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Fronting
General points
When part of a sentence is moved from its normal position to the beginning of the sentence, we call this fronting. The part of the sentence moved to the front might be the object or some other complement, an adverbial or even the main verb itself.
Fronting is used by writers (authors, journalists etc) for dramatic effect. It ...Read more
Fronting - word ordering exercises
Set of nine sentences. Drag words and phrases into the correct position.
Set of nine sentences. Drag words and phrases into the correct position.
New Inside Out Student's Book Advanced
Unit 2 Taste Page 18 Fronting
(1) word ordering - students put words from a previously read text in the order they think correct (2) check with text and compare their 'standard' word order with the fronted examples in the text
(1) word ordering - students put words from a previously read text in the order they think correct (2) check with text and compare their 'standard' word order with the fronted examples in the text
