C2sentence structure144 soalan
C2 Mastery word order
Peraturan
At C2 word order stops being a rule to obey and becomes a tool: what goes first, what goes last and what is left out all carry meaning of their own.
Ingat
- Fronted negatives and restrictives force inversion: not until the audit did anyone notice.
- Clefts, absolutes and reduced relatives repackage the same content around a different focus.
- End-weight puts the heaviest element last so the sentence stays readable.
Perangkap Biasa yang Perlu Dielakkan
Inversion after a fronted negative is obligatory, not stylistic. Never before anyone had seen it is wrong however natural the uninverted order feels.
Uji diri anda
Rewrite one paragraph three ways, moving the focus each time, then practise the topic.
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