Fronting Exercises PDFSet 3: Mixed Fronting Practice
20 questions·18 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.___ the offer was, she decided to decline it and pursue her own business.
a) Though temptingb) Tempting thoughc) Tempting despited) Despite tempting
2.At the end of the long driveway ___.
a) stood a magnificent Victorian mansionb) did stand a magnificent Victorian mansionc) a magnificent Victorian mansion did standd) standing a magnificent Victorian mansion was
3.The easy questions she answered immediately, but the last one ___.
a) left she blankb) did she leave blankc) blank she leftd) she left blank
4.___ the growing evidence that remote work increases employee satisfaction.
a) Is also worth consideringb) Also is worth consideringc) Also worth considering isd) Worth also considering is
5.Rarely ___ such a compelling performance in amateur theatre.
a) we seeb) do we seec) see wed) we do see
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.Tempting though
2.stood a magnificent Victorian mansion
3.she left blank
4.Also worth considering is
5.do we see
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."Tempting though"(b)
Concessive fronting: 'Tempting though the offer was...' The adjective 'tempting' moves before 'though'. 'Though tempting' reverses the correct order for this pattern.
2."stood a magnificent Victorian mansion"(a)
Locative fronting with full S-V inversion: 'At the end of the long driveway stood a magnificent Victorian mansion.' The verb 'stood' directly precedes the subject. Do not use auxiliary inversion ('did stand').
3."she left blank"(d)
In object fronting, the object moves to the front but subject-verb order remains normal: 'the last one she left blank.' There is no inversion after a fronted object — only the object's position changes.
4."Also worth considering is"(c)
Academic fronting: 'Also worth considering is the growing evidence that...' The adjective phrase is fronted before 'is' + subject. This pattern highlights new information in academic writing.
5."do we see"(b)
This is NEGATIVE ADVERBIAL INVERSION, not fronting. 'Rarely' triggers subject-auxiliary inversion: 'Rarely do we see...' The auxiliary 'do' moves before the subject. This pattern belongs to inversion, not fronting — know the difference.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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