting in the first lines of almost every paragraph. The pattern is simple. A noun phrase, sometimes a short phrase, is placed at the head of the sentence and isolated by a comma; the verb of the main clause arrives only afterwards, and the comment that follows must stand as a fully grammatical sentence in its own right.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quanto alla periodizzazione delle botteghe di alabastro, la storiografia ottocentesca si \u00e8 spesso limitata ai grandi laboratori di Porta all&#8217;Arco.<\/li>\n<li>Per quel che riguarda la documentazione d&#8217;archivio, abbiamo consultato i registri della Biblioteca Guarnacci dal 1817 in poi.<\/li>\n<li>Di questo argomento parleremo nel prossimo capitolo, dove il quadro istituzionale risulter\u00e0 pi\u00f9 chiaro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian essay fronting move serves two readers at once: the writer, who signals what the next paragraph is about; and the reader, who can scan the openings of paragraphs and reconstruct the argument&#8217;s skeleton. This is one reason the construction is so frequent in academic prose, official correspondence, journalism of analysis (not news), and the kind of long-form essay collected in volumes by Adelphi or il Mulino. Spoken Italian uses fronting too, but with very different rules, as we will see further down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"openers\">The seven openers, sorted by register<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian essay fronting is not a single phrase but a small family. The seven openers below cover almost every formal-register need; the difference between them is mostly register and grammatical fit, not meaning. They are sorted from neutral-formal to high-formal.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Quanto a + noun.<\/strong> The workhorse. Neutral-formal, works in any kind of essay. <em>Quanto al capitolo conclusivo, lo riscriver\u00f2 dopo aver discusso con il professor Ricci.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Per quanto riguarda + noun.<\/strong> The most common opener in academic and administrative prose. Slightly heavier than <em>quanto a<\/em>. <em>Per quanto riguarda la diffusione europea del manufatto volterrano, la rotta Livorno-Marsiglia resta centrale.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Per quel che riguarda + noun.<\/strong> Variant of the previous, marginally lighter, frequent in narrative essays. <em>Per quel che riguarda le immagini, ho chiesto al fotografo del museo di rifare quattro scatti.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Riguardo a + noun.<\/strong> Concise, ideal for letters and shorter reports. <em>Riguardo ai contratti di apprendistato, va segnalato che molti scompaiono dopo l&#8217;Unit\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Circa + noun.<\/strong> Short, elegant, slightly literary; do not confuse with the approximative <em>circa<\/em> (&#8220;about&#8221; with numbers). <em>Circa l&#8217;ipotesi di un&#8217;origine etrusca della lavorazione, le evidenze archeologiche non sono concordi.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>In merito a + noun.<\/strong> Bureaucratic and institutional. Frequent in legal texts and academic peer review. <em>In merito alla questione attributiva, mi pare prematuro pronunciarsi prima di aver visto la patente di mestiere.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Per quanto concerne \/ relativamente a + noun.<\/strong> The highest formal register. Reserved for academic articles, ministerial communications, and long-form essays. <em>Per quanto concerne la metodologia, ho seguito l&#8217;impostazione comparativa gi\u00e0 adottata nella mia tesi triennale.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical principle: pick two or three of these openers and rotate them within a chapter. A page that opens every paragraph with <em>per quanto riguarda<\/em> reads as machine-generated; a page that alternates <em>quanto a<\/em>, <em>circa<\/em>, and <em>per quel che riguarda<\/em> reads as written by a person who can hear the rhythm of the prose. Italian essay fronting works through variety, not through repetition.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-register\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Register memo.<\/strong> If you would not say it out loud to a friend at a caf\u00e9, italian essay fronting is the right place for it. <em>In merito a<\/em>, <em>per quanto concerne<\/em>, and <em>relativamente a<\/em> belong to documents, not conversation. <em>Quanto a<\/em> and <em>circa<\/em> are formal but still readable.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"no-echo\">No echo pronoun: the C1 rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the single feature that separates italian essay fronting from the spoken fronting you may have practised at B1. In the spoken pattern, the fronted noun must be recalled later by a small atom inside the sentence: <em>il caff\u00e8, lo prendo io<\/em> contains an obligatory <em>lo<\/em>. In italian essay fronting, that small atom is absent. The opener (<em>quanto a + noun<\/em>, <em>per quanto riguarda + noun<\/em>) sets the topic, and the clause that follows treats the topic implicitly, without referring back to it.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2713 <em>Quanto al capitolo conclusivo, lo riscriver\u00f2 dopo aver discusso con il professor Ricci.<\/em> Here <em>lo<\/em> is part of the verb <em>riscriver\u00f2<\/em>&#8216;s own object, not an echo of the topic. The fronted phrase <em>quanto al capitolo conclusivo<\/em> simply sets the scene; the comment <em>lo riscriver\u00f2<\/em> happens to need its own direct object pronoun.<\/li>\n<li>\u2713 <em>Per quel che riguarda la documentazione d&#8217;archivio, abbiamo consultato i registri della Biblioteca Guarnacci.<\/em> No pronoun refers back to <em>la documentazione<\/em>; the clause is free-standing.<\/li>\n<li>\u2717 <em>Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, la ho ancora da completare.<\/em> Wrong style. The echoing <em>la<\/em> drags the sentence into spoken register. Rewrite: <em>Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, ho ancora qualche titolo da inserire.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule generalises: when you front a topic with one of the seven openers, the comment must stand on its own grammatical feet. If your continuation contains a attached pronoun pointing back to the fronted phrase, you are writing spoken Italian dressed in a formal hat, and a careful reader will hear the seam. The italian essay fronting structure works precisely because the topic is &#8220;hanging&#8221; outside the syntax of the comment, not stitched into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"di-frame\">The <em>Di X parleremo<\/em> frame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sub-pattern of italian essay fronting uses a prepositional phrase with <em>di<\/em>, <em>sul<\/em>, or <em>sulla<\/em> at the head, followed by a verb of discussion, treatment, or analysis. This is the frame writers use to announce what comes next, or to remind the reader of what has just been said.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Di questo argomento parleremo nel prossimo capitolo<\/em>, dove il quadro istituzionale risulter\u00e0 pi\u00f9 chiaro.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sul ruolo della corporazione cinquecentesca<\/em>, le fonti tornano a essere generose.<\/li>\n<li><em>Della distinzione fra alabastro gessoso e calcareo<\/em>, si \u00e8 gi\u00e0 detto abbastanza nel paragrafo precedente.<\/li>\n<li><em>A questa ipotesi<\/em>, \u00e8 dedicata l&#8217;intera appendice in fondo al volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the verbs that pair naturally with this frame: <em>parlare<\/em>, <em>discutere<\/em>, <em>trattare<\/em>, <em>dire<\/em>, <em>occuparsi<\/em>, <em>dedicarsi<\/em>, <em>tornare<\/em>, <em>rimandare<\/em>, <em>fare cenno<\/em>. The frame can run in the future (announcement) or in the past (recapitulation), and it is one of the most efficient ways to braid the paragraphs of a long chapter together. In italian essay fronting, this is the meta-discursive opener: a sentence about what the text itself is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Rewrite each sentence using an italian essay fronting opener. Several solutions are possible; one suggestion is given.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La metodologia adottata nella tesi merita una nota a parte.<\/li>\n<li>Tratteremo la questione del finanziamento nel capitolo quarto.<\/li>\n<li>La bibliografia francese \u00e8 ancora incompleta.<\/li>\n<li>I contratti di apprendistato scompaiono dopo l&#8217;Unit\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia.<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;origine etrusca della lavorazione non \u00e8 documentata in modo concorde.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. <em>Quanto alla metodologia adottata nella tesi, merita una nota a parte.<\/em> \u00b7 2. <em>Della questione del finanziamento parleremo nel capitolo quarto.<\/em> \u00b7 3. <em>Per quel che riguarda la bibliografia francese, mancano ancora alcuni titoli.<\/em> \u00b7 4. <em>Riguardo ai contratti di apprendistato, va segnalato che scompaiono dopo l&#8217;Unit\u00e0 d&#8217;Italia.<\/em> \u00b7 5. <em>Circa l&#8217;origine etrusca della lavorazione, le evidenze archeologiche non sono concordi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"comma-colon\">Comma or colon? Punctuation rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The default punctuation after the fronted phrase is the comma. Italian essay fronting in its standard form requires a single comma between the opener and the following clause: <em>Quanto a Marcello, \u00e8 da settimane che insiste sulla necessit\u00e0 di un sopralluogo a Castellina Marittima.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The colon enters the picture in two specific situations. First, when the comment is itself long and contains internal commas, so that a comma after the opener would be visually lost; the colon then signals a stronger pause. Second, when the comment is structured as a list, an enumeration, or a quotation. In both cases the colon carries the same logical work as the comma: marking the boundary between the fronted topic and the comment that explains it.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comma (default): <em>Quanto alla scadenza, la commissione ha confermato la data della discussione.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Colon (long, comma-heavy comment): <em>Per quanto riguarda gli archivi consultati: la Biblioteca Guarnacci, l&#8217;Archivio di Stato di Pisa, l&#8217;Archivio storico comunale di Volterra, e il fondo Camera di commercio di Livorno.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Colon (announcing a list): <em>Circa le fonti iconografiche: incisioni settecentesche, fotografie del Touring Club di inizio Novecento, schede catalografiche del museo.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing the colon must not do: replace the comma when the comment is a single, ordinary clause. <em>Quanto al capitolo conclusivo: lo riscriver\u00f2<\/em> is awkward; the colon there has no logical work to do. Reserve the colon for the two situations above and italian essay fronting will read cleanly. The institutional guidance from the <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca<\/a> on punctuation in formal Italian aligns with this rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vs-spoken\">Essay fronting vs spoken fronting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has two very different fronting families, and confusing them is the surest way to sound out of register. The spoken family is the one you learn at B1: <em>un caff\u00e8 lo prenderei<\/em>, <em>il giornale lo leggo io<\/em>, <em>a Firenze ci vado spesso<\/em>. The opener is bare (no preposition), the topic re-enters the sentence as a small pronoun (<em>lo<\/em>, <em>la<\/em>, <em>ci<\/em>), and the whole structure belongs to spoken language and informal writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian essay fronting is the formal-writing family. The opener is a preposition or a fixed locution (<em>quanto a<\/em>, <em>per quanto riguarda<\/em>, <em>circa<\/em>, <em>riguardo a<\/em>, <em>in merito a<\/em>, <em>relativamente a<\/em>, <em>per quanto concerne<\/em>); the topic is not echoed by any pronoun in the comment; the punctuation is a comma, sometimes a colon. The comparison table below makes the difference visible at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Spoken fronting (B1)<\/th><th>Italian essay fronting (C1)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Opener<\/td><td>bare noun: <em>un caff\u00e8<\/em><\/td><td>preposition + noun: <em>quanto al caff\u00e8<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Echo pronoun in the comment<\/td><td>obligatory: <em>lo prenderei<\/em><\/td><td>absent<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Punctuation after the topic<\/td><td>none or light comma<\/td><td>comma (default), colon (long comments)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Register<\/td><td>spoken, informal writing<\/td><td>formal writing, academic, institutional<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Typical setting<\/td><td>caf\u00e9, kitchen, family<\/td><td>thesis, journal article, ministerial letter<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Reader&#8217;s expectation<\/td><td>conversational closeness<\/td><td>analytical distance<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two patterns can even sit next to each other in the same writer&#8217;s repertoire: an academic in Volterra will use italian essay fronting in her thesis and spoken fronting when she calls her supervisor on the phone to discuss it. The skill at C1 is not choosing one and abandoning the other; it is choosing the right one for the channel, and not bleeding pronouns from one register into the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paragraph\">Building a paragraph with italian essay fronting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The construction does its best work over a stretch of three or four sentences. A paragraph in a thesis chapter, in an editorial, in a research report, typically opens with italian essay fronting, develops the topic for two or three lines, and closes with a forward-looking <em>Di X parleremo\u2026<\/em> sentence pointing to what comes next. Here is a worked example, drawn from the alabaster historiography Sofia is editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quanto alla cronologia delle botteghe ottocentesche, la storiografia tradizionale ha individuato tre fasi: l&#8217;esordio post-napoleonico, l&#8217;espansione di met\u00e0 secolo, la specializzazione tardo-ottocentesca. Per quel che riguarda la prima fase, i registri della Biblioteca Guarnacci offrono pochi nomi e ancor meno dati di produzione. In merito alla seconda, la documentazione si fa improvvisamente abbondante, e consente di seguire l&#8217;apertura di laboratori secondari fuori Volterra. Della terza fase parleremo nel paragrafo seguente, dove emerger\u00e0 il ruolo decisivo della prima Esposizione universale di Parigi.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read it twice. The reader knows, after the first four words of each sentence, which sub-topic is about to be treated. The paragraph has visible joints, and the joints are italian essay fronting openers. None of the comments contains an echo pronoun, because none is needed: the topic is hanging at the head, and the comment treats it directly without referring back to it. This is the kind of prose that earns a positive judgment in a CILS C1 written test and in any university seminar paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian essay fronting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table, the full toolkit. Keep it open while you draft the next paragraph of your essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Opener<\/th><th>Register<\/th><th>Typical use<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Quanto a + noun<\/td><td>neutral-formal<\/td><td>any essay<\/td><td>Quanto al capitolo finale, lo riscriver\u00f2.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Per quanto riguarda + noun<\/td><td>formal<\/td><td>academic, administrative<\/td><td>Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, mancano due titoli.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Per quel che riguarda + noun<\/td><td>formal<\/td><td>narrative essay, report<\/td><td>Per quel che riguarda le immagini, ho chiesto al fotografo.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Riguardo a + noun<\/td><td>formal<\/td><td>letters, short reports<\/td><td>Riguardo ai contratti, va segnalato che scompaiono.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Circa + noun<\/td><td>formal, literary<\/td><td>essays, prefaces<\/td><td>Circa l&#8217;origine etrusca, le evidenze non sono concordi.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>In merito a + noun<\/td><td>institutional<\/td><td>legal, peer review<\/td><td>In merito alla questione attributiva, \u00e8 prematuro.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Per quanto concerne + noun<\/td><td>high-formal<\/td><td>academic article<\/td><td>Per quanto concerne la metodologia, segue l&#8217;impostazione comparativa.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Relativamente a + noun<\/td><td>high-formal<\/td><td>academic, ministerial<\/td><td>Relativamente alla bibliografia francese, mancano due titoli.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Di X parleremo \/ si \u00e8 detto<\/td><td>formal<\/td><td>meta-discourse<\/td><td>Di questo argomento parleremo nel prossimo capitolo.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Echo pronoun in comment<\/td><td>style note<\/td><td>never<\/td><td>Avoid: <em>Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, la ho da completare.<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Punctuation<\/td><td>style note<\/td><td>comma default, colon for long lists<\/td><td>Quanto a X, \u2026  \/  Quanto a X: \u2026, \u2026, \u2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three traps to avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three slips flag italian essay fronting as written by a learner. Each takes thirty seconds to fix once you know what to look for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trap 1.<\/strong> Sneaking an echo pronoun into the comment. Wrong: <em>Per quanto riguarda la tesi, la sto ancora scrivendo.<\/em> Correct: <em>Per quanto riguarda la tesi, sono ancora in fase di stesura.<\/em> The echo pronoun belongs to spoken fronting, not to italian essay fronting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trap 2.<\/strong> Starting every paragraph with the same opener. A page where six paragraphs in a row open with <em>per quanto riguarda<\/em> reads as bureaucratic copy-paste. Rotate: italian essay fronting works through variety. Two or three openers per page, alternated, is the right amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trap 3.<\/strong> Mixing <em>per quanto mi riguarda<\/em> with the essay-fronting openers. <em>Per quanto mi riguarda<\/em> means &#8220;as far as I am concerned&#8221;, a personal-stance phrase belonging to opinion-writing, not to italian essay fronting. If you mean &#8220;regarding the question of X&#8221;, use <em>per quanto riguarda la questione di X<\/em>, not <em>per quanto mi riguarda<\/em>. The two phrases look similar and do very different jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> Fix the register or confirm each sentence is already correct.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Per quanto riguarda il finanziamento, lo abbiamo gi\u00e0 richiesto al dipartimento.<\/li>\n<li>Quanto alla periodizzazione, la storiografia ottocentesca si \u00e8 limitata ai grandi laboratori.<\/li>\n<li>Per quanto mi riguarda la bibliografia francese \u00e8 incompleta.<\/li>\n<li>Circa l&#8217;ipotesi etrusca, le evidenze non sono concordi.<\/li>\n<li>In merito alla scadenza, la ha confermata la commissione.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. Wrong: echo pronoun <em>lo<\/em>. 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C&#8217;era un margine di un anno che non ho mai capito.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Sofia:<\/strong> Lo far\u00f2 domani. In merito alla questione attributiva di Porta all&#8217;Arco, per\u00f2, sono ancora indecisa: l&#8217;iscrizione sul portale \u00e8 quasi illeggibile e le fotografie del Touring Club non aiutano.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe <strong>Marcello:<\/strong> Circa quell&#8217;iscrizione, ti consiglierei di chiedere un sopralluogo al collega che insegna epigrafia. Una mattina sul posto vale dieci ore di archivio.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Sofia:<\/strong> Gi\u00e0 pensato. Per quanto concerne la bibliografia francese, ho recuperato il volume di Lille; manca ancora la monografia di Lione, ma dovrei poterla trovare a Pisa la settimana prossima.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe <strong>Marcello:<\/strong> Perfetto. Quanto al capitolo conclusivo, riscrivilo dopo aver visto la patente di mestiere all&#8217;Archivio di Stato: il quadro istituzionale ti cambier\u00e0 pi\u00f9 di quanto immagini.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Sofia:<\/strong> Lo prevedevo. Della discussione finale, parleremo a Pisa il mese prossimo? Vorrei avere il giudizio della commissione anche sul taglio metodologico.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe <strong>Marcello:<\/strong> Volentieri. Riguardo al calendario, ti scrivo luned\u00ec con tre date possibili. 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Costruiamoci sopra.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Il nostro consiglio.<\/strong> Una <strong>lezione settimanale 1:1<\/strong> ti d&agrave; il ritmo e il feedback personalizzato per trasformare ci&ograve; che sai in italiano che parli senza pensarci.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Prossimo passo consigliato<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Lezione settimanale 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">Individuale<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Lezione settimanale 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Qualsiasi livello<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Sessione individuale di 55 minuti su Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Insegnante madrelingua personale<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Materiali interattivi online<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Compiti dopo ogni lezione<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Prenota una lezione 1:1 settimanale &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Il tuo risultato &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Ottimo lavoro. Sei pronto\/a per il gruppo.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Il nostro consiglio.<\/strong> <strong>Quattro Chiacchiere (B2-C1)<\/strong> ti porta nell&#8217;italiano vero, al ritmo dei madrelingua.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Prossimo passo consigliato<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Quattro Chiacchiere<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">B2-C1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-chiacchierebianco.webp\" alt=\"Quattro Chiacchiere\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">100% in italiano<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Piccoli gruppi, max 4 studenti<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Lezioni settimanali su Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammatica, lettura, vocabolario, ascolto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=2\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Scopri Quattro Chiacchiere &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Il tuo risultato &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! Ce l&#8217;hai fatta.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Il nostro consiglio.<\/strong> Sei pronto\/a per <strong>Quattro Chiacchiere (B2-C1)<\/strong>, 100% in italiano.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Prossimo passo consigliato<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Quattro Chiacchiere<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">B2-C1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-chiacchierebianco.webp\" alt=\"Quattro Chiacchiere\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">100% in italiano<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Piccoli gruppi, max 4 studenti<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Lezioni settimanali su Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammatica, lettura, vocabolario, ascolto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=2\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Scopri Quattro Chiacchiere &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the right word<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>To bring up a new topic in formal prose Italian uses quanto a \/ quanto alla: quanto alla questione, ne discuteremo poi. The look-alikes quando (when) and quale (which) mean something else.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7343\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>(Quando, Quanto, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> alla tua proposta, ne parliamo domani.<br><br><em>As for your proposal, we'll discuss it tomorrow.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quanto, Quando, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> a me, non ho obiezioni di sorta.<br><br><em>As for me, I have no objections whatsoever.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quale, Quanto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> ai costi, li valuteremo a parte.<br><br><em>As for the costs, we'll assess them separately.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quanto, Quando, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> al resto, se ne occuper\u00e0 lui.<br><br><em>As for the rest, he'll take care of it.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quanto, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> alla data, decidiamo pi\u00f9 avanti.<br><br><em>As for the date, we'll decide later.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quale, Quanto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> ai dettagli, sono nell'allegato.<br><br><em>As for the details, they're in the attachment.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quanto, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> alla sua salute, \u00e8 migliorata molto.<br><br><em>As for his health, it has improved a lot.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quale, Quanto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> ai fondi, sono gi\u00e0 stati stanziati.<br><br><em>As for the funds, they have already been allocated.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quanto, Quando, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> alle critiche, le accolgo volentieri.<br><br><em>As for the criticism, I welcome it gladly.<\/em><\/li><li>(Quando, Quanto, Quale) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quanto)<\/span><\/span> a noi, restiamo della nostra idea.<br><br><em>As for us, we stick to our view.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. You front a topic with quanto a.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>quanto alla tua proposta; quanto a me; quanto ai costi; quanto al resto; quanto alle critiche.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>If you mean &#8216;as for \/ regarding&#8217;, the word is quanto a, not quando (when) or quale (which).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the sentence that means &#8216;as for&#8217;.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7344\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Quando alla proposta, ne parliamo poi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Quale alla proposta, ne parliamo poi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Quanto alla proposta, ne parliamo poi.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Quanto a me, non ho obiezioni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Quando a me, non ho obiezioni adesso.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Quale a me, non ho obiezioni adesso.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Quando ai costi, li valutiamo a parte.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Quanto ai costi, li valutiamo a parte.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Quale ai costi, li valutiamo a parte.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Quanto al resto, se ne occupa lui.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Quando al resto, se ne occupa lui.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                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                                 <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1237_7344\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Quanto ai fondi, sono stanziati.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       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The answers below draw on classroom practice and on the institutional note of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/lingua-scritta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani<\/a> on written-language register.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between italian essay fronting and spoken fronting like un caffe lo prendo io?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Spoken fronting (B1) puts a bare noun at the front and requires a small echo pronoun in the comment: un caffe lo prendo io, il giornale lo leggo io. Italian essay fronting (C1) uses a preposition or fixed locution (quanto a, per quanto riguarda, circa, riguardo a, in merito a, relativamente a, per quanto concerne) and does NOT use an echo pronoun. The comment is a free-standing clause. Mixing the two registers, by adding an echo pronoun after an essay-fronting opener, is the single most common C1 writing error.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need a colon after quanto a or per quanto riguarda?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The default punctuation is the comma: Quanto al capitolo, lo riscrivero. Use the colon only in two situations: when the comment is long and contains internal commas (so the comma after the opener would be visually lost), or when the comment is a list, enumeration, or quotation. Example: Per quanto riguarda gli archivi consultati: la Biblioteca Guarnacci, l&#8217;Archivio di Stato di Pisa, l&#8217;Archivio comunale di Volterra. Outside these two cases, the colon adds nothing and feels heavy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is per quanto concerne too formal for ordinary essay writing?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Per quanto concerne and relativamente a sit at the highest end of the formal register: academic articles, ministerial communications, technical reports. In a thesis they are fine but should not appear more than once or twice per chapter. For ordinary essay writing prefer quanto a, per quanto riguarda, per quel che riguarda, circa, or riguardo a. In conversation, per quanto concerne sounds bureaucratic and is best avoided altogether.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I start every paragraph with per quanto riguarda?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Technically yes, stylistically no. A page where six paragraphs in a row open with per quanto riguarda reads as machine-generated. Italian essay fronting works through variety: pick three or four openers from the toolkit (quanto a, per quanto riguarda, circa, riguardo a, in merito a) and rotate them within the chapter. The reader will notice the rhythm without noticing the technique.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does the fronted phrase need to be repeated as a pronoun later in the sentence?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. This is the defining feature of italian essay fronting and what distinguishes it from spoken fronting. The opener sets the topic, and the clause that follows treats the topic implicitly, without referring back to it with a attached pronoun pronoun (lo, la, ne, ci). If you find yourself writing Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, la ho da completare, the la is a leak from spoken register; rewrite as Per quanto riguarda la bibliografia, ho ancora qualche titolo da inserire.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does circa work both as approximately (with numbers) and as regarding (with topics)?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Latin circa meant around, in the spatial and the figurative sense. Italian preserves both readings. With a numeral it means approximately (circa cento studenti = about a hundred students); with a topic noun it means regarding (circa l&#8217;ipotesi etrusca = regarding the Etruscan hypothesis). The position in the sentence and the type of noun disambiguate: italian essay fronting uses circa only at the head of the sentence, followed by a topic noun and a comma, never with a numeral.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three guides that pair with italian essay fronting, plus an institutional reference on the written register of Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-fronted-word-order\/\">Italian Un Caff\u00e8 Lo Prenderei: Fronting for Emphasis<\/a>: the B1 spoken counterpart, with the echo pronoun rule.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-cui-all-functions\/\">Italian Cui: All Functions<\/a>: the relative pronouns that appear heavily in essay-style continuations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-double-negatives\/\">Italian Double Negatives<\/a>: another careful-writing topic, complementary to italian essay fronting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/lingua-scritta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: Lingua scritta<\/a>: institutional reference on the formal register of written Italian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian essay fronting at C1: quanto a, per quanto riguarda, per quel che riguarda, circa, riguardo a, in merito a, relativamente a, per quanto concerne. 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