Fronting and Emphasis

Fronting and Emphasis

Fronting it is:

‘Some money I need.’

‘Tired we felt.’

‘To the stars leads your path.’

Multiple Select

Phrases for fronting. Choose all correct answers:

• The thing is

• The fact remain that

• The point does

• The fact of the matter is

• The question is

Phrases for fronting

• The thing is, I disagree.

• The trouble is, I’ve never done anything like that.

• The fact remains that women are paid less than men.

• The truth is, I don’t like to cook.

• The point is, we don’t have an investor.

• The fact of the matter is, you failed.

• The question is, are you with us?

Multiple Choice

Change the sentence to use the fronted Past Participle.

My apartment was burgled.

• Burgled did my apartment.

• Burgled was my apartment.

• Burgle my apartment it was.

Multiple Choice

Fronted question word:

I don't know what to do.

• What to do I don't know.

• What I don't know to do.

• What I know is I don't know.

Multiple Choice

Fronted adjective/adverb:

She may be careful, but she's not smart.

• Careful may she be, but she's not smart.

• Careful she may be, but she's not smart.

• Careful and smart she may not be.

Multiple Choice

Fronted adjective/adverb (CONTRAST):

Even though I was tired, I needed to keep moving.

• Tired though/as I was, I needed to keep moving.

• Tired even though/as I was, I needed to keep moving.

• Tired was I, I needed to keep moving.

Multiple Choice

Fronted infinitive:

I need this money to launch my own business.

• Launch my own business I need this money.

• To launch I need this money for my business.

• To launch my own business I need this money.

Multiple Choice

Fronted object:

She sent the message right away.

• The message sent she right away.

• The message she sent right away.

• The message was sent by her right away.

Multiple Choice

Up / Down / Here / There:

The bus comes here.

• Here the bus come.

• Up comes the bus.

• Here comes the bus.

Multiple Choice

Fronted Participle Phrases:

We were listening to the jazz band.

• Listening to the jazz band we were.

• Listen we were to the jazz band.

• Were listening to the jazz band we were.

Multiple Choice

Fronted adverbials of place and movement:

My favorite coffee shop is on the corner of the street.

• On the corner of the street my favorite coffee shop is.

• On the corner of the street is my favorite coffee shop.

In sentences with fronting we may invert the subject and the verb or leave it the same.

Change the word order when:

> the main verb is 'be'

> the main verb is a verb of place: sit, stand, live, lie etc, or movement: go, walk, run, swim, fly etc.

Don’t change word order when:

• the verb is transitive (i.e. it takes an object)

• when the subject is a pronoun (he, she, it, they etc.)

• when a transitive verb is followed by an adverb of manner (slowly, happily etc.)

• with verbs other than those of place and movement

• with continuous tenses

Multiple Choice

When we invert participle clauses we pay attention to the fact whether the action is active or passive. Use ____ for active voice and ____ for passive voice.

• V-ing; V3/ed

• V3/ed; V-ing

Use Ving for active voice and V3/ed for passive voice.

• The old lady walked down the street. – Walking down the street was the old lady.

• The book was written by an outstanding general. – Written by an outstanding general was the book.

Multiple Choice

Much as _____ your help, he’s too proud to ask for it.

• he needs

• needs he

Multiple Choice

To the top _______.

• are we moving

• we are moving

Multiple Choice

Where I will get the money from ________.

• don’t know I

• I don’t know .

Multiple Choice

Here _____, now it doesn’t seem so hard.

• you go

• go you

Multiple Choice

Playing with the fire _____.

• are you

• you are

Multiple Choice

Fast ______ to meet the deadline.

• we are working

• are we working

Multiple Choice

To show your respect _____ agree with everything he says.

• should you

• you should

Multiple Choice

Lost in the wood ______.

• the kids were

• were the kids

Multiple Choice

Even stronger ______ after the meeting with the boss.

• is my desire to quit

• my desire to quit is

Multiple Choice

My phone _____ at the bar.

• I left

• left I