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Grioom Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
object fronting rules?
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00 Re: We study philosophy (because / because of) 01 u 00 the mental skills 02 u 00 it helps us 01 u 00 develop. 02 u 02 br
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00 The answer to the quiz above is, of course, 'because of', but if we think about object fronting 'because' can be an proper answer, too. 02 br
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00 I wonder if there are any general rules about object focusing. 02 br
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00 Re: We study philosophy (because / because of) 01 u 00 the mental skills 02 u 00 it helps us 01 u 00 develop. 02 u 02 br
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00 The answer to the quiz above is, of course, 'because of', but if we think about object fronting 'because' can be an proper answer, too. 02 br
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00 I wonder if there are any general rules about object focusing. 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0-
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0 Since I am an educated native speaker and have never heard of "object fronting" or "object focusing," I would suggest that the "Basic and Easy English ONLY" section is not the best place for this question. 0-
- 0 Since I am an educated native speaker and have never heard of "object fronting" or "object focusing," I would suggest that the "Basic and Easy English ONLY" section is not the best place for this question.
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0 Since I am an educated native speaker and have never heard of "object fronting" or "object focusing," I would suggest that the "Basic and Easy English ONLY" section is not the best place for this question. Try the general grammar section or the linguistics section. 02 br
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00 Although I am not familiar with the terms you use, I don't see how "because" could correctly replac
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00 Although I am not familiar with the terms you use, I don't see how "because" could correctly replac
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object fronting is only a way to avoid Rheme-Theme constructions in English since English likes to mention the new information more to the end of a sentence.
(Rheme is the new information in a senctence=object; Theme the old information=Subject)
Linguists know that. Hope it'll help you...
(Rheme is the new information in a senctence=object; Theme the old information=Subject)
Linguists know that. Hope it'll help you...
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Object fronting is not that common. It's usually used in short main clauses in a conversational context. It requires special intonation not easily shown in writing.
-- Do you know anything about physics?
-- No, but ask me about chemistry. Now chemistry I know.
-- It seems the teacher doesn't like you.
-- Yeah, but Mary she's crazy about.
-- Do you know anything about physics?
-- No, but ask me about chemistry. Now chemistry I know.
-- It seems the teacher doesn't like you.
-- Yeah, but Mary she's crazy about.
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