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About This Resource
This C1 resource develops control of fronting, the deliberate movement of a clause element to initial position for topic, contrast, or information flow. It emphasizes that fronting is not free word movement: different fronted elements create different discourse paths and must remain grammatically licensed.
What You’ll Learn
• Recognize objects, complements, and adverbials used in fronted position.
• Explain how fronting changes the sentence's point of departure or contrast.
• Preserve the correct clause structure after an element is fronted.
• Choose fronting selectively when the information structure benefits from it.
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