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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Starting with adjective/adverbial phrases

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01u00A less hostile, though still wary02u00, David attended. 02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Sure. 02br 02br 00Clive0-

— Clive

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0Hi,02br
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00It's probably more a feature of written than of ordinary spoken English', because one has to 'plan' one's sentence a bit more.02br
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00I don't think much of your original, Anon. I think:02br
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01i01b00Less02b00 hostile though still wary, David attended. 02i02br
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00Fronted adverbs are much more common: 01i00 Under the spreading chestnut tree lay a dead dog.02i00 0-
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I don't really think this sentence is working. An adjective at the beginning of the sentence is more effective than an adverb. This is only my opinion. It is harder to do an adjective than an adverb though.
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