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Fronting Advervials

Fronting Advervials

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English

University

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Manuela Carbajal

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5 Slides • 8 Questions

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Fronting with adverbials

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FRONTING

Adverbial phrases

place and movement

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On the doorstep was a large parcel.

A large parcel was on the doorstep.

main verb is BE or a verb of place or movement
subject and verb are inverted.

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Fill in the Blanks

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Multiple Choice

In some cases, the verb can be moved to the beginning of a sentence.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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WHO KNOWS

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NO ONE KNOWS

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no inversion

If the subject is a pronoun, or the verb is transitive, the verb is continuous, or not a verb of place or movement.

They ran along the river. Along the river they ran.

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Fill in the Blanks

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there is or there are

no inversion there is often omitted

There was an old shed in the garden.

In the garden there was an old shed.

In the garden was an old shed.

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Multiple Choice

Fronting changes the entire meaning of a sentence.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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