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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
I have thought that an important point is placed in the front of a sentence; for example, 'John broke the car,' here John is spotlighted, and 'The car was broken,' here 'the car' is spotlighted. <= this is my opinion which can be wrong.
My question with the quotation is the underlined part.
If it is, 'when a six-foot snake slithered across the sidewalk' is emphasised rather than 'Rhonda gasped'? (I thought in that order of the sentence, 'Rhonda gasped' is more important point in the sentence.
Grammar
The order determining importance in a sentence.
If the two ideas have unequal importance, save the most important one for the end of the sentence so that your reader remembers it best. <quote : http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subordinateclause.htm >
Rhonda gasped when a six-foot snake slithered across the sidewalk.
I have thought that an important point is placed in the front of a sentence; for example, 'John broke the car,' here John is spotlighted, and 'The car was broken,' here 'the car' is spotlighted. <= this is my opinion which can be wrong.
My question with the quotation is the underlined part.
If it is, 'when a six-foot snake slithered across the sidewalk' is emphasised rather than 'Rhonda gasped'? (I thought in that order of the sentence, 'Rhonda gasped' is more important point in the sentence.
Top answer
Generally, introductory information comes at the beginning and new or key information comes at the end , where sentence stress usually resides. OCCASIONALLY, key information can be put at the beginning, but it only works when context has prepared the reader and when it is done as an unusual exception. John broke the car -- We know John; what is surprising is that he broke the car.
- Generally, introductory information comes at the beginning and new or key information comes at the end , where sentence stress usually resides.
- OCCASIONALLY, key information can be put at the beginning, but it only works when context has prepared the reader and when it is done as an unusual exception.
- John broke the car -- We know John; what is surprising is that he broke the car.
- It wasn't me!
- John broke the car.
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Generally, introductory information comes at the beginning and new or key information comes at the end, where sentence stress usually resides. OCCASIONALLY, key information can be put at the beginning, but it only works when context has prepared the reader and when it is done as an unusual exception.
John broke the car -- We know John; what is surprising is that he broke th
John broke the car -- We know John; what is surprising is that he broke th
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