Structure
d'une part, d'autre part
FormalB2What follows
d'une part, d'autre part + a full sentence
Function
Structure
Meaning
Announces a two-part plan, and holds both parts.
Position and punctuation
at the start of the sentence · a comma after
Example
D'une part, les coûts augmentent ; d'autre part, la fréquentation baisse.
On the one hand costs are rising; on the other, attendance is falling.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
Both parts are REQUIRED, and the second is not "d'une autre part": the correct form is d'autre part.
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