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 ==Syntax==
 Predicate-first syntax
+===Predicates===
+Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted:
+e.g. ''Dy eell naw ee.'' = I love her; ''Ee a (fa) dy eell ren.'' = It's her that I love
+When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used.
+:''Twm øráð syrŋ bo [toxrorégin] '''a''' go þarcǿma að smøøh bo sbenopats.''
+:NEG only new COL evolve-PASS.PART DET PST.IPFV inhabit SG world COL dinosaur
+:The world of the dinosaurs was not solely occupied by the newly-evolved.
+In some tenses (progressive, perfect) the particle ''fa'' can be used after the ''a'' when fronting.
+:''Dy iant a duvwŋ.''
+:The teacher is sleeping.
+:''Duvwŋ a (fa) dy iant.''
+:It's the teacher who is sleeping.
+===Contrasting===
+Contrastive "partial clauses" borrow the syntax used in focused clauses.
+:''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm a ry Hmorill.''
+: Sani loves Maið, but Hmorill does not [love him].
+:''Dy ell Sani Maið, ah twm Gelli.''
+:Sani loves Maið, but she does not love Gelli.