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English 11 Public

Use of fronting in English

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Front an element here: Mary has strange neighbours!

Strange neighbours Mary has!

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Use fronting in this sentence: Although he was clever, he was never good at maths

Clever though / as he was, he was never good at maths

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Use fronting in the following: Though I tried, I never understood her view on the matter

Try as I did, I never understood her view on the matter

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Reorder the following and front the what-clause: I've he no said what idea

I've no idea what he said ----- What he said, I've no idea

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Use fronting in this sentence: Mike may be a nice guy, but he isn't too much of a talker

A nice guy Mike may be, but too much of a talker he isn't

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Reorder the following: matter of is I care don't fact the the just

The fact of the matter is I just don't care

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Use the right relative pronoun: My best friend, __________ ideas are a lot of fun, is really keen on music

...whose ideas...

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Use the correct relative pronoun: People’s bad habits, many of __________ I hate, often make me angry.

...many of which...

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Transform the following into a cleft beginning with It was her best mate...: Laura eventually admitted the crime to her best mate

It was her best mate (that) Laura admitted the crime to

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Transform the following into a cleft: I spoke at him and he left

All I did was speak at him and he left / What I did was speak at him and he left

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Use the right verb pattern: My partner would rather I ___________ (not talk) about politics

My partner would rather I didn't talk about politics

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