Fronting exercises — Set 2: Locative, Predicate & Academic Fronting (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
In the centre of the village .
On the highest shelf a dusty leather-bound book that no one had opened for years.
Beneath the old bridge a family of ducks, undisturbed by the passing boats.
Along the narrow canal a row of brightly painted houseboats.
Through the heavy curtain .
Down the winding staircase , her veil trailing behind her.
Out of the dense fog .
the days when you could leave your front door unlocked.
the report you requested last week.
the role of public transport in reducing carbon emissions.
among the papers was a handwritten letter from the 19th century.
the finding that bilingual children develop stronger problem-solving skills.
the claim that economic growth always leads to improved living standards.
the fact that no previous study had examined this variable.
the observation that urban wildlife populations have increased steadily since 2010.
Into the room without knocking.
many unusual species of butterfly in the tropical greenhouse.
Across the playground , chasing each other and laughing.
Up the steep hill with heavy backpacks.
Along the corridor towards the exit.
Fronting exercises online (Worksheet)
Practise fronting prepositional phrases, predicate adjectives and participles to create formal, literary or academic emphasis. Master locative fronting (In the corner stood...), directional fronting (Into the room walked...), predicate fronting (Gone are the days...) and academic patterns (Of particular interest is...). These patterns use full subject-verb inversion — different from the subject-auxiliary inversion in negative adverbial constructions. About 25% of questions test when inversion does NOT occur (pronoun subjects, existential there).