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C2Ordine delle parole25 min

Anteposizione per enfasi e concessione

Fronting for emphasis and concession

Sposta le parole all'inizio per dare enfasi ed esprimi la concessione con forme come Strange as it may seem.

L'inglese normalmente mette il soggetto per primo, ma gli scrittori esperti anteppongono un elemento (in inglese front), collocandolo all'inizio della frase, per creare enfasi, contrasto o un legame fluido con la frase precedente. Alcune strutture con anteposizione richiedono l'inversion, altre no.

StrutturaCostruzioneEsempio
Fronted place or direction + motion verbadverbial + verb + subjectDown the lane rolled the old cart.
Fronted complementcomplement + be + subjectKey to the plan is the support of the staff.
Fixed fronted phrasesgone / here / there + verbGone are the days of easy credit.
Concession with adjective, adverb or verbadjective + as / though + subject + verbStrange as it may seem, the quietest room was the busiest.
Concession with much / trymuch as; try as + subject + mightTry as he might, he could not open the lid.
Emphatic auxiliarysubject + do / does / did + base verbShe does deserve the prize.
Fronted object for contrastobject + subject + verbThat I cannot accept.

Nel concessive fronting, l'aggettivo, l'avverbio o il verbo viene per primo ed è seguito da as o though, mai da although: Hard though it was, Kofi admitted the mistake. Con much si dice Much as I admire her courage, I cannot support the plan. L'inversione con be compare anche dopo i complementi anteposti: Also important is the cost of training.

  • Up the steps ran the children, laughing loudly.
  • Here comes the bus at last!
  • Brave as the rescuers were, they could not enter the tunnel.
  • Not a single word of apology did she offer.
  • I rarely praise anyone, but Aiko really does deserve it.

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Scegli la forma corretta

Scegli l'opzione che completa correttamente ogni frase.

  1. _____ as it may seem, the quietest room in the building was the busiest.

  2. Try _____ he might, he could not open the lid.

  3. Down the lane _____ the old cart, loaded with apples.

  4. Much _____ I admire her courage, I cannot support the plan.

  5. Gone _____ the days when a single teacher could cover the entire curriculum.

  6. Key to the project's success _____ the willingness of the team to adapt.

  7. Hard _____ it was to admit, Kofi had misjudged the situation.

  8. Not a single word of apology _____ she offer.

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Completa la frase

Scrivi la parola mancante. Dove è dato un verbo tra parentesi, scrivi la forma adatta.

  1. Try she might, Mina could not remember the password.

  2. I don't often praise people, but Aiko really deserve it.

  3. Up the steps (run) the children, laughing and shouting.

  4. Here (come) the bus at last!

  5. Not for one moment she doubt that the team would succeed.

  6. Standing at the centre of the debate (be) the question of funding.

  7. Important the cost is, the quality of the materials matters even more.

  8. Tomás is not rich, nor he want to be.

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