Definition : Moving to initial
clause position an element normally found in a later position, usually for
emphasis.
Example :
in Up in the air went the kite the
adverbial is fronted - compare the "normal" word order in The kite went
up in the air
Fronting may, as in the example here, involve Subject Verb inversion. However, notice that this does not always happen if the
subject is a pronoun – Up in the air it
went.
Negative adverbs also cause SV inversion if fronted, but in this case the operator is inverted - not the main verb :
Never have I been so embarassed!
Negative adverbs also cause SV inversion if fronted, but in this case the operator is inverted - not the main verb :
Never have I been so embarassed!
Rarely do you find examples of such good quality.
Hardly had he spoken, when....
Hardly had he spoken, when....
