1. Pronoun review.
Pronouns can perform a variety of functions.
Choose the correct description for each pronoun in bold.
For more information about pronouns see the Grammar Reference.
4. Pronoun practice.
5. Fronting.
Where previously a job might have required a BA, now it requires an MA or even a PhD.
What stories like this illustrate is the need to rethink the fundamental principles.
These sentences could be restructured like this:
A job that now requires an MA or even a PhD previously required a BA.
The need to rethink the fundamental principles is illustrated by stories like this.
We can begin an affirmative clause with the object or complement to make this the topic or to emphasise its importance. This is termed fronting. Look at more examples.
A very good day it was, too.
Instead of: It was a very good day.Tired as we were, we kept going.
Instead of: We kept going even though we were tired.Happy though he was, he didn't take his luck for granted.
Instead of: He didn't take his luck for granted, despite being happy.How the cat got out, we'll never know.
Instead of: We'll never know how the cat got out.At the top of the stairs stood Gwendolyn holding a flickering candle.
Instead of: Gwendolyn stood at the top of the stairs holding a flickering candle.
Now choose the correct type for each example.
For more information about fronting see the Grammar Reference.
6. Fronting.
Examples of fronting
A very good day it was, too.
(Fronting the object or complement)
Tired as we were, we kept going.
Happy though he was, he didn't take his luck for granted.
(Fronting with as or though)
How the cat got out, we'll never know.
(Fronting with a question-word clause)
Once upon a time there was a small house in a big forest.
At the top of the stairs stood Gwendolyn holding a flickering candle.
(Fronting with adverbial expressions)
Type in the missing words to complete a fronted version of each sentence.