Adding
aussi
StandardA1What follows
aussi + a full sentence
Function
Adding
Meaning
Adds, after the verb. AT THE START of a sentence it changes meaning and states consequence.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · no comma
Example
Le musée est gratuit le premier dimanche ; la bibliothèque l'est aussi.
The museum is free on the first Sunday; so is the library.
In the DELF
the B1 letter · the B2 oral presentation
The trap
AT THE START of a sentence, aussi means donc and INVERTS the subject: "Aussi la mairie a-t-elle reporté le projet". Without the inversion the sentence reads as a misplaced addition, and that is a C1 mistake.
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